Pastor’s blog

“A lot can happen in a year.” Those are words my mom once said to me. I can’t remember the exact context, but I remember thinking, Yeah, let’s not get crazy. Things probably won’t change that much. She was right. If you’re in a season where you feel stuck, or even in a season where everything

Healing takes time. Over the years of playing sports, I’ve injured myself more times than I can count. I’ve twisted ankles, had hernias, skinned knees, and black eyes. I’ve traveled the road to recovery over and over again. It’s a familiar path for me. I’m always anxious to get better. Being limited isn’t much fun.

Time. What’s your relationship with time? Most of us have a love/hate relationship with our clock. It lives on our phone, on our wall and on our wrist. Our watch watches us. Time waits for no man. Times flies when you are having fun. One hour can pass so quickly you are amazed at the

Trinity International Church is a healthy, growing church. None of this would be possible without the dozens of men and women who serve throughout our church. On Sunday we will host our third Town Hall Meeting and I am excited for you to have time with our Elders. At Trinity we are organized as an

This Sunday, you are invited to be part of a very special celebration of baptism. Ten people will be baptized, and each one comes with their own story of faith, struggle, and God’s grace. Each has a testimony and each is excited to share this special day with you. It is almost impossible to witness

Have you ever missed an opportunity and lived to regret it? Several years ago one of my congregation members had a stroke. Although we were all quite shocked and surprised to hear the news we were also comforted to learn that it was not a major stroke. This sweet man that we all loved was

Have you ever heard someone say, “to God be the glory?” How well do you understand the glory of God? The primary Greek word translated “glory” in the New Testament is δόξα (doxa). Understanding its meaning helps explain what it means when the Bible says that God glorifies himself. The Greek noun δόξα (doxa) refers to the visible manifestation of  true

Holiday season is here. One of the things I appreciate most about the Netherlands is its commitment to work-life balance. In the United States, my country of origin, we often struggle to find that balance. One of the young men from my former church recently graduated with an engineering degree and landed his first full-time job.

If you were fortunate enough to enjoy the Trinity International Church BBQ after the Sunday Service this past week you saw something beautiful. Our Church is happy, healthy and vibrant. It’s quite a significant change from when I first arrived in January 2025. Understandably, there was a heavy sadness within Trinity Church during the early

This Coming Sunday represents another fantastic opportunity to be “On Mission, Together,” at Trinity Church. We have both the Annual Congregational Photo and the All-Church BBQ after the Sunday Service. These times where everyone is gathered together in one place are an important part of our identity as the “Community of Trinity International Church.” I