Exhortations

Bread

One of the advantages of being a Roman citizen living in ancient Rome itself was the corn dole. The government would distribute a ration of corn, usually made into bread, to provide the basic diet for the Romans. Not everybody was equally entitled to this – slaves for example – and the number of people […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 
Exhortations

Gentleness

There are many qualities that we, as followers of Christ, are called upon to have, such as honesty, and forgiveness. One of the easiest to overlook is gentleness. As followers of Christ, we are supposed to be gentle and harmless. Being gentle is part of being meek, and like all of the requirements God makes […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 
Exhortations

Ecclesiastes

Please open your Bibles at Ecclesiastes chapter 1. This morning I am using the Revised Standard Version. The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell