Eating Disorders: Hope for Hungering Souls is written by Dr. Mark Shaw (Executive Director, Vision of Hope), Rachel Bailey (previously Intern, Vision of Hope; now Recovery Coach, Houston Eating Disorders Center), and Bethany Spence (previously Intern, Vision of Hope; now Secretary, Vision of Hope). God’s Word has much to say about modern day problems, and…
Before we begin today, we’d like to encourage you to read Jeremiah 35. It will be very helpful to you as you continue reading this post. Lessons from this passage: The Lord tells Jeremiah to offer wine to the Rechabites. The Rechabites refuse to drink wine because of their vows to their forefathers. Soon after…
Sometimes, the world labels people as “weird” or “crazy” or “psycho” which is judgmental. The outward behavior is strange in these cases so the person seems like a “whacko” (and other such derogatory terms). But God looks at the heart (I Sam. 16:7) and so should we. So I submit to you that quite often…
“Anything I place in front of my recovery I will lose anyway.” Really? How about this statement instead: “Anything I place in front of Christ I will lose anyway.” Recovery or Christ? Is recovery the god of the person who made the first statement above? Maybe. Recovery is certainly the most important “thing” in the…
It’s September which means one thing: it’s National Recovery Month! While I like the word “recovery,” I love the biblical word, “transformation”, so much better because God wants more for the person struggling with an addiction! II Cor. 3:18 and Romans 12:2 remind us that God wants to transform our minds by making us more…
Malachi 2:16 is often quoted (NKJV): “For the LORD God of Israel says that He hates divorce, for it covers one’s garment with violence, says the LORD of hosts.” So why does God hate divorce so much? This verse tells us that it clothes a person in violence, not love. Marriage involves choosing to love…
In my latest book, I wrote on the topic of parenting. I think the best summation of what the book is about comes from Dr. Tedd Tripp’s endorsement of it. Dr. Tripp, author of Shepherding a Child’s Heart, said this about the book: I think this is a great book. It is properly aligned, and…
At self-help meetings, one is encouraged to get a sponsor which is someone to disciple them in the principles of the secular, self-help program. The problem is that a sponsor may not be a Christian. So how can someone learn about Christ from a person who is NOT a Christian? They cannot if the person…
Truth in Love Ministries is NOT a one man show! We have a TEAM of people running the administration of the ministry as well as teams of biblical counselors. We are a TEAM in every way and I depend so heavily on everyone involved in the ministry. What triggered this blog was how many ministries…
As we close out 2010, I wanted to relay a statistic I heard recently that said that 41% of AMERICANS were mentally ill. In America, we are creeping up on almost HALF of all Americans have some type of so-called “mental illness.” In other words, 41% of Americans possess a DSM-IV DIAGNOSIS based upon observable…
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