by Shirley Crowder | May 28, 2019 | TAC Blog
by: Gregory Kirk Jesus said, You are the salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13 NIV). “Salt” is a noun describing a chemical substance that acts upon its environment to change it. “Inert” by contrast, is an adjective describing any sluggish substance...
by Shirley Crowder | May 14, 2019 | TAC Blog
Be Filled with the Holy Spirit by Bill Hines In Part 1 of this blog it is my hope that I made the point that sobriety, either from a substance (alcohol, other drugs) or an activity (i.e., gambling, pornography, cutting) is not the goal of the command, “don’t get...
by Shirley Crowder | May 7, 2019 | TAC Blog
by Bill Hines In ministry to addicts I have observed a tendency to make a mistake that I made as a young Believer. We think that because someone is no longer addicted to something they are doing well. When this is our attitude we settle for too little and we may end...
by Shirley Crowder | Apr 30, 2019 | TAC Blog
by Shirley Crowder One morning I noticed an ingrown toenail causing a little irritation on my big toe. I was on my feet a good part of that day, and before long the irritation turned to pain. By that evening my toe was throbbing and felt like I had a needle pushing...
by Shirley Crowder | Apr 23, 2019 | TAC Blog
The first 27 years of my life was spent searching for this fix in every nook and cranny the world had to offer, all of these places were outside of Jesus Christ, of course. The last 15 years of my life I have found it absolutely impossible to find it anywhere other...
by Shirley Crowder | Apr 16, 2019 | TAC Blog
by: Julie Ganschow Their idols are silver and gold, The work of man’s hands. They have mouths, but they cannot speak; They have eyes, but they cannot see; They have ears, but they cannot hear; They have noses, but they cannot smell. They have hands, but they...
by Shirley Crowder | Apr 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
by: Justin Lakemacher What is the identity of Christians in the process of transformation? One of the more common questions that comes up when working with Christians in the process of transformation is a question of identity. Should Christians refer to themselves as...
by Shirley Crowder | Mar 26, 2019 | TAC Blog
by: Gregory Kirk What an interesting word. In fact, I am pretty sure I just made it up. However, my definition of demandingness is an “expectation that our demands will be met either by others or God.” We demand that people treat us in the way we believe they should....
by Shirley Crowder | Mar 5, 2019 | TAC Blog
by: Anne Dryburgh, PhD Suffering is always involved when people come for counseling. Over the years, I have met with women suffering from depression, childhood abuse, marital abuse, and addictions. Perhaps one of the toughest is when a woman tells me that she has been...
by Shirley Crowder | Feb 26, 2019 | TAC Blog
by Julie Ganschow Therefore, we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. 2 Corinthians 5:9 (NASB) I know quite a few women who are very studious and diligent in studying the Word of God. They attend women’s study groups, and are...
by Shirley Crowder | Feb 19, 2019 | TAC Blog
by: Michael Fargarson Sometimes growing a new ministry proves challenging, especially an avant garde ministry such as an addiction ministry. Here are four keys to growing a new ministry at your church or in your community. The First and Foremost Key is Prayer. This...
by Shirley Crowder | Feb 12, 2019 | TAC Blog
by: Justin Usiak The last few months of my life has been very … let’s just say confusing. If you took a sheet of paper and wrote out all the amazing things happening in my life you would run out of lines. From the outside looking in, I have been truly blessed. I mean...
by Shirley Crowder | Jan 29, 2019 | TAC Blog
by: Brenda Payne As a parent who personally understands the heartbreak of addiction, I know the desperation of wanting to help my child while dealing with the desolation of my own heart. With so much at stake, parents need to know where to turn for help. How does the...
by Shirley Crowder | Jan 22, 2019 | TAC Blog
by: Brenda Payne “Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God” (John 6:68-69*). Epidemic! Crisis! Emergency! Dilemma! Plight! These words...
by Shirley Crowder | Jan 15, 2019 | TAC Blog
“Peacocks are male peafowl, a type of pheasant that also includes the female peahen. No matter the species of peacock, these colorful creatures boast impressively sized and patterned plumage that they fan out for display purposes. It isn’t an act of vanity,...
by Shirley Crowder | Jan 8, 2019 | TAC Blog
Dr. Howard Eyrich, ThM, DMin Being a professor of Biblical Counseling at the graduate level requires that I stay abreast of the development in the field of mental health. Consequently, I have read several articles on the DSM-5, the latest revision of the Diagnostic...
by Shirley Crowder | Jan 5, 2019 | TAC Blog
Here’s a review Shirley Crowder did of the book, “Reaching Your Addicted Loved One” by Nick Torres. Book Reviews: Reaching Your Addicted Loved...
by Shirley Crowder | Jan 1, 2019 | TAC Blog
by Bill Hines Christians are called to please God not self. Yet in our struggle with addiction, we become self-focused and provide excuses as to why we are not walking with God. The people of Micah’s day wanted to know what they could do to overcome their heinous sin...
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...
by Mark Shaw | Apr 6, 2018 | TAC Blog
“What makes a resource on the topic of addiction worth reading? In short, a resource that is based in Scripture and balances truth with tools. Dr. Mark E. Shaw takes exactly this approach in his book The Heart of Addiction: A Biblical Perspective by writing to...
