The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 20, 2019 Genesis 32:22-31 It was the defining moment in the history of our nation. It caused the rising and the falling of men and women whose names we still know. It was the end for six hundred and twenty thousand of us. It was the Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 13, 2019 Luke 17:11-19   It’s been a month since I got back from my sabbatical, and I’ll admit it, there are some things I miss about it. I miss spending entire days reading. I miss being able to do my grocery shopping when no one Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost October 6, 2019 Luke 17:5-11 Wolves had not been seen at Yellowstone National Park in decades. They had been over-hunted. But in 1995, park officials introduced fourteen wolves back into Yellowstone. Researchers from Oregon State University realized the first thing that happened was that the wolves controlled Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 29, 2019 Luke 16:19-31 Make a pledge to Holy Comforter So close and yet so far. Belfast, in Northern Ireland, is a city divided by history. Divided, quite literally. One side of the road is a Protestant neighborhood and on the other side, a Catholic neighborhood. Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott 15th Sunday after Pentecost September 22, 2019 Amos 8:4-7 Times were good. Times were very good. It seemed that everybody was getting rich beyond their wildest dreams. Foreign enemies were weak and in that relative calm, the markets thrived. Capital was flowing. The people doing so well also thought they were Read more