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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
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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 Carpenter
The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 8, 2018 Mark 6:1-13 The Carpenter About a month ago, we at Holy Comforter took a survey about our spiritual life and discipleship. The answers you gave were fascinating. There was one question in particular that provided some truly interesting responses. The question was about the… Read more
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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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