by Mark Shaw | Nov 19, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
A first “fruit” I look for in a “transforming” (Rom. 12:2) addict is RESPONSIBILITY. Is the person taking full responsibility for his/her actions or are they shifting the blame to someone else and/or other things? Only when we take FULL...
by Mark Shaw | Jun 19, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
I get a lot of encouraging emails from people who read my books and I’m so thankful for the encouragement since the message is so counter-cultural against the thinking of this modern age: “addiction is NOT a disease” but is rather a sin nature...
by Mark Shaw | Apr 2, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
One of the things I strongly dislike about counseling teens and youths is the parents! Typically, we meet with the parents FIRST before meeting with the child. In most cases, the child is a product of the lack of parenting or poor parenting of mom and dad. It’s...
by Mark Shaw | Feb 14, 2009 | Partnerships, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
I spoke to author, speaker, and radio host Mr. Jay Younts today (www.johnayounts.com) by telephone and he said something that was eye opening to me. He said that persons who excessively play video & internet games are often doing so because we were originally...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 6, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
Colossians 2:8 states: “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.” The idea that “mental illness” and...
