You might be wondering why it says "guest preacher" when it's Pastor Dave Dorst from Leesburg preaching to us this Sunday. But it's not me - it's the older, wiser (and even more competitive) Dr. Dave Dorst who pastors Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Leesburg, Florida. I'm really excited that he'll be speaking on the Men's Retreat and then preaching to the whole co...

I hope you got a lot out of our guest preachers the last two weeks.Paul Hahn from Mission to North Americais a great, dynamic guy who reminded us how to strive to be a flourishing church, and Jegar Chinnavan, the church planter,reminded us that we have, and can share with others, the glory of the one and only God. We'll be back preaching in Jeremiah this S...

Wow what a great Sunday with Paul Hahn. He is one of the most engaging guys in the PCA. I hope you appreciated his presentation during Sunday School and his sermon during worship as much as I did (though it was pretty convicting). I look forward to the discussion we'll have about it at my Community Group this week. If you're not in a Community Group, it's not too late, ju...

First of all, I hope everyone had a wonderful snow day last Sunday. If you were able to use the Worship at Home Service we sent out, let us know on Facebook or Realm how that went. It was the first time we've done that, and we'd like to know what you thought. Also, how did you like the video sermon Dave Dorst preached? The links are still online if you didn't get to see it...

Attached is our bulletin for how to have a complete worship service at home tomorrow. It includes links to the music, the offering, and the sermon (video, no less!). We hope this helps to make your home worship service a worthwhile one. Let us know how it went!...

Church is canceled for this Sunday, January 13th. Loudoun County Public Schools just notified us that all schools will be closed this weekend. We will be sending out a guide shortly on how to have worship at home this Sunday (including the regularly scheduled sermon)!...

"I'm back! I'm back in the saddle again!" the classic rock song plays in my head as I've entered the office or Harper Park this past week. In some ways it feels like I've only been gone for a month, as the old habits and routines have come back quickly. But it other ways, it does feel like I was gone the full 5 months of my sabbatical, and I definitely feel rested, spiritu...

Well, we've finally gotten through the holiday season (though, since The Twelve Days of Christmas doesn't end until Epiphany on January 6th, I'm still listening to Christmas music, so don't judge). The beginning of a new year brings all sorts of questions: Will this be the year I get that promotion? Or maybe it's time for a new job? Will I suffer from the same illness / ad...

We have come to the end of 2018! We've spent our year in 1 Corinthians, James, Jeremiah, and now John. We even fit a topical series on trouble in there somewhere too. Basically, we've spent a lot of time looking at the idolatries of our hearts. But we've also spent a lot of time looking at how the Gospel sets us free from those very idolatries. I hope that our time in ...

Wow! It seems like Advent is just flying by. Didn't we just put the Advent wreath out? These are the days I miss having the kids at home. So many of our family traditions revolved around watching our children and family grow more each year. And we kind of see that in miniature each Advent season in worship. The 1st Sunday we had the preschool class come up, light the wreat...