The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Sixth Sunday of Easter May 21, 2017 John 14:15-21 Fill in the Blank In honor of graduation Sunday and the dreaded STAAR test, let’s do a little fill in the blank. In your own head, finish this sentence: “What does the Church say about…?” What does the Church say about…? As… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Fifth Sunday of Easter May 14, 2017 John 14:1-14 It’s a hot, Texas, summer afternoon. The drive from Dallas back to Houston is long and weary. You’re sweating through your the seat in your car, you’re getting a little irritable and hungry. The low fuel light just came on. It’s a hot,… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Fourth Sunday of Easter May 7, 2017 John 10:1-10 Voices Like many of you, I spend a lot of time in my car. I’m driving to church, to Camp Allen, to the hospital. I’m off to the gym, headed downtown, going to pick up Lydia from school. My car is a… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Third Sunday of Easter April 30, 2017 Luke 24:13-35 Jesus is With You Afraid. Lonely. Worried. Anxious. These two disciples of Jesus, Cleopas and his companion, are leaving Jerusalem. It’s the afternoon on that first Easter day. The scriptures don’t tell us exactly why they’re leaving town, but we can conjecture.… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Second Sunday of Easter April 23, 2017 John 20:19-31 Certainty I want to begin this morning by talking about potatoes. Yes, ordinary, run of the mill potatoes. You can boil ‘em, mash ‘em, put ‘em in a stew. You know, potatoes. But, there has been a controversy about potatoes recently. A… Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Easter Day April 16, 2017 John 20:1-18 Who, Me? It was 1862. Henry Struble was a private in the Union Army fighting in the Civil War. Henry was injured during the Battle of South Mountain in Maryland and was taken to a field hospital. While Henry was being treated for his… Read more