The Rev. Jimmy Abbott

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  • Chimneys

    Chimneys

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 9, 2018 James 2:1-17 Chimneys For thousands of years, people have gathered around fire. Obviously, before electricity, the fire provided warmth and light. It was where food was cooked. From prehistoric caves to the great nomad caravans – the fire was this great egalitarian meeting… Read more

  • Let it out

    Let it out

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott 15th Sunday after Pentecost September 2, 2018 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Let it Out They thought they had a problem. They thought they had an employee productivity problem. They thought that in this tech driven, data based world, their employees weren’t hitting their peak potential. Workers should be able to collaborate,… Read more

  • Loosely

    Loosely

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 26, 2018 It just wasn’t worth it anymore. The relationship had gone bad. Yes, we had our good times and our memories. We had our moments together. We had our rituals, when we really got to spend time with each other. Until, it just wasn’t working… Read more

  • A Higher Standard

    A Higher Standard

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 19, 2018 1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14 I went to get a haircut week before last, and the woman cutting my hair said, “it’s a good thing you’re here now, because the week before school is the worst.” Everybody comes in to cut off the summer scruff… Read more

  • Justice

    Justice

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Tenth Sunday after Pentecost July 22, 2018 II Samuel 11:1-15 As many of you have noticed and mentioned, I do have some new glasses. As Maggie told me earlier this year, I needed some glasses that looked a little more hip. For a priest, that’s a stretch. So here I am.… Read more

  • Our Selves, Our Souls & Bodies

    Our Selves, Our Souls & Bodies

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 15, 2018 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 I have a personal favor to ask of all of you. The final game of the World Cup between France and Croatia is this morning. I am going into media blackout so that I can go home this afternoon and… Read more

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The Rev. Jimmy Abbott serves as the twelfth rector of historic Trinity Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas.

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