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The Lord's Prayer
Many of us know it simply as the Lord’s Prayer. Some call it the "Our Father." Both Luke and Matthew record Jesus teaching this prayer. Christians of ...
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The Gift Of Freedom and Necessity
Pastors who lead worship in your typical church Sunday after Sunday are given a huge amount of freedom. Generally, they write their own sermons, no ...
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Gifts Of Creation
Let us make no mistake. Humanity is the best! We human beings are created in the image of God. The word "image" is listed three times in verses 26 ...
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The Gift Of Rhythm
The day began very well, like so many other days. I got up, walked, read some scripture passages, said my prayers. It was the start to what I ...
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A Strange Ending
In the United States an election year is upon us. As we move toward political conventions and nominations of Presidential Candidates, there are a lot ...
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Scandalous Inability
Our text today is filled with powerless people. The Jewish people live under the occupying power of Rome. They have no power over condemned ...
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True Action
As parents we teach our children that they need to develop a healthy sense of responsibility and independence. We want our children to grow up to be ...
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Denying, Breaking Down and Weeping
Try to picture the following scene in your mind: The newly written and copied Gospel of Mark is beginning to circulate among the first century ...
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I Am
We are often a people who look for light. As little children we want a little night light to keep us company in the dark of our bedroom. As older ...
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Everyone Deserted Him and Fled
Alone. Jesus is left all alone. Jesus who was baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordon River is left alone in Gethsemane. Jesus who had heard his ...
Paul DeVries
Rev. Paul DeVries, most commonly referred to as “Pastor Paul”, is the Sr. Pastor of Brookside Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is married to Diane (nee Vanden Akker) and the father of four children. He graduated from Calvin Theological Seminary in 1989 and served for 12 years as the pastor of Unity Christian Reformed Church in Prospect Park, New Jersey. As a pastor his first love and greatest joy comes in the honor of bringing God’‘s Word to his congregation on a weekly basis through his preaching. He enjoys reading, camping with his family, watching his children’‘s sporting events, and working on home improvement projects - inside and outside his home.
