It's been a crazy time lately, hasn't it? There's been significant losses for some families in our church, the covid crisis dominates the newsfeed, protests over economic disruption, gender identity, and racial equality have filled our streets. Do you ever have days when you wish Lester Holt would open his newscast by saying, "Nothing strange happened today. It's all been ...

Dear Potomac Hills family, It is with deep sorrow that I have to tell you that we have lost another member of our church family. Jon Thompson went home to be with his beloved Lord and Savior Jesus Christ this morning -- passing away this morning. As you know, Jon suffered congestive heart failure on Wednesday, and while the hospital did all it could, the Lord has interven...

After two weeks (thanks to Frank Wang and Frank Pugh for ably filling the pulpit in my absence), we're once again plumbing the depths of The Gospel of Mark this week. We've come to three seemingly unrelated incidents in our passage this week, Mark 12:35-44. In these verses, Jesus takes on three challenges. There's a theological challenge, a moral challenge, and a spiritual...

Entertainment businesses have taken a real hit during Covid-19 shutdowns. Movie theaters and sports have been shut down, and many of us have had to resort to watching re-runs. While we like to re-watch our favorite movies or re-live our favorite team's victories, the excitement of the unexpected is not there. We know what's going to happen, even if we can't remember all of...

Dear friends, We will be gathering for the fourth time this Sunday, July 5th, at Harper Park Middle School. We will gather for worship at 10:30 am, and will still be operating under Phase 1 of our updated Plan for resuming in-person worship (which you can find here: https://www.csmedia1.com/potomachills.org/plan-to-resume-worship-2020.pdf). As before, we will have all...

Have you ever realized that you don't actually know as much about a particular subject as you think you do? Have you ever popped off about a particular topic, only to have an expert put you in your place? It's no fun. It's humiliating mostly because we don't like to be wrong, and we especially don't like being exposed in front of others. It makes us feel like frauds, and o...

Dear friends, Do you know our bulletin has said "Welcome Home" for years? We want people to have that sense of belonging when they come to Potomac Hills! We will be gathering for the third time this Sunday, June 28th, at Harper Park Middle School. We will gather for worship at 10:30 am, and will still be operating under Phase 1 of our updated Plan for resuming in-pers...

After two weeks and two sermons on worship and gathering together again, we are back in The Gospel of Mark this week and our series on "The King and His Cross." This week we've come to Mark 11:27-12:12 and two confusing scenes. One (Mark 11:27-33) appears to be an unresolved debate between Jesus and the religious leaders on the subject of authority. And the other (Mark 12:...

As we slowly come out of our shells, let us rejoice and be glad that the Lord has brought us through. This will be our second Sunday back from the pandemic hiatus, and we'll be finishing our 2 week series on worship and worshipping together. Next week, we'll be diving back into the Gospel of Mark. Since we've been apart for so long, coming back is a momentous occasion. ...

Pastoral Letter for a Distributed Church June 12, 2020 Dear friends, The above graphic is a true statement. We can't wait to see you and to worship with you. We will be gathering this Sunday, June 14th, at Harper Park Middle School once again. We will gather for worship at 10:30 am, and we will be operating under Phase 1 of our updated Plan for resuming in-person worsh...