November 21st: Psalms 56 & 57 & Acts 19:8-20
November 20, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Two confident prayers for deliverance. Magic and miracle in Ephesus.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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