The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Fifth Sunday in Lent April 7, 2019 John 12:1-9 High in the Himalayan mountains, sixteen thousand feet above sea level, there grows a little plant. This shrub, this root, grows to be about three feet tall and has a beautiful, pink, bell shaped flower. High up there in the clouds, one… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Fourth Sunday in Lent March 31, 2019 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 For as long as there have been wars, there have been war stories. I was raised on those stories, sitting on my grandfather’s lap and hearing about his service in postwar Germany. Listening to my uncle and father talk about Vietnam.… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Ash Wednesday March 6, 2019 Psalm 103 Ars Moriendi One hundred and fifty years ago, our country was engaged in a great contest. A bloody, awful, Civil War. From the peach orchard at Gettysburg, the cornfield at Antietam, the Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania, or even closer to home, at Galveston harbor,… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Last Sunday after the Epiphany March 3, 2019 Luke 9:28-43 “Master, it is good for us to be here.” He sees Jesus transfigured into dazzling array, he bolds a vision of Moses and Elijah, and so Peter utters the truth: “master, it is good for us to be here.” Think of… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany – Scout Sunday February 10, 2019 Rank When I was a young boy, my parents presented me with a dilemma. They gave me two options for an extracurricular activity. Did I want to play basketball or did I want to join Cub Scouts? I’ve always been… Read more