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	George Hartwell M.Sc.  is a Life Transformation Therapist with over 30 years experience in seeing marriage relationships healed and individual lives transformed.	For phone counselling or retreats: Toronto, Canada (416) 234-1850 USA or Canada: 1 (877) 854-3990

Lorne Shepherd is a writer, producer, speaker and counsellor.  I have known Lorne as a teacher, counsellor and fellow Christian for 25 years.

I helped initiate the writing of his first book.  Attending his course on marriage and family over a year I discerned that his material should be in book form and began recording and transcribing the material that is now: Love Making His Way ISBN-0-920195-04-0, 1985.

 David Mainse says of Lorne: "I have personally met dozens of couples that Lorne Shepherd has been God's means of putting them back together after separation and even after divorce." Lorne can be reached through the Bayridge Family Center (905) 319-1488, www.bayridgefamilycenter@nas.net.

Lorne Shepherd has gone on to write other books: (See Bayridge)

Raising Real Kids in an Unreal World

by Lorne Shepherd

$19.95

In this pressure filled world we live in, there is hope for parents raising children today. Beginning with conceptions we can instill and help our children become mentally, physically emotionally and spiritually whole people.

This book will help you&ldots;

    * Understand how early a child is affected by our feelings.

    * Realize the importance of the prenatal stage.

    * Develop your child’s spirituality.

    * See what real discipline means to a child.

    * Know what role “sexuality” plays in a child’s life.

    * Teach the traps of sexual disease and abuse.

    * Know what to do about the ‘prodigal” child. 

Sex is Never a Four Letter Word

by Lorne Shepherd

In this book, Lorne looks at scripture to determine God’s plan for our sexuality and examines the damage caused by promiscuity. Lorne also explores how to build healthy, loving relationships.

The Ralph Rutledge Sex Scandal has moved to a new page with a dedicated page for Ralph Rutledge Sex Scandal Updates.

Lorne holds much of what he knows of the Ralph Rutledge situation to be confidential.  Therefore, I have moved information on Ralph Rutledge to the above pages.  Lorne acted as a counsellor to Ralph Rutledge and is well connected with One Hundred Huntley Street as a former Producer and present counsellor at Bayridge Counselling Center.

You may also access information on my blog which is http://healmylife.blogspot.com/ and some specific pages include the following: Rev. Ralph Rutledge pastor Queensway scandal, Demons in the Sanctuary and Pray for Ralph Rutledge.

I am reading an interesting book purported to be relevant to Ralph Rutledge's later career called Demons in the Sanctuary by Miriam Bellamy.  My posts about my read on this book can be found. I am blogging my reading of Demons in the Sanctuary in my blog on The New Church Landscape: 1. Masculine Tough and Feminine Soft,  2.  Narcissistic Personality Pastor,  3. Nicolaitanism - triumph over the lay people,  4. Church Scandal and Financial Wrongdoing,  5. Attitude of a Good Pastor,  6. The Blessing of Unity.

Ralph Rutledge is an active networker.  He gathers support.  For example, he met with Don Blair (a fellow counsellor) and I to present his case.  (But I had enough reports of incidents to not be persuaded.)

It has been reported that Ralph Rutledge is very active in suppressing reports from young Christian men who have been traumatized by him.  If Ralph Rutledge hears that someone he assualted sexually is talking he will visit them and confront them with this information: "I hear you are talking about me."  He intimidates his victims.  He is covering his tracks but the Bible says is what we have done in private will be shouted from the house tops.

I believe a lot of young men who trusted Ralph Rutledge as a pastor have been deeply traumatized.  Men who approached Rutledge for help with sexual ambivalence.  Young men whe did not know Christ who were given a 'spiritual' counselling session in their bedroom by a famous and trusted pastor. 

Therefore, my advice is to think twice before letting Ralph Rutledge 'the pastor' go pray with your son in private.  Else, Ralph Rutledge 'the wolf' may prey on your son.

"Pastor" means shepherd.  A shepherd protects the sheep, lays down his life for the sheep.  Jesus - John 10:15 - says "I lay down my life for the sheep."  A wolf is an enemy of the sheep.  He preys on the sheep.  He wounds the sheep.  He scatters the sheep.  He devours the sheep.  One source writes: "There have been so many wounded, devastated victims because of this one man."  Some of these are: " still struggling to find a church and/or pastor they can trust."

Expose the Works of Darkness - Ephesians 5: 11, 12

Scripture says we are to expose the works of darkness and not be partners with the ones involved.  "Have nothing to do with the deeds produced by darkness, but instead expose them, for it is shameful even to speak of the things these people do in secret."  Ephesians 5:11, 12.

Paul warned (Acts 20:29) that "savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock."  When Paul was around he would not allow it.  He would confront it.  He did that out of intense love for the flock, intense loyalty to Christ and faithfulness to his calling as an apostle.  My point is that there are healthy, holy and loving reasons to as scripture says expose the works of darkness.  (Ephesians 5:8-13)

I fear that Ralph operates as a 'wolf in sheep's clothing' of the kind Jesus warns about in Matthew 7: 15-20.  If this is true we need to finish up the work that the PAOC left unfinished when they did not carry through the Matthew 18 process by making the charges public.  I am doing that for the sake of the Body of Christ, for the healing of the molested sheep and for the story and testimony of Ralph Rutledge who will one day account to God.

I believe that it will be shown that Ralph led many sheep astray (Matthew 18: 6-9) and that Jesus would say: "Woe to that by whom the offense comes."  When the PAOC confronted Rutledge with his sin he was not able to deny the offenses to his accusers; else he would still be part of the PAOC.  He built the largest most famous Pentecostal church in Canada.  He was their golden boy.  There had to be an undeniable strong case against Rutledge with 2 or more witnesses.  If Rutledge is innocent then let him give the PAOC permission to open their archives to reporters and interested parties.  (He will never do that.)

However, when the PAOC agreed to keep the facts hidden, they left the rest of Body of Christ vulnerable.  If nothing is published then others can hire, engage or do business with Ralph and give him platforms to ravage the flock and to bruise more of those humble ones who have submitted to Jesus as Lord.  My information is that is exactly what has happens and continues to happen.

Imagine a father bringing his son to Ralph for counselling.  Imagine that his son has gender identity issues.  Listen to Rutledge advising him that there is no problem with homosexuality.  Imagine this wolf disguised as a pastor (shepherd) ravaging the young man.  If his father knew wouldn't he be outraged!  We all would be outraged by this abuse of his position of trust as a pastor. 

So what is wrong with this picture?  No one has 'blown the trumpet in Zion.'  No watchman has sounded the alarm.  No one 'told the church.'  But the times they are a changing.

Now is the time for the trumpet to blow.  The sound must be clear.  The warning must be heard.  And hopefully Rutledge will cut off the offending member (Matthew 18:8) so that he is not cast into the everlasting fire.  I am blowing the trumpet and I need your prayers for me, for Ralph and for the many unknown victims of his unclean spirit.  Pray that Christ will give us light as we bring this to the light.

Let there be healing.

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