by Mark Shaw | Jul 22, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
I hear people and even counselors say, “Her perception is her reality.” While that is a half-true statement, it is not wholly truthful. People believe lies. People deceive themselves. I do it, too, sometimes! None of us are immune to falling prey to...
by Mark Shaw | Jun 29, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
A friend told me that Tozer used to say that the “prevailing winds often blow toward hell.” What he meant is that popular opinion of the majority are often WRONG spiritually speaking. As Christians, we are to be called out, holy, pure, and different from...
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 | Jun 18, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
I am encouraged at the number of SERIOUS Christians today! What I am seeing is a smaller number of people who are deeply committed to Christ and His agenda! These followers of Christ stand in stark contrast to many who call themselves “Christians” but...
by Mark Shaw | Jun 17, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
I Thess. 5:14 is a verse that captures what Truth in Love Ministries does on a daily basis: “And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.”** We believe this is God’s heart –...
by Mark Shaw | Jun 1, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Devotions, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
“Happy” comes from the word “happenstance” and is dependent upon one’s “circumstances.” Notice the commonality in the two words, happenstance and circumstance- “stances.” Joy, on the other hand, is a willful choice...
