by Mark Shaw | Oct 22, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
There are times when a divorce is biblically ok. But even in those instances (i.e. adultery), if repentance and forgiveness occurs between the married persons, it is so much better to stay married for God’s glory! What sin CANNOT be forgiven and overcome? None!...
by Mark Shaw | Oct 21, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff
So many believe the lie that a divorce is going to fix their marital problems! It’s simply not true. A divorce simply complicates and frustrates the relationship. When the couple has children, it further adds problems as children hear each parent destroy the...
by Mark Shaw | Oct 20, 2008 | Truth in Love Staff
You don’t have to be a full-time counselor in ministry to find alot of uses for this book! For those of you who like to have a quick flip resource dealing with Scripture that is topical, I suggest you purchase a copy of the book below at your local Christian...
by Mark Shaw | Oct 19, 2008 | Posts by Mark
You don’t realize how much grieving puts you into a fog until you come out of it by God’s grace. I cried for several days in a row, drove terribly, and was just constantly sad for many days. I am now slowly coming out of it. Let me encourage you not to...
by Mark Shaw | Oct 9, 2008 | Posts by Mark
“America, bless God.” That’s not an original idea so when I heard it, I said, “Yes, that’s it precisely!” Our country should focus upon blessing God by being obedient to Him and then we do not have to even ask for His blessings...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 27, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Recently, my family took a one day trip to DeSoto Caverns in Childersburg, AL. We went with no expectations. All I knew was that I really, really wanted to go inside the caverns and I wanted our children to go in the caves, too. I wanted them to know what a cavern...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 26, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Watch tv for a week and write down every time you hear the word “sin” mentioned on any show! You likely will not hear that word at all during the entire week. Sadly, I wouldn’t be surprised if the word “sin” is deleted from the English...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 21, 2008 | Truth in Love Staff
How many of you are familiar with the story of Lazarus found in John 11? When you read this chapter of God’s Word, what questions or thoughts come to mind? I have read this story on more than one occasion. Only recently has God opened my eyes to an awesome...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 21, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
My family recently got into watching the last season of the Food Network show: The Next Food Network Star. Aaron McCargo Jr. won the show and he was our family’s choice to win. We hoped Aaron would win and here’s why. We were watching one of the last...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 17, 2008 | Truth in Love Staff
Have you ever heard someone say, that you need to get plugged in? In the world of wireless devices and portable everything, doesn’t it seem odd that we use the phrase “get plugged in”. Maybe somehow we know deep down, that the only way to really...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 8, 2008 | Announcements, Partnerships, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
We were able to visit an awesome church last night in Birmingham – Philadelphia Baptist Church – which is one of the churches we are partnering with! The church put together a “Glory Revealed” worship service led by Josh Meredith and Pastor...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 4, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff
Who’s image are you made in? Genesis 1:27 tells me: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” – The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001 (electronic ed.) . Good News...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 3, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
I read recently that evolutionists are pushing for a new holiday for Feb. 12th called “Darwin Day” because this year is the 200th anniversary of his birth. The article came from the ministry, Answers In Genesis, founded by Ken Ham. Because I believe the...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 1, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
Forgiveness and Repentance are difficult subjects to blog about. I hope I did not confuse you! My primary goal was to link the two concepts for you because most people do not understand the gift of repentance! The Gospel is balanced – man needs repentance which...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 31, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff
There are 2 types of people in this world: believers in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and UNbelievers. Both need repentance and forgiveness. Believers need Fatherly forgiveness from God on a continual basis for sins. Believers must repent and believe in Christ...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 30, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff
What about situations like rape, severe abuse, and murder of a child by an unbeliever? How is the offended party who has been raped, abused, or lost a dear loved one to murder supposed to respond if he/she is a Christian? The answer: like Christ did. IN LOVE....
by Mark Shaw | Aug 30, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff
I think we emphasize forgiveness more than we emphasize repentance. I find that more people do not understand the gift of repentance (Rom. 2:4) that God gives us. Repentance is good. When an offender repents, there is a total change in thinking that leads to a change...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 30, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff
We do not realize how psychologized we are. By psychologized, I mean how affected we are by the worldly ideas of man. The Bible, rightly interpreted, must be our source of truth. True or False: Sins are against God alone. FALSE. We do sin against people. When someone...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 30, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff
Like in the Old Testament, there are 3 words for forgiveness in the New Testament. These terms suggest that forgiveness is granted based upon human repentance. Eph. 4:32 says: “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 29, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff
In the Old Testament, there are 3 words for “forgiveness.” Guess what? All 3 are conditional upon repentance! This makes sense when you remember that Israelites sacrificed animals and shed their blood for the remission of their sins. God is JUST. He must...
