First Sunday after Christmas Day December 29, 2019 John 1:1-18 The carols have stopped playing. The neighbors have turned off their Christmas lights. The poinsettias are dead. It’s back to reality. This is the worst part of Christmas, isn’t it? You have to un-decorate the tree and write thank you notes for gifts that you… Read more

Christmas Eve December 24, 2019 John 1:1-14 On this holy night, I’m drawn back to all my childhood memories of Christmas. I remember going to church late on Christmas Eve. I remember the darkened church, the wooden pews. I remember tearing into my presents on Christmas morning. I remember the big family dinners on Christmas… Read more

Third Sunday of Advent December 15, 2019 Isaiah 35:1-10 It was just about as bad as you can imagine. It was summer, presumably hot. The soldiers were ragged, exhausted, spent after two years of constant warfare. Their mighty defensive walls had crumbled under the continuous assaults of their enemies. They knew it was over, time… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Second Sunday of Advent December 8, 2019 Matthew 3:1-12 Way out in the desert, in the wilderness, among the shimmering heat waves on the horizon, stood a sign. It was more than a sign, it was a symbol; a symbol that told me there was safe haven, there was sustenance, there… Read more