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October 19th: 2 Kings 9 & 3 John

Alastair Roberts

October 19th: 2 Kings 9 & 3 John

October 18, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Alastair Roberts

Jehu stages his coup. Gaius, Diotrephes, and Demetrius.

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

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