October 23rd: Acts 2:22-47 & James 1
October 22, 2020
Alastair Roberts
The beginnings of the Jerusalem church. Wisdom for trials.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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