The Rev. Jimmy Abbott 22nd Sunday after Pentecost October 21, 2018 Job 38:1-7, 34-41 For a time, I was a chaplain at the Children’s Hospital in Dallas. Whatever you might think I saw, believe me, I saw worse. But there was something about being a chaplain there, as opposed to being a parish priest like… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 30, 2018 Mark 9:38-50 Thanks be to God – the Astros are going back to the playoffs. It’s unfathomable, isn’t it? We watched them toil away in misery for years, and now, now, look at us. You remember just how awful those years were? Made worse… Read more

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

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