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December 2nd: Psalm 81 & Acts 24:24—25:12

Alastair Roberts

December 2nd: Psalm 81 & Acts 24:24—25:12

December 1, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Alastair Roberts

A festal rebuke. Festus becomes governor.

Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).

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