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November 18th: Psalms 47 & 48 & Acts 17:16-34

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November 18th: Psalms 47 & 48 & Acts 17:16-34

November 17, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Alastair Roberts

Mount Zion, the highest of the mountains. Paul's speech on the Areopagus.

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

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