by Mark Shaw | Feb 6, 2009 | Truth in Love Staff
Maybe you have heard that phrase: “I took him at his word” which means I believed what he said. Usually, it’s said when someone’s actions did NOT match their original word as in, “Well, I took him at his word, but he deceived me.”...
by Mark Shaw | Feb 5, 2009 | Truth in Love Staff
By God’s grace and by God’s design, our ministry is exploding. Jason and I want to share what He’s doing with you! Example #1: We started with 3 volunteers on March 28, 2008. As of February 3, 2009, we now have 32 volunteer biblical counselors....
by Mark Shaw | Feb 2, 2009 | Truth in Love Staff
Since I was a lad, I’ve followed the Pittsburgh Steelers and rooted for them to win. This year was no different though I like Kurt Warner’s voice about being a Christian and his work with the Christian organization, Habitat for Humanity. I still pulled for...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 25, 2009 | Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
In Christian counseling, there CAN tend to be 2 extreme approaches: truth without love AND love without truth. Counselees need BOTH from their biblical counselors who represent Christ. John 1:14 reminds us that Jesus the Christ was BOTH full of grace and full of...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 22, 2009 | Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
As Christians who are “found,” we must be compassionate toward those who are lost. Do lost people know they are lost? Romans 1:18 and following says that unbelievers “suppress the truth” in their “unrighteousness” meaning they push...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 22, 2009 | Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Have you ever been lost? Maybe you were driving and missed a turn so you kept going…only to realize at some point, “I think I’m lost!” When do we realize that we are spiritually lost? When do we realize that we need Christ to save us and to...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 18, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
What a privilege it is to give to others! God has given us SO much simply in the one gift of eternal life through His Son, Jesus Christ! Out of our gratitude for that huge gift, we ought to give freely to others. God’s example to us is to give. “Freely you...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 17, 2009 | Announcements, Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
If you are looking for a biblical counselor in your area of the world, I’d advise you go to www.nanc.org to find a certified biblical counselor anywhere in the country. NANC has been around for many years and they sponsor an annual conference every October. This...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 16, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
I was so pleased to say to a couple we are helping: “This ministry was created for people like you!” I said this for the following reasons: 1) They were EAGER to come in to find biblical solutions for their problems! 2) They are having financial challenges...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 12, 2009 | Truth in Love Staff
For those of you who like to take notes when reading/studying the Bible, there is now an online app to do so free of charge. LifeChurch in Tulsa, Oklahoma has introduced YOUVERSION. The software allows you to build a profile, take notes, post comments, and even...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 11, 2009 | Announcements, Biblical Counseling, Partnerships, Posts by Mark
In biblical counseling, we deal with sin issues of the heart that are spiritual in nature. If an issue is organic – meaning it has a physical cause – we do NOT address it. We send the person to a medical doctor for a medical evaluation. Sometimes, a...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 10, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
I recommend you go to http://www.christiancounseling.com/ and watch their 11 minute video clip that comes up when you visit their website. You don’t have to do anything but click on the link above and the video will begin. This organization, ABC, the Association...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 6, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Scripture, Truth in Love Staff
What’s interesting to me in this article is the idea that peer pressure makes not already bad men do bad things to get into the “inner ring”. How big is peer pressure in your life? Galatians 1:10 talks about “peer pressure” in this...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 4, 2009 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff
Recently, several professing Christian people said to me: “Mark, I know what God’s Word says about me and about that subject, but I need real answers.” Ouch! I hurt for them, not for me or for God’s Word. God doesn’t need to be defended!...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 3, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Life Lessons, Posts by Mark, Teaching
A friend of mine once said to me that his “Worst day married was better than my best day divorced.” Obviously, he did NOT want the divorce but his wife did. His pain was constant soon after. He still hurts today though he is moving on with his life. He...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 2, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Let this encourage you: Saving souls is not about you alone. Your job is to spread the seed of the Gospel and watch the Holy Spirit move in hearts to cause them to turn to Christ as Savior. I think sometimes we get caught up in the “extras” and forget that...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 31, 2008 | Truth in Love Staff
Take a moment and share a story or testimony of God at work in 2008. Let’s look back at those faith stones we have placed together, and remember HIS faithfulness! Submit your story-click here...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 16, 2008 | Biblical Counseling
I love being a Christian because we can “put on” a new way to be human which is to be like Christ Jesus (Eph. 4:24)! What a blessing to be able to approach the problems, struggles, and temptations of life like the Master! This only comes by the power of...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 13, 2008 | Biblical Counseling, Truth in Love Staff
Is gambling cute or “innocent fun”? Look at what was happening at the foot of the Cross while Jesus is giving His life for these very sins in John 19:23-24: “When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 13, 2008 | Biblical Counseling, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
One aspect of biblical counseling that I love is that we are NOT dispensing damaging and harmful labels on people with NO hope for change. Nowadays, a rebellious-acting child who sees a psychiatrist is given the label of O.D.D. – Oppositional Defiance Disorder....
