The Rev. Jimmy Abbott 22nd Sunday after Pentecost October 16, 2016 Luke 18:1-8 For one summer vacation, Maggie and I took the grand tour of the American southwest. We packed up our little Honda Civic and off we went. We went to the Santa Monica beach outside L.A. It was as gorgeous as the movies Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost October 9, 2016 – Capital Campaign Kickoff Luke 17:11-19 It’s been a long time coming. Years of waiting. Years of hoping. Years of wondering when, if, it will happen. Years of looking for the answers, years of trying. It’s been a long time coming, and through it Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott 20th Sunday after Pentecost October 2, 2016 Psalm 137 My wife, Maggie, and I read bible stories to our daughter, Lydia, as part of our bedtime routine. And I bet you can guess which stories are most popular with a little kid who’s almost there. There’s Noah’s ark,  and she loves Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost September 11, 2016 Jeremiah 4:11-2, 22-28 Of Biblical Proportions Fifteen years ago, you and I turned on the television to witness an evil scene. The Twin Towers, gone; turned to dust. The Pentagon, crippled and burning. A field in Pennsylvania, with a long, trailing, curl of smoke. Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott 15th Sunday after Pentecost August 28, 2016 Luke 14:1, 7-14 As a priest, I love doing weddings. Weddings are right up there with baptisms on the joy-meter. People are happy. It’s a big party. People are coming in from out of town. I love doing weddings. Wedding receptions though, well, not Read more