Again, let me congratulate those of you who will soon be receiving the Eucharist for the first time; you’ve waited a long time for this and I’m sure you’re excited.  Receiving our Lord in Holy Communion here on earth is one of the first fruits of the kingdom of God that Jesus came to establish while he was among us in the flesh.  Have you ever seriously pondered the kingdom of God?  Have you ever spent time just reflecting on where and what it is?  We hear Jesus talk about […]

There is one question that we all have to struggle with in life and is certainly on the minds of us all today as we continue to cower before the sickening and deadly power of COVID-19 and our nation continues to struggle with the issue of racism following the death of George Floyd.  The question is: why is there evil in the world?  If God is an all-good God, why would he allow us to struggle so much in our lives against seemingly evil forces?  Today, especially, we ask: why […]

Farming has come a long way since the time of our Lord.  Today, farmers use huge tractors to plow and fertilize their fields, sophisticated GPS systems to increase their crop output and massive harvesters to bring in the ripened produce.  But, no matter how many advances modern technology affords to farmers, they face many of the same challenges and obstacles experienced by their ancient counterparts, not the least of which is the weather, something that even today no one can control or even accurately predict.  This past spring, for example, […]

Let me wish all of you a Happy 4^th of July, a day when we celebrate our independence from the oppressive yoke of British rule.  Unfortunately, this year, there is more fizzle than sizzle, as we continue to struggle under the yoke of the coronavirus pandemic.  The image of a yoke is not common in our urban culture, but I’m sure you’re all familiar with it.  It’s that wooden piece that keeps two oxen together as they plough a field or haul goods.  We actually have an image of a […]