October 3rd: 1 Kings 17 & 1 Peter 1:22—2:10
October 2, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Elijah and the drought. Living stones in a spiritual house.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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