The Rev. Jimmy Abbott

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Jimmy Abbott

  • A Whole New Life

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott All Saints’ Day November 1, 2015 Revelation 21:1-6a There is a new genre of fast food called “the mashup.” You’ve seen these. Taco Bell came out with a taco, in which the shell was a giant Dorito. Kentucky Fried Chicken had a bacon and cheese sandwich in which fried chicken breasts… Read more

  • Give It All Away

    Writer’s Note: Yes, I am still preaching. In the past couple of months I have forgotten to update this blog. All of my sermons can be found at holycomforterspring.org/sermons (with audio if you want to hear my mellifluous voice). The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost October 25, 2015 Mark 10:46-52 There’s an old… Read more

  • It’s Just Stuff

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 19, 2015 Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 From 2003 to 2012, I moved every year. Some of the moves were small – from one dorm room to another over the summer. Some of the moves were medium sized – from one house in Waco to another house in… Read more

  • Tender Hearted

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 5, 2015 Mark  6:1-13 For the past two weeks, I have been in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. General Convention is the legislative body for our church, so priests, deacon, bishops, and lay people from all over the world… Read more

  • Saint Paul the Optometrist

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Third Sunday after Pentecost June 14, 2015 II Corinthians  5:6-17 I am as blind as a bat. Without my glasses on or my contact lenses, I really can’t see anything. No joke – I have to to hold something this close to my face in order to see it at all.… Read more

  • Making Room

    The Rev. Jimmy Abbott The Second Sunday after Pentecost June 5, 2015 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Disturb us, Lord, when We are too well pleased with ourselves, When our dreams have come true Because we have dreamed too little, When we arrived safely Because we sailed too close to the shore. Disturb us, Lord, when With… 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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