The Church in Tanzania
Keith and Anne Thomson are currently traveling around the United States to promote the work in Tanzania, Africa. Keith and Anne (a registered nurse) live in Western Australia and worship with the Armadale Church of Christ near Perth. They have recently been working...
Joseph’s Three Coats
(by Keith Thompson)
Tanzanian work (by Keith Thompson)
(Keith Thompson at the Springfield 4th of July Meeting 2009)
When Forgiveness is Not an Option – Part 2 (an examination of Matthew 18:15-18)
If a Brother Sins against You As is clear from this statement, a person can sin against another individual. Sin need not only be that which one commits against God. Here the term "brother" refers to any believer, male or female, who has committed some trespass...
When Forgivness Is Not An Option – Part 1
A common trend in modern evangelical thought is that a Christian must forgive unequivocally and regardless of the circumstances. If someone offends or hurts you it becomes your obligation to forgive the perpetrator even though he or she demonstrates no remorse and...
Abuse of the Name Christian – Part 2
In regard to the use of the term I have no hesitation in saying that, as a people, we have fallen into error. This I well know has not been intentionally done. Still it has been done; and the circumstance should make us feel how extremely necessary it is that, while...
Service to Christ
What does Christianity call you to do? In what way have you sacrificed for the Savior? We are familiar with the scriptural accounts of how the Apostles faced grim deprivation and suffering for the cause of Christ. They were willing to lay down their very lives for the...
Fellowship with a Fugitive
Philemon sighed and wiped his brow as the encroaching shadows signaled the day's end. He briefly considered working in the dark, but the appetizing smells drifting from inside his home encouraged him to finish quickly. His disposition lightened as he considered the...
The Worthy Name…
In James 2:7 the writer speaks of those who "blaspheme that worthy name by which ye are called." There is no doubt today that the name 'Christian' is one of the most misused and abused terms on mortal tongue. In this age of 'christian' counseling, credit unions,...
Abuse of the Name Christian – Part 1
From the outset of the great work in which we as a people are engaged, purity of speech has been an object never lost sight of. We looked at first and still look upon the mixed and unsanctified dialect current in religious circles, not only as a reflection upon the...