November 9th: 2 Kings 22 & Acts 12:25—13:12
November 8, 2020
Alastair Roberts
The Book of the Law discovered in the Temple. The start of Paul's first missionary journey.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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