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DSM-V to EXPAND the Definition of “Addiction”

by Mark Shaw | May 24, 2013 | Addiction, Announcements, Scripture, Vs. Psychology

Read this article from the NY Times about the psychiatric bible’s expansion of the definition of addiction: http:////www.nytimes.com/2012/05/12/us/dsm-revisions-may-sharply-increase-addiction-diagnoses.html?_r=3&emc=eta1& One telling quote from the...

Whitney Houston: A Biblical Perspective on Addiction

by Mark Shaw | Feb 20, 2012 | Addiction, Biblical Counseling, Current Events, Scripture, Vs. Psychology

Very sad. Everything surrounding Whitney Houston’s tragic death is sad to me. Her life was sad, too, for a variety of reasons. I wanted to write this blog many days ago but waited until some of the emotion has died down before commenting. I always liked and...

Jesus CHOSE a Betrayer!

by Mark Shaw | Jun 24, 2010 | Posts by Mark, Scripture, Truth in Love Staff

One of my favorite verses is in Ephesians 1:4 and simply says: “even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world…” There is much more in that chapter but this little statement reminds me that there is no good deed I can do to earn...

Can you “scare someone away from God”?

by Mark Shaw | Apr 24, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Scripture

I read a blog recently that someone said somthing like this: “We don’t want to scare anyone away from God with too much truth.” What? How can you “scare” someone away from God who is ALREADY away from God in the first place? All people...

A fatal disease? Or a responsible choice?

by Mark Shaw | Mar 19, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Scripture, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology

Seems like many shows keep coming out on this “tsunami” of a problem commonly called “addiction” (the Bible calls it “enslavement” and “idolatry” which still holds the person responsible for sinful choices that feed the...

Book Review of Ken Ham’s Almost Gone

by Mark Shaw | Nov 5, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Scripture, Truth in Love Staff

Ken Ham wrote a book called “Almost Gone” that is great though it is a challenging read. It has statistics in it but Mr. Ham is such a good communicator that it is smooth and informative. I highly recommend you read it. The book challenged me to re-think...
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