January 14th: Jeremiah 13 & 2 Thessalonians 1
January 13, 2021
Alastair Roberts
The spoiled loincloth. Anticipation of future vindication in the present.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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