The Rev. Jimmy Abbott

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Jimmy Abbott
  • 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

  • The Carpenter

    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

  • A Lament

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

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