The Why: In this article, I’d like to talk about the practice of family visitation, and by family visitation I am referring to the practice of the elders and the pastor making regular visits to the homes of parishioners. In many traditions, that’s done on an annual basis, but during recent years that practice has […]

Many of you who are reading this can probably remember life without a smartphone. You know what it’s like to not have the internet, email, maps, apps, and texting available whenever you want and wherever you are. In some ways, these things are useful. You can read an email while waiting in line at the […]

“No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment.…Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.” –Matthew 9:16–17 Until recently Bible Believers drew a contrast between reformation and regeneration. Reformation was commonly defined as changes in external conduct or character. Regeneration speaks of a radical change, wrought by God, at the core […]