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Rev. John "Christy" Ramsey currently serving as Stated Clerk/General Presbyter in the Presbytery of Nevada. He is a graduate of Grove City College and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He previously served as full-time pastor at First Presbyterian Church (now Community Presbyterian Church) in Rochester, IN and  Ottawa Presbyterian Church in Ottawa, OH before transitioning...

Dr. Gail Ramshaw, a scholar of liturgical language and Professor Emerita of religion at La Salle University, has published books on the meaning of liturgical language and works on liturgical spirituality, as well as a number of children's books. She is a graduate of Valparaiso University, Sarah Lawrence College, the...

Rev. Daniel Randall is the pastor of Lillian Methodist Church in Lillian, AL. He graduated from Huntingdon College and Emory University's Candler School of Theology. He was ordained an elder in the United Methodist Church in 2000, and also served as youth minister of Eight Mile UMC in Eight Mile, AL,...

Anne Rankowitz is the Director of Curriculum Resource Center and Program Assistant in Christian Education at Union Presbyterian Seminary. She graduated from Northwestern University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Union Presbyterian Seminary. (Source: LinkedIn.com)

Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520), known in English as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. Together with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, he forms...

Dr. Rudy Rasmus is a pastor, author, and humanitarian known for his leadership in compassionate urban ministry and social outreach. He earned recognition as co-pastor of St. John's United Methodist Church in downtown Houston, which he and his wife, Juanita, grew from nine members in 1992 to more than 9,000—many...

Juanita Rasmus is a pastor, author, spiritual director, and speaker who co-led St. John's United Methodist Church in downtown Houston for over 30 years. A graduate of the Houston Graduate School of Theology, where she now serves on the board, she is also active on advisory boards for Rice University's...

Robert A. Ratcliff is an editor and teacher living in Franklin, TN. He writes about theology, the Bible, and other topics. (Source: ministrymatters.com)

Phillip Ratner (1937-2023) spent many years working in sculpture, painting, etched glass, tapestry, drawing, and the graphic arts. In 1984, Philtip Ratner opened The Israel Bible Museum in Safad, Israel. Since then, Ratner spent most of his time there developing over 250 works of art on the Bible in sculpture,...

Marcia Rauch is a frequent contributor to Storypath.