The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Baptism of our Lord January 7, 2018 Genesis 1:1-5 Last Sunday, Deacon Bob gave us the gloomy statistic that only 8% of people keep their New Year’s Resolution. So, here we are, one week in to 2018. Chances are that by now, if we made a resolution, we are all complete… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Christmas Eve Sunday, December 24, 2017 Luke 2:1-20 It happens around Thanksgiving every year. I see it coming, and I dread it. I dread the thought of climbing up into the attic and pulling down the boxes of Christmas decorations. Not that I don’t like Christmas, because I do. But it… Read more

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