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A Lament
The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 1, 2018 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 On the wall behind our kitchen table, Maggie and I have hung pictures of our family going back a hundred years. We have pictures of my parents when they got married, a picture of Maggie’s parents when they were dating. Read more
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The Other Side
The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Fifth Sunday after Pentecost June 24, 2018 Mark 4:35-41 “Let us go across to the other side.” Jesus had been teaching the crowds, he had been preaching the good news of the Kingdom of God. So many people had gathered to listen to him, the crowd had been so great, that Read more
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Six Little Words
The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Day of Pentecost May 20, 2018 Acts 2:1-21 Little did I know that six little words would chart the course for my life. I mean, how could have I known, I was only in fifth grade when I uttered those fateful words: “I want to play the tuba.” I mean, what Read more
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Casting Lots
The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Seventh Sunday of Easter May 13, 2018 Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 “And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.” This ritual that we read about from the Acts of the Apostles is ritual not unlike one that is played out Read more
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Lament for a Root Beer Float
The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Third Sunday of Easter Sunday, April 15, 2018 Psalm 4 When I was a young boy growing up in Los Angeles, every so often we would drive to visit my great-grandfather in Ventura County. I loved going to see him because it was our tradition to have root beer floats together. Read more
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Pinch Myself
The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Easter Day April 1, 2018 John 20:1-18 Some days I’ll just be driving down the road or sitting in my office, when suddenly it hits me. And I have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming – did the Houston Astros really win the World Series? Did that happen? Read more


