For March 17, 2026
Balancing the Gospels by Greg Holmes, D.MIN – Director of Missions serving 17 churches
JESUS TELLS US THAT “The poor you will always have with you.” (Matt. 26:11a) This is, in every age including ours, undeniably and historically accurate. From the feudal systems in place during the age of pharaohs, emperors and kings to the present-day slums of India, Africa, and Mexico—or for that matter on the outskirts of everywhere and every town—the poor are with us. Just as undeniably, so too are the wealthy with us, as they also always have been. All the caste systems that have ever existed can be distilled to the two basic classes of people: the haves, and the have-nots. This is true across geographic boundaries, regardless of first, second, or third-world locale.