Stan Mast

Stan Mast has been the Minister of Preaching at the LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church in downtown Grand Rapids, MI for the last 18 years. He graduated from Calvin Theological Seminary in 1971 and has served four churches in the West and Midwest regions of the United States. He also served a 3 year stint as Coordinator of Field Education at Calvin Seminary. He has earned a BA degree from Calvin College and a Bachelor of Divinity and a Master of Theology from Calvin and a Doctor of Ministry from Denver Seminary. He is happily married to Sharon, a special education teacher, and they have two sons and four grandchildren. Stan is a voracious reader and works out regularly. He also calls himself a car nut and an “avid, but average” golfer.

  • What To Do With Your Doubt

    November 2, 2008

    After 3 weeks of meandering through the shadow land of doubt, we’ve come to a fork in the road. We’ve explored the deep difference between doubt and ...

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  • Why Do Doubts Arise?

    October 26, 2008

    Dan is not his real name, but he is a very real person. I’ve known Dan for a very long time. In fact, I grew up with him in Denver. We went to the ...

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  • Is It Doubt Or Something Else?

    October 19, 2008

    "When they saw him, they worshiped him, but some doubted." Isn’t that a peculiar text? I have probably preached on the Great Commission more than any ...

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  • Faith and Doubt: Can They Live In The Same Heart?

    October 12, 2008

    Can faith and doubt live in the same heart? That’s what I want to think about with you for a few moments today. It’s not an easy question. The church ...

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  • Safe Harbor In The Winter Storms

    February 3, 2008

    There is no more vivid and realistic and helpful picture of our voyage through the winter storms of life than this story in Acts 27. Paul had been ...

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  • The Winter Of Our Discontent

    January 27, 2008

    Most people in the English speaking world have heard the phrase, "the winter of our discontent." Many even know that those words come from the ...

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  • Whiter Than Snow

    January 20, 2008

    The young woman was distraught. She sobbed, "I’ll never be able to forgive myself and get back to where I was before I did all this." She was a fine ...

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  • The Lion In Winter

    January 13, 2008

    Do you know what black ice is? Those of you who live in warmer climates may not be familiar with it. Having been raised in Denver, Colorado, I had ...

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  • As Long As The Earth Endures

    January 6, 2008

    I’ve heard that some people actually like winter. Some rhapsodize at the mere change of seasons, as though change itself is a positive good. Others ...

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  • You Can Go Home Again

    December 2, 2007

    Have you noticed that the holiday season is filled with a curious mixture of longings? On the calendar of the Christian year, this is the beginning ...

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