The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Third Sunday of Advent December 17, 2017 Luke 1:46-55 You’ve known that it’s been coming for a year now. But I’m guessing that some of you still have Christmas shopping to do, don’t you? I’m not going to embarrass you, I know that some of us work better under pressure, we… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Second Sunday of Advent December 10, 2017 Mark 1:1-8 Preparation During my second year of seminary, I spent a month studying at the Episcopal Church’s seminary in the Dominican Republic. The seminary is in one of the rough neighborhoods of Santo Domingo – it’s next door to a sketchy bar and… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Installation of the Rev. Christopher Garcia – Christ Church, Port Republic, Maryland Tuesday, December 5, 2017 Luke 10:1-2 At the end of September, my wife and I took our three year old daughter to the beach in Galveston, Texas. Have you ever taken a three year old to the beach? It… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott First Sunday of Advent December 3, 2017 Mark 13:24-37 Pre-Traumatic Stress Sophocles the Greek called it, “the divine madness.” During the Civil War, when a veteran would lose his mind after combat, they would call it, “soldier’s heart.” In World War I it was, “shell shock.” In World War II it… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott All Saints’ Sunday November 5, 2017 Revelation 7:9-17 Alright, this morning we are going to start with a neurological physiological experiment. Turn to the person next to you and yawn. That’s right, a big, gaping, open mouth yawn. I’m yawning, you’re yawning, we’re all yawning. We all look like a bunch… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost October 29, 2017 Matthew 22:34-46 Over the past few weeks, my bedtime has been getting later and later as I have been glued, absolutely glued to the Astros. Oh buddy it’s been fun. We had that epic game on Wednesday. Last night’s gut-wrenching loss. As baseball fans,… Read more