ST. STEPHEN’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DECEMBER 31, 2017 Rev. Sabrina Ingram CHRISTMAS LETTERS: HEROD I, THE GREAT Matthew 2: 1 – 18 To my sons: Archelaus, Phillip and Antipas, we are old now, having lived some 75 years glorious years. History will remember us as a great king of Israel, equal to David and Solomon. Our […]

ST. STEPHEN’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DECEMBER 17, 2017 Rev. Sabrina Ingram CHRISTMAS LETTERS: MARY Luke 1: 26 – 37 & 46 – 56 Dear Diary, how grateful I am for you. You’re my outlet for the many things I ponder in my heart. What I write here is like my prayers to God. I’ve been betrothed […]

ST. STEPHEN’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DECEMBER 24, 2017 Rev. Sabrina Ingram CHRISTMAS LETTERS: JOSEPH Isaiah 9: 2 – 7; Matthew 1: 18 – 25 Dear Rabbi Arazi, I’m writing to ask you to perform the wedding ceremony for me and my betrothed wife, Mary. I am hoping to get married in the month of Sivan after […]

ST. STEPHEN’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DECEMBER 10, 2017 Rev. Sabrina Ingram ADVENT 2 CHRISTMAS LETTERS: JOHN THE BAPTIZER Mark 1: 1 – 8; John 1: 6 – 8 & 19 – 28 Dear Ama, I know that, as a son, I’ve been hard to understand. Cousin Ben’s a doctor, Sam’s in dental school and I’m not […]

ST. STEPHEN’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DECEMBER 3, 2017 Rev. Sabrina Ingram CHRISTMAS LETTERS: ZECHARIAH Luke 1: 5 – 25; 39 – 45; 57 – 80 My Dear Elizabeth, I’m writing to you because, as you know, I had a bit of a mishap at work today, which has left me speechless – in more ways than […]