by Mark Shaw | Oct 28, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
I find myself teaching biblical truths to Christians who mistakenly think it’s heresy because they are so conformed to the pattern of this church world. In other words, sometimes the Gospel seems like heresy to people who are not used to hearing it and watch...
by Mark Shaw | Oct 22, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
I was told that on CSI last night, someone referred to Carl Jung (the psychologist) as that “great philosopher.” That is PRECISELY what Carl Jung is – a philosopher! I’m glad the show was honest enough to admit it. Most people view psychology...
by Mark Shaw | Oct 19, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Church Life, Posts by Mark
I know of SEVERAL churches in Alabama that take pride that their staff is not seminary-trained. They love the idea that no one on staff has a seminary education but is simply led by the Holy Spirit. I can partially understand what they mean; however, what I find...
by Mark Shaw | Oct 16, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Church Life, Posts by Mark
I know that many of you are going to balk at that question: Is TIL a church? Well, what is a church? A building? No. It’s the body of Christ. Can an unbeliever be in the church? No, not in the body of Christ. No one who is an unbeliever is in the body of Christ...
by Mark Shaw | Oct 14, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Devotions, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Think about it: If you are on vacation and resting, then you are NOT working. The second you start working while being on vacation, your rest stops. The opposite is true. When you are working hard, you are not resting. The second you stop working and start resting,...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 30, 2010 | Announcements, Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
My wife found this book review on my book, Divine Intervention: Reviewed by Julie A. Davis (Gilbert, AZ), December 05, 2008 This is a biblical resource for families or friends of addicts with all types of addictions in mind. The author plainly counsels from the bible...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 28, 2010 | Life Lessons
We need to pray for Ms. Lohan to find Christ. What does she need more: “recovery” from drugs in this life OR eternal life through Christ in the next life? For Christians, the answer is obvious because we believe in the afterlife of living in new bodies...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 20, 2010 | Announcements, Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
September is National Recovery Month to draw more attention to “recovery” from addictions. While “recovery” is a good word, God wants more for His children than recovery. He uses the word “transformation” in the Bible found in...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 20, 2010 | Announcements, Biblical Counseling, TRANSFORMED
I just heard someone on the news use the term “sports addiction” in all seriousness! They were talking about someone who roots too hard for his/her team and lives in a reckless way to support their team. Last time, I checked, the word “fan” was...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 16, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Missions, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Many people have the right heart but the wrong message. The message is what counts. The truth is vital. Without truth, there really is no true love. Here are some examples of the messages we proclaim in this ministry because we proclaim Christ alone (Col. 1:28): Be...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 27, 2010 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, TRANSFORMED, Truth in Love Staff
Why do we offer people anything less than Christ? I love what Peter says in Acts 3:6 in the following historical account about a beggar crying out for alms (I liken it to crying out for a medication like Prozac) when what he really needed was Christ but he had no idea...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 1, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
One of the very pieces of EVIDENCE that show that addiction is NOT a “disease” was told to me by a police officer commenting about the addictive properties of crystal meth. After the FIRST usage of crystal meth, 70% of people become physically addicted to...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 26, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Teen Challenge’s women’s program. I came away VERY impressed at their approach. They are tough but very loving to those ladies. They speak the truth in love while serving both men and women at two separate locations...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 24, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Isaiah 5:20 says this: Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Sadly, our culture continues to call evil things...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 23, 2010 | Announcements, Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
When I was a child playing sports and someone would make a mistake or break a rule on accident, someone would simply yell “DO OVER” and we’d replay the point. Kinda like a mulligan in golf! Well, at the last Webinar, Dr. Rick Thomas had a power...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 14, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
Everyone lives by faith. Everyone. People are either living by faith in mankind or faith in God. But everyone lives by faith. For those who are trusting in mankind, it is a sad existence. They keep hoping for man to be redemptive and instead, mankind fails them. Crime...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 13, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
I heard someone say, “I just want to go back to the days when I was 5 years old and didn’t have this abuse happen to me. I want to go back to those days before I became an addict. I want to be a better me.” I understand that sentiment. I really do....
by Mark Shaw | Jul 12, 2010 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, TRANSFORMED, Truth in Love Staff
Some of you reading this blog are in recovery from an addiction. Others of you reading are being transformed from an addiction. So what’s the difference? I’m going to lay it very plainly to you like this and I hope you don’t get offended: Unbelievers...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 7, 2010 | Announcements, Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
The National Association of Nouthetic Counselors (NANC) is sponsoring a biblical counseling training course for the DEAF. ASL stands for American Sign Language and it is one of the most prevalent languages spoken in our country today. I think it’s the third most...
by Mark Shaw | Jun 28, 2010 | Announcements, Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
Check out this review at http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Addiction-Biblical-Perspective/product-reviews/1885904681/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 entitled “This book works…” It’s a 5 star review that states: I’ve...
