I sometimes wonder what everyone thinks about the various protests going on around the country. I imagine most of us feel somewhat divided about them, because so many different issues are being protested. We may agree with some and disagree with others. Some of the protests are peaceful and some are not. Some of the protests have seen the police come alongside and some h...

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...