by Mark Shaw | Jun 22, 2016 | Addiction, Biblical Counseling, Current Events
I post so often about drug addiction stories and famous actors, musicians, politicians, etc. that it is becoming difficult to keep current on all of these very sad stories. Most recently, the death of Prince dominated the headlines as fans mourned the loss of his...
by Mark Shaw | Feb 23, 2016 | Addiction, Biblical Counseling
It was my privilege to be interviewed by Dr. Heath Lambert, ACBC President, about the dangers of A.A. for believers. You can listen to the podcast here (#38). What I appreciate about Dr. Lambert is his unwavering stance for truth and desire to present it in love...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 26, 2015 | Addiction, Current Events
Here’s an article about the recent firing of Univ. of Southern California football coach, Steve Sarkisian, who is filing a lawsuit against the school because he has a disability: alcoholism. His attorney’s logic is correct: if alcoholism is a disability...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 10, 2015 | Addiction, Biblical Counseling, Current Events, Partnerships
The Addiction Connection (TAC)’s main goal is “Connecting the Hope of the Gospel to the Heart of Addiction.” The TAC team hosts a meeting every so often. And this fall, we are meeting on August 25, 2014 in Chaffee, NY. Steve & Melanie Hammond...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 25, 2014 | Addiction, Uncategorized, Vs. Psychology
What the public often fails to realize is that ANY drug has side effects. Some of society’s “acceptable” psychotropic drugs are very scary like Remeron (aka Mirtazapine) which Robin Williams was prescribed and taking at his death. Remeron is a...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 27, 2014 | Addiction, Truth in Love Staff
You don’t have to feel depressed, hopeless, or angry about your “unfixable” problem of “addiction.” The Lord provides HOPE and practical HELP for Internet, TV, and video game addiction in His Word, the Bible! In today’s modern day...
