by Mark Shaw | Jan 31, 2022 | Addiction, TAC Blog
by Dr. Mark E. Shaw (with TAC Team) Anxiety is all around you. You don’t have to look very hard to see you live in a fallen, broken world. There is a lot to be anxious about. The future is uncertain and full of surprises yet since mankind’s Fall in Genesis, it...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 10, 2022 | Addiction, TAC Blog, Uncategorized
Have you heard of the “Dry January” concept? Dry January is the world’s idea of abstaining from alcohol for the first month of the year to help evaluate or break some unhealthy habits. The hope is that you start the new year alcohol free for a time of self-evaluation...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 8, 2021 | Addiction, Missions, TAC Blog
Guest Post by Josh Brunk, Executive Director of Village Mercy Ministries “Addicts make the best evangelists.” This was my introduction to Dr. Mark Shaw when he visited The Mission House in Port Orchard, Washington. He spoke this to encourage those of us in the...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 15, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Uncategorized
By Mark Shaw The newly hired head football coach at the University of Texas is Steve Sarkisian who was fired in 2015 from the University of Southern California for his excessive drinking of alcohol on the job. He sued the university for $30 million dollars but lost...
by Shirley Crowder | Oct 8, 2020 | Addiction, Announcements, Ministry News
We are excited to reveal the cover of Advent: Meditations for Addicts. This will be the first book published by The Addiction Connection. The Lord has been gracious to allow us to minister alongside each other for many years, so this project is special in that it is...
by Mark Shaw | Apr 11, 2018 | Addiction, Current Events, Uncategorized
Until this past week, it had been 13 years since the last Surgeon General warning. That one had to do with pregnancy and drinking alcohol. The advisory this week encourages those taking opioid prescriptions and friends/family of those who take those prescriptions to...
