Archdeacon Rod Bower – “Christians and Muslims can be friends”
Rod couldn’t be there for the launch of “Christians and Muslims can be friends” but he sent this wonderful video in his place.
Rod couldn’t be there for the launch of “Christians and Muslims can be friends” but he sent this wonderful video in his place.
This review appeared in Anglican Focus (a publication of the Anglican Church of Southern Queensland) on February 19, 2021.
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