by Mark Shaw | Mar 14, 2011 | Marriage, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
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,...
by Mark Shaw | Feb 12, 2011 | family, Posts by Mark
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...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 28, 2011 | Jesus Only, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
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...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 5, 2011 | Biblical Counseling, Jesus Only, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
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...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 27, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
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...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 21, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Words are important. I was thinking about this during a session I had years ago where the father was portrayed as an “abuser” when really he had mistreated one of his family members physically once. It was a one time occurrence yet he was characterized as...
