• The Other Side

    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

  • Six Little Words

    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

  • Casting Lots

    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

  • Lament for a Root Beer Float

    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

  • Pinch Myself

    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

  • The Line Goes Through Us

    The Line Goes Through Us

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday March 25, 2018 Mark 14:1-15:47 The Lines Goes Through Us It was a Tuesday. April 4, 1865. If you remember your American history, Tuesday, April 4, 1865 was one of the last days of the Civil War. And on that day, Tuesday, April 4, 1865,… Read more

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