The Rev. Jimmy Abbott

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  • Memory

    Memory

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott 15th Sunday after Pentecost September 17, 2017 Matthew 18:21-35 Admittedly, I did not stay up past midnight to watch the Texas – USC game. And though it didn’t out the way I wanted it to, the game brought back many memories of that national championship game twelve years ago. See, it Read more

  • Eclipse

    Eclipse

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost August 20, 2017 Genesis 45:1-15 At exactly 11:46 AM tomorrow morning, the eclipse will begin. 238,900 miles out there in outer space, the Moon will pass in front of the Sun and cast a shadow back on Earth. I think we’ve all got a little bit Read more

  • 3 A.M.

    3 A.M.

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 13, 2017 Matthew 14:22-33 It’s been one of those days. One of those weeks. You wake up at 3 A.M., you’re tossing, you’re turning. 3 A.M., it’s the hour when all your worst anxieties, your worst fears come creeping in. 3 A.M., it’s when your Read more

  • In a Flash

    In a Flash

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Feast of the Transfiguration August 6, 2017 Luke 9:28-36 Three witnesses. Three witnesses to the day that changed the world. Three witnesses saw the light, a light that was beyond any light ever seen before on earth. After beholding the light of the moment, high up on that hill, one witness Read more

  • My Grace All Sufficient

    My Grace All Sufficient

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Fifth Sunday after Pentecost July 9, 2017 Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 My Grace All Sufficient It was the 1870s, and the Episcopal Church had a problem. A big problem. People had stopped coming to church on Sunday. Numbers were declining. Remember, I said this was the 1870s, not the 1970s or the Read more

  • The Sacrifice of Pride

    The Sacrifice of Pride

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Fourth Sunday after Pentecost July 2, 2017 Genesis 22:1-18 The Sacrifice of Pride It happens almost every Sunday. Like clockwork, the person reading the scripture lessons will come up to me before the service and ask me how to pronounce a word from the Old Testament. They’ll say, “how do I 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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