• 22 love bites on influence as it relates to dating

    Everyone assumes they know what’s best for you as a young adult but only God has the true right to offer that opinion. Why is it that we think we know how to do everyone else’s relationships better than they do, when they’re in the…

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  • God Help Us with Dating 4 – Influence

    This is our final week on dating, the sub-series within GOD HELP US. To catch up on other weeks please follow these links: Week 1: Insecurity Week 2: Intimacy Week 3: Integrity The question of influence surrounds every form of dating. From the opinions we…

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  • Do not reward poor behaviour

    Over the last 6 months, I have attained a brilliant truth that has aided me no end in my leadership of people. The heading gives it away; ‘Don’t reward poor behaviour’. I think it is a trap we as leaders constantly fall into but do…

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  • “I will wait for you” Slam Poet Janette Ikz – Lyrics

    I first watched this video a couple of years ago, and was struck then as I am now, by the poetical finesse it presented. Janette Ikz, a slam poet, proclaims a counter-cultural declaration, that seeks to reclaim what God has offered to her as a…

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  • 19 love bites on integrity as it relates to dating

    When any part of the integrity of the hull was compromised, the ship was headed to the bottom of the ocean. Our cues for integrity are the result of the object of our belief system. What we do with that havoc creating agent determines the…

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Leadership

Do not reward poor behaviour

Over the last 6 months, I have attained a brilliant truth that has aided me no end in my leadership of people. The heading gives it away; ‘Don’t reward poor behaviour’. I think it is a trap we as leaders constantly fall into but do…

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Thoughts

A total reinvention of ralphsblog.net

As I sit here in Starbucks, with a dreadfully made coffee and free wifi, I’m very excited to announce, that with the help and expertise of Matt McNamee (www.mcnamee.co) we have completely reinvented ralphsblog. From drop down menus, easier access of material, to better social…

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Resources

God Help Us with Dating 4 – Influence

This is our final week on dating, the sub-series within GOD HELP US. To catch up on other weeks please follow these links: Week 1: Insecurity Week 2: Intimacy Week 3: Integrity The question of influence surrounds every form of dating. From the opinions we…

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Culture

The traps of Social Media

If you were to look in my file of half written or unposted blogs you would find a great many attempts to tackle the issues raised by social media. Everything from guru’s on it who don’t action their own advice, to the way it has…

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Mission

To go on mission is incorrect thinking, you are God’s mission!

When we truly encounter God the outward expression of our lives is radically changed, because our inner orientation is radically renewed. When you realise to the core of your being, that you are entirely and relentlessly loved and valued by God, your life becomes entirely about…

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