by Mark Shaw | May 9, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Recently, I heard a discussion between 2 of my mentors about biblical counseling. I think they missed the heart of the issue when discussing biblical counseling as a “special calling.” Biblical counseling is NOT a special calling. Nowhere in the Bible is...
by Mark Shaw | May 5, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
I remember hearing that phrase long ago and now it makes sense to me: firsthand! I have been finding out that several churches are implementing a Truth in Love model of counseling – even a few in our local area! How cool is it that churches would imitate this...
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...
by Mark Shaw | Apr 12, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
People today look to the latest book, the latest trend, and the latest program to solve problems. But God tells us to look to Christ. He alone is the answer. Christianity is not a program. It’s a relational process of knowing God, being discipled by others,...
by Mark Shaw | Apr 5, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
Read this article from WORLD magazine: http://www.worldmag.com/articles/16573 This article articulates well the problem of “overdiagnosing” that is ALREADY occurring in our culture today. It’s already happening and this new DSM version will only make...
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...
