For August 14, 2026
The Greatest Need by Greg Holmes, D.MIN – Director of Missions serving 17 churches
TRYING TO FIND meaning in life is a basic need of all humanity; it always has been and it will be until heaven comes—or, until we find an answer that truly satisfies. But maybe there’s an answer that works for all of it. Our struggle, once past the support needed from adults prior to self-sufficiency, is at first a subjective groping towards real but very basic needs, such as food, or clothing, or shelter. Once there is sufficiency in those areas, we turn towards self-gratification, which often-times focuses on “More” or “better.” But, somewhen in the timeline of our journey, we encounter a gnawing sense that “More” doesn’t have a lot to do with stuff. Jesus cautioned, in the strongest of terms, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” (Luke 12:15) More stuff is just more stuff, and all it seems to do is create a need for more space to store it in. Being owned by a home puts us in bondage to its maintenance and payments, as do our choices in mobility, from cars to boats to planes and beyond; the stuff just keeps piling up and taking up our time and effort. The need for “More” begins to change meaning, and at this point we begin to examine what might bring real value to life. If we’re both fortunate and diligent, we begin to think not in terms of quality of things, but quality of life.