I don’t know about you, but when I finished reading these parables of the kingdom, I wasn’t so sure whether I really wanted to find the kingdom, which may be an odd thing for a preacher to say, I admit. But think about it -- everybody always makes such a big deal about finding the kingdom. Even Jesus. “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and… all these things shall be added unto you.” Even Peter Marshall’s mother said it when Peter left Scotland for good. “Dinna forget your verse my laddie, seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.”

That’s what Christians are supposed to do: go around seeking the kingdom of God. Right? But has anyone ever explored the problems that come with finding this kingdom? There are lots of them and they are h…