by Mark Shaw | Sep 24, 2013 | Marriage, Uncategorized
Ok, it’s the Guys time to be scrutinized a bit. Relax and enjoy, Fellas! It’s all for your spiritual growth. Read with open minds! It is so sad to me today that young men in their 20’s run away from marriage. Marriage is a good gift from God meant to...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 22, 2013 | Church Life, family, Marriage
Now, this blog is written in a spirit of fun so just relax and try not to get offended when you read it, Ladies! We’ll pick on the Gentlemen next! Having counseled for thousands of years now (ok, not that long but it sometimes seems like it), I find it...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 18, 2013 | Current Events
A week ago today, I commented on a television program that the most dangerous person on the earth is someone like the person described in Proverbs 18:1: Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. You will be able to see...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 18, 2013 | Addiction, Current Events
So there I am watching in disbelief the craziness associated with the George Zimmerman trial when I see a report on the ticker below that a young, 31 year old male Hollywood actor pronounced dead after being found alone in a hotel room. Knowing NOTHING of this man, I...
by Mark Shaw | May 28, 2013 | Announcements, Biblical Counseling, Vs. Psychology
This insightful article by Paul Tautges utilizing Jonathan Holmes’ great work tells us that there is trouble in the psychiatric/psychological world: Downplaying the DSM – Psychiatry’s ‘Bible’ When the National Institute of Mental Health...
by Mark Shaw | May 24, 2013 | Addiction, Announcements, Scripture, Vs. Psychology
Read this article from the NY Times about the psychiatric bible’s expansion of the definition of addiction: http:////www.nytimes.com/2012/05/12/us/dsm-revisions-may-sharply-increase-addiction-diagnoses.html?_r=3&emc=eta1& One telling quote from the...
by Mark Shaw | May 17, 2013 | Announcements
These are exciting times for this ministry! It is my joy to announce to you that Mr. William Dill is our new Regional Director in the Birmingham area. Bill and his precious wife Beth Dill have been serving as biblical counselors for almost 5 years at their home...
by Mark Shaw | May 10, 2013 | Addiction
Again, this entire series is better detailed in my two books: Relapse: Biblical Prevention Strategies and Addiction-Proof Parenting. This blog series is just a quick slice of the pie on all of these 5 put-off mentalities and 5 marks of a transforming...
by Mark Shaw | May 8, 2013 | Addiction
The fourth mentality I listen for when counseling an “addict” is a perishing mentality and is based upon Ephesians 5:19-20 (as well as Proverbs 31:6 but I won’t cite that verse in this blog post): “…addressing one another in psalms and...
by Mark Shaw | May 6, 2013 | Addiction
Truly victimized people do NOT want to stay victims. For example, someone who has been raped does not want to be reminded each day of that traumatic event by saying, “I am a rape victim” every day thereafter. They don’t want that tragic and horrible...
by Mark Shaw | May 4, 2013 | Addiction
The second mentality I teach biblical counselors to look for in an “addict” is what I call the Consumer Mentality and is based upon Matthew 22:39-40: And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all...
by Mark Shaw | May 2, 2013 | Addiction
Today is the start of a 5 part quick series entitled “The Mind of an ‘Addict'” where I describe the five mentalities I see when counseling an “addict.” That’s the bad news but the good news is that there are 5 marks to look for in a...
by Mark Shaw | May 1, 2013 | Addiction, Announcements
I decided to write a quick, 5 part series on the marks I look for in a transforming “addict” that begins tomorrow. Every other day, there will be a new blog on the mentalities of an “addict” and the opposite mind of Christ that we strive to see...
by Mark Shaw | Apr 28, 2013 | Vs. Psychology
May 9, 2013, is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day and there is a push by pharmaceutical companies and the DSM-53 (or DSM-5 but it seems like 53 because it is always reinventing itself) to get more kids on psychotropic medications due to mental...
by Mark Shaw | Apr 9, 2013 | Announcements, Biblical Counseling
April 9, 2013 Dear Friends and Supporters of Truth in Love, Truth in Love Ministries has had a busy first quarter in 2013. Preparations are finalized for a 15 day missions trip to St. Petersburg, Russia as well as Kemerovo, Siberia where I will teach the biblical...
by Mark Shaw | Mar 25, 2013 | Answers, Vs. Psychology
I love our Savior: Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13) What greater love can someone offer another person than to lay down His life and that’s precisely what Jesus did for sinners which includes...
by Mark Shaw | Mar 11, 2013 | Biblical Counseling, Teaching
I think we make the mistake of emphasizing salvation and the power of the Gospel to save over and above the power of the Holy Spirit to sanctify His people. I say that because I hear so many salvation messages preached to saved people who need to hear sanctification...
by Mark Shaw | Feb 25, 2013 | Biblical Counseling
It continues to amaze me how prevalent the victim mentality is being PROMOTED in our culture. Since Genesis 3:12-13 when Adam and Eve interacted with God’s counsel to them regarding their sin, all of the offspring of our first parents continue to look for ways...
by Mark Shaw | Feb 14, 2013 | Addiction, Current Events
Very sad story out of New Zealand. A 30 year old woman dies and the family blames a poor diet and her consumption of 10 liters per day of Coca-cola for her death. Read the full article here:...
by Mark Shaw | Feb 11, 2013 | Biblical Counseling
Christianity in America tends to latch on to catch phrases that people like to use in EVERY context possible but really fall short in some situations. “One day at a time” and “God never puts more on you than you can handle” and similar...
