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Real Freedom for Our Young

In the 4th chapter of the Gospel of Luke, Jesus announces in his home town that, “today,” the words of the prophet Isaiah have been fulfilled.  “To let the oppressed go free” is part of that proclamation. The first act

Stephen Rankin June 21, 2017June 21, 2017 Emerging adults, Religion 1 Comment Read more

Church Split Revisited: The Demonic?

A couple of conversations recently have me thinking about the GracePoint situation again. I’m thinking about the supernatural…of the evil sort. The story behind how the GracePoint folks decided to leave the United Methodist Church reminds me of conflict I

Stephen Rankin March 18, 2009 General, Religion, The Church, United Methodism 2 Comments Read more

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I serve as Executive Director of the Spiritual Maturity Project, a ministry some of us have recently started.  For 25 years I worked in higher education as a professor and chaplain and before that as a pastor.  I love to help people grapple with big and basic questions to grow into real ,grown-up Christian discipleship.

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