by Mark Shaw | Jan 27, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Partnerships, Posts by Mark
One idea of our world that is central in psychological heresy is this: “Man is good and just does bad things.” Wrong! How about this biblical truth: “Man is bad and does bad things that offend a holy, righteous, pure, and infinitely good Creator:...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 23, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Vs. Psychology
I mean, really, what are we afraid of? What does psychology have to offer people? Eternal life? No!!! Not even much is offered in this life! You may think that psychology has nothing to do with Christianity but you would be wrong. It has everything to do with it....
by Mark Shaw | Jan 21, 2010 | Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
Sometimes, this is how we feel – like David when he was facing Goliath. The world was scoffing at God by challenging God’s people, the Israelites to a battle. God’s people were fearful because they were focused upon Goliath, not God. Today, the...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 15, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
What are you doing about the 6 billion lost people in the world? What’s your plan of attack? More importantly, what is God calling you to do about it? You know what Jesus’ plan was? He discipled 12 men. That’s all. Sounds simple really, and it is,...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 13, 2010 | Posts by Mark
This is all so new to me! My book, The Heart of Addiction, is listed at CBD (Christian Book Distributors) at www.christianbook.com – Here’s a quick review that someone wrote about the book:...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 2, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
One of the psychological theorists that CHRISTIANS embrace is Abraham Maslow and his theory of self-actualization. Maslow developed a theory (did you catch that it is a THEORY not a law, not a scientific fact, but a thought or idea that is unable to be proven even by...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 2, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
TIL is spiritually successful because the Lord has given us abundant grace. All glory belongs to God! But what’s the TIL “secret ingredient”? Like Coca-cola, TIL has a secret ingredient and is hugely successful. (it’s revealed at the end of...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 30, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
Sadly, read this article: http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/12/post_321.html In 17 different drug categories, Alabama ranked higher in drug usage than the national average. That’s from beer to tobacco to cocaine to meth and more. This is a recent survey, too. To...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 29, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
This is purely a thought: What would the SATANIC International Version of the Bible (SIV) look like IF it existed? Kinda weird to think about I know. I admit it. I’ve had one too many bratwursts today and now my thinking has gone haywire! My answer is that it...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 19, 2009 | Posts by Mark
What was your favorite moment at our Christmas Celebration of Christ? I have my Top Ten: 1) My dad was speechless for the first time in his life after he won the Excellence Award for his service to TIL this year. (that was Jason’s idea!) 2) Hearing the...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 17, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
2 Cor. 3:18 and Romans 12:2 use the word “transform” which is translated from the Greek word that we derive metamorphosis from! Are you a metamorphosis? Are you a “new creation” in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17)? Have old things passed away? Or are you...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 12, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Church Life, Life Lessons, Posts by Mark
What about in the arena of giving money? “I want to give to this organization” rather than “I feel led to give to this organization.” Sometimes, I think we want to justify our giving as though it is super-spiritually led by the Spirit and it...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 11, 2009 | Church Life, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
We say this phrase a lot and sometimes it’s a good phrase. But whatever happened to “I want to…” What’s wrong with “I want to…” when we are Spirit-led? God says that when we delight in Him, He gives us the desires of our...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 8, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Prayer Requests, Teaching
This may sound harsh at first, but people want to claim that excessive video game playing is an “addiction” but that is not true if you begin with the Word of God. The Bible says it’s a sin. Specifically, it’s idolatry, or a false god that they...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 1, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
I think there are 2 very different models for churches in America today: an Evangelist model vs. a Discipler model. Here’s what I mean. The Evangelist model emphasizes conversions and is wonderful in bringing people to Christ, but deficient in discipling those...
by Mark Shaw | Nov 21, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Devotions, Posts by Mark
Do you know facts about God? Or do you KNOW God intimately? There is a difference. God wants you to know Him relationally, deeply, and intimately. He doesn’t want you to simply know facts about Him. When you know Him, you find eternal life (John 17:3; I John...
by Mark Shaw | Nov 19, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
A first “fruit” I look for in a “transforming” (Rom. 12:2) addict is RESPONSIBILITY. Is the person taking full responsibility for his/her actions or are they shifting the blame to someone else and/or other things? Only when we take FULL...
by Mark Shaw | Nov 17, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
If you do counseling, what’s your message? Are you preaching yourself? Are you proclaiming the so-called “wisdom” of mankind? OR are you proclaiming Christ? 2 Corinthians 4:5 states: “For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as...
by Mark Shaw | Nov 14, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
You hear a lot about hypocrisy. People act like Jesus talked about hypocrisy all of the time, but He didn’t except when He dealt with religious Pharisees. Today, Christians are afraid to be bold and to biblically counsel or tell others about Jesus because of the...
by Mark Shaw | Nov 13, 2009 | Announcements, Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
For those of you who are new readers, I blogged a lot on UNITY in the early days of this blog! Unity is near and dear to my heart though it’s a struggle for me at times. I have to fight to keep unity just as you do, too, I’m sure! I love unity in the body...
