September 5th: 2 Samuel 23 & Ephesians 4:1-16
September 4, 2020
Alastair Roberts
The oracle of David. The unity of the Church and the gifts of the ascended Christ.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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