The Rev. Jimmy Abbott

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  • The War on Christmas

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Fourth Sunday in Advent December 18, 2016 Matthew 1:18-25 The War on Christmas Like many of you, I’m spending this last week before Christmas finishing my last minute preparations. I’m knocking off the last things on my shopping list. We’ve got a plan to set out the cookies for Santa Claus.… Read more

  • Meeting Expectations

    Meeting Expectations

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Third Sunday in Advent December 11, 2016 Matthew 11:2-11 He played before my time, but I have watched plenty of YouTube videos of Wilt Chamberlain. He dominated on the basketball court. He holds the record for scoring 100 points, by himself, in a single game. Wilt the Stilt knew how to… Read more

  • Keeping Time

    Keeping Time

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott First Sunday in Advent November 27, 2016 Matthew 24:36-44 Keeping Time  These chimes are called the “Westminster Quarters.” They probably played in your grandmother’s house when you were a kid. They did at mine. They play from Big Ben in London. They play from the clock tower at the University of… Read more

  • Little Orange Flags

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott 26th Sunday after Pentecost November 13, 2016 Isaiah 65:17-25 Little Orange Flag Priests learn all sorts of things in seminary. We take classes on the bible, church history, theology, ethics. But there are all sorts of things that we don’t learn. And it turns out, the things we don’t learn are… Read more

  • Sainthood

    Sainthood

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott All Saints’ Sunday November 6, 2016 Luke 6:20-31 Sainthood I do not have to remind you that on Tuesday we will elect somebody to become the President of the United States of America: the most powerful position on earth. We feel the gravity of this moment. Now, I think most of… Read more

  • Drop by Drop

    Drop by Drop

    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

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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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