by Mark Shaw | Dec 19, 2023 | Addiction, podcast, TAC Blog
by Shaw, McMurry, and TAC Team Video Gaming! Is it a disease—a disorder? Is it compulsive? Can we use the word “addiction” for excessive video game playing? Dr. Mark E. Shaw and CJ McMurry recently discussed these prevalent issues on TAC’s podcast and discerned for us...
by Mark Shaw | Nov 8, 2023 | Addiction, TAC Blog
Photo by Matias North on Unsplash By Mark Shaw with TAC Team Alcoholism and addiction to substances: Is it a disease? A genetic pre-disposition? An allergy? What can you do about an addiction? Can self-improvement and self-esteem help? The hundred year old...
by Mark Shaw | Oct 11, 2023 | Addiction, podcast, TAC Blog
By: TAC TEAM Transformed by Christ many years ago from a lifestyle of addictive behaviors, CJ McMurry quickly says he is not an expert on magic mushrooms. Being touted as the new cure for just about any mental or behavioral ailment, and now being sold and experimented...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 2, 2023 | Addiction, Church Life, Disciple-Making, Posts by Mark, TAC Blog
Dr. Mark E. Shaw was recently interviewed by “Community Bridge” on Family Radio. He joins us today to reflect on some of the topics covered in that conversation. An element of pinpointed discipleship. That’s what biblical counseling for addictions...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 31, 2022 | Addiction, TAC Blog
by Dr. Mark E. Shaw (with TAC Team) Anxiety is all around you. You don’t have to look very hard to see you live in a fallen, broken world. There is a lot to be anxious about. The future is uncertain and full of surprises yet since mankind’s Fall in Genesis, it...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 10, 2022 | Addiction, TAC Blog, Uncategorized
Have you heard of the “Dry January” concept? Dry January is the world’s idea of abstaining from alcohol for the first month of the year to help evaluate or break some unhealthy habits. The hope is that you start the new year alcohol free for a time of self-evaluation...
