December 3rd: Psalm 84 & Acts 25:13-27
December 2, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Longing for the courts of the Lord. Agrippa and Bernice visit Festus.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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