by Mark Shaw | Sep 20, 2010 | Announcements, Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
September is National Recovery Month to draw more attention to “recovery” from addictions. While “recovery” is a good word, God wants more for His children than recovery. He uses the word “transformation” in the Bible found in...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 1, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
One of the very pieces of EVIDENCE that show that addiction is NOT a “disease” was told to me by a police officer commenting about the addictive properties of crystal meth. After the FIRST usage of crystal meth, 70% of people become physically addicted to...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 12, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Church Life, Life Lessons, Posts by Mark
What about in the arena of giving money? “I want to give to this organization” rather than “I feel led to give to this organization.” Sometimes, I think we want to justify our giving as though it is super-spiritually led by the Spirit and it...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 11, 2009 | Church Life, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
We say this phrase a lot and sometimes it’s a good phrase. But whatever happened to “I want to…” What’s wrong with “I want to…” when we are Spirit-led? God says that when we delight in Him, He gives us the desires of our...
by Mark Shaw | Nov 7, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
Can mankind unlock someone’s heart? No, only the Lord can do unlock the human heart. Then, why counsel someone if mankind cannot? The Holy Spirit and the Word of God work together to unlock the human heart according to Hebrews 4:12: “For the word of God is...
