The Rev. Jimmy Abbott

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  • A Disaster of Biblical Proportions

    A Disaster of Biblical Proportions

    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

  • Wasp Sting

    Wasp Sting

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott 16th Sunday after Pentecost September 4, 2016 Philemon Wasp Sting A couple of weeks ago, I was in our backyard mowing the lawn. As if mowing the lawn in the middle of August isn’t bad enough, I was stung by a wasp. And it hurt. A lot. Not immediately, but in… Read more

  • Status

    Status

    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

  • Calling

    Whoever you are, the Lord God is calling you. Read more

  • A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That

    A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That

    Our life with God is simply a response to God’s irresistible and overwhelming love. Read more

  • Rule Breaker

    Rule Breaker

    No rule, no social structure, nothing was going to get in the way of her hearing the words of life from Jesus. 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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