by Mark Shaw | May 4, 2013 | Addiction
The second mentality I teach biblical counselors to look for in an “addict” is what I call the Consumer Mentality and is based upon Matthew 22:39-40: And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all...
by Mark Shaw | May 2, 2013 | Addiction
Today is the start of a 5 part quick series entitled “The Mind of an ‘Addict'” where I describe the five mentalities I see when counseling an “addict.” That’s the bad news but the good news is that there are 5 marks to look for in a...
by Mark Shaw | May 1, 2013 | Addiction, Announcements
I decided to write a quick, 5 part series on the marks I look for in a transforming “addict” that begins tomorrow. Every other day, there will be a new blog on the mentalities of an “addict” and the opposite mind of Christ that we strive to see...
by Mark Shaw | Apr 28, 2013 | Vs. Psychology
May 9, 2013, is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day and there is a push by pharmaceutical companies and the DSM-53 (or DSM-5 but it seems like 53 because it is always reinventing itself) to get more kids on psychotropic medications due to mental...
by Mark Shaw | Apr 9, 2013 | Announcements, Biblical Counseling
April 9, 2013 Dear Friends and Supporters of Truth in Love, Truth in Love Ministries has had a busy first quarter in 2013. Preparations are finalized for a 15 day missions trip to St. Petersburg, Russia as well as Kemerovo, Siberia where I will teach the biblical...
by Mark Shaw | Mar 25, 2013 | Answers, Vs. Psychology
I love our Savior: Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13) What greater love can someone offer another person than to lay down His life and that’s precisely what Jesus did for sinners which includes...
by Mark Shaw | Mar 11, 2013 | Biblical Counseling, Teaching
I think we make the mistake of emphasizing salvation and the power of the Gospel to save over and above the power of the Holy Spirit to sanctify His people. I say that because I hear so many salvation messages preached to saved people who need to hear sanctification...
by Mark Shaw | Feb 25, 2013 | Biblical Counseling
It continues to amaze me how prevalent the victim mentality is being PROMOTED in our culture. Since Genesis 3:12-13 when Adam and Eve interacted with God’s counsel to them regarding their sin, all of the offspring of our first parents continue to look for ways...
by Mark Shaw | Feb 14, 2013 | Addiction, Current Events
Very sad story out of New Zealand. A 30 year old woman dies and the family blames a poor diet and her consumption of 10 liters per day of Coca-cola for her death. Read the full article here:...
by Mark Shaw | Feb 11, 2013 | Biblical Counseling
Christianity in America tends to latch on to catch phrases that people like to use in EVERY context possible but really fall short in some situations. “One day at a time” and “God never puts more on you than you can handle” and similar...
by Mark Shaw | Feb 2, 2013 | Announcements, Biblical Counseling
What a blessing to be an author in the new book entitled, Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling! I worked on chapter 21 with Jeremy Pierre from Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY (my birthplace and favorite university team). Our chapter is called: The Nature of the...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 7, 2013 | Biblical Counseling, Church Life, Truth in Love Staff
As believers in Christ, we are called out of DARKNESS into His marvelous light as I Peter 2:9 states: “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him...
by Mark Shaw | Nov 19, 2012 | Announcements, Biblical Counseling
For those enslaved to drugs and alcohol, the local church is the answer. Once a drug-addicted person is detoxed from their drug of choice, the body of Christ offers the best means of support and transformation available. If your church does not have the resources to...
by Mark Shaw | Nov 13, 2012 | Current Events, Marriage
Our culture continues to re-label sin. Such concepts as stealing and being a thief are now called “kleptomania” in certain cases. In the news now, General Petraeus “had an affair” which sounds so fun, innocent, and romantic. Biblically,...
by Mark Shaw | Oct 15, 2012 | Uncategorized, Vs. Psychology
In Mark 6:7-13, Jesus sent His disciples out two by two with specific instructions: And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no...
by Mark Shaw | Oct 10, 2012 | Vs. Psychology
Ok, I think most of you know that I am not a Scientologist or endorsing the Church of Scientology. Surely, that is not an issue. But when I see something that is right on target regarding the issue of psychiatric disorders, I have to let you know about it. Check out...
by Mark Shaw | Oct 3, 2012 | Announcements
A new ministry of Truth in Love Ministries has been launched called “The Addiction Connection” and we are excited about this new focused initiative on addiction at: www.theaddictionconnection.com Be one of the first to go to this website as it is about...
by Mark Shaw | Oct 1, 2012 | Vs. Psychology
This is the title of a REAL children’s book (please don’t buy it!) and it is about a boy whose feelings are subjectively and supposedly from a chemical imbalance (though their is no scientific evidence for such) in his brain. But the good news is that his...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 24, 2012 | Teaching
When a child says to a parent, “That’s not fair!” The parent’s response could be simple: “Really? Do you know what is fair? Hell is fair.” When we complain to God about anything, we need to stop our grumbling which is sin and...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 17, 2012 | Biblical Counseling
Our task in biblical counseling is NOT to get the counselee excited about counseling to keep coming back; instead, our goal is to assign homework because that will point the counselee to Christ so that he/she will be excited about spending time with God in the study...
