{"id":91672,"date":"2025-10-30T12:06:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=91672"},"modified":"2025-10-30T12:06:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:06:39","slug":"searching-for-meaning-in-life-start-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/searching-for-meaning-in-life-start-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Searching for Meaning in Life? Start Here"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>by Erik Borlaug<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Searching for Meaning in Life? Start HERE.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LidYR-XofDA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So many people are searching for meaning and purpose in life. Success, fun, family, and even good causes often leave us still feeling empty. In this video, we look at what Jesus meant when He said, &#8220;If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink&#8221; (John 7:37). Could it be that our deepest need for meaning is only satisfied in Him? Erik Borlaug explores this question by considering modern views of meaning (like Adam Rutherford&#8217;s), the struggles of thinkers like Leo Tolstoy, and why the Bible offers a meaning that lasts forever.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Erik Borlaug So many people are searching for meaning and purpose in life. Success, fun, family, and even good causes often leave us still feeling empty. In this video, we look at what Jesus meant when He said, &#8220;If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink&#8221; (John 7:37). 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