November 25th: Psalm 69:1-18 & Acts 21:1-16
November 24, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Zeal for your house has consumed me. Warnings of imprisonment at Jerusalem.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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The song of the king. The raising of Eutychus.
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