It’s Christmas Eve and yet I cannot get over the fact that fentanyl is reportedly the #1 killer for people ages 18-45 according to the CDC. People seek their usual drug of choice only to discover too late that it was fentanyl laced—that’s what is killing more people than COVID-19, suicide, and car accidents. Does…
Advent: Meditations for Addicts by Mark Shaw & Shirley Crowder – Read for Free with Kindle Unlimited! “In one very factual way, encouraging one another to keep Christ central in Christmas is rather naive. CHRIST is central in CHRISTmas! Christmas is totally dependent upon Christ. The very word, Christmas, has no meaning without Christ.” –…
Guest Post by Josh Brunk, Executive Director of Village Mercy Ministries “Addicts make the best evangelists.” This was my introduction to Dr. Mark Shaw when he visited The Mission House in Port Orchard, Washington. He spoke this to encourage those of us in the six-month program to not set our sights too short and stop…
Hey Friends, Wow! “Best Summit yet!” is what we heard often and we agree. Jesus was glorified, relationships were forged, and we renewed our enthusiasm for reaching the lost with the hope of the gospel. Long-time friends of TAC had the opportunity to meet some of you for the very first time in person. What…
Which statement alarms you more? 1) More and more people are dying each year to drug overdoses. 2) More and more people are dying from drug overdoses, and they don’t know Jesus Christ as their Savior! If you are a Christ-follower, I hope statement #2 moves you to action because there is something you…
Needle exchange programs are often celebrated as “reducing harm” but that terminology is deceptive. Recently, I was interviewed in this WORLD Magazine article related to recent legislation in the state of West Virginia that is hindering efforts at “harm reduction.” If you aren’t familiar with this term, listen to the latest TAC podcast (#110) above…
By Dr. Mark E. Shaw Summary: In this blog post, Dr. Mark Shaw discusses the implications of an article published about 5 years ago, entitled “Concept Creep: Psychology’s Expanding Concepts of Harm and Pathology” published in Psychological Inquiry online on 12 Feb 2016. He informs biblical counselors that what psychology is attempting to do is…
By Mary Shaw, with Mark Shaw and Tim Brown Is harm reduction really reducing harm and saving lives? What are the benefits of the harm reduction programs where needles are exchanged and free Narcan is distributed? Tim Brown of His Steps Ministries and Dr. Mark E. Shaw took some time to discuss a recent article…
As I started researching the recent event of Bruce Springsteen’s November 2020 charges related to drinking alcohol, I was struck by reading the headlines from popular news sources. If I had just read the headlines and not fully read all the articles, I would have been swayed in a particular direction about Mr. Springsteen’s DWI:…
Post by Dr. Mark E. Shaw (with Mary Shaw) Bad company When you hear the term, “Bad Company,” are you flashing back to the band and the 80’s song? (Paul Rodgers) [1] Or are you thinking about the Western by the same title? Whatever you might be thinking of, let’s push those aside for now and…
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