Remember Lot’s Wife – Brews with Andrewes

May 7, 2022 discussion of Lancelot Andrewes Sermon written in 1594. Whether we should choose either bodily pleasures in Sodom, or the safety of our souls. Refusing life with so easyconditions.
St. Michael the Archangel Anglican Church, Matthews, NC 28105
St. Michael the Archangel Anglican Church, Matthews, NC

May 7, 2022 discussion of Lancelot Andrewes Sermon written in 1594. Whether we should choose either bodily pleasures in Sodom, or the safety of our souls. Refusing life with so easyconditions.

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