by Mark Shaw | Aug 15, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
One of the most hopeful passages of Scripture is in I Cor. 6:9-11: “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 13, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
Recently, I took my fam to see the second Chronicles of Narnia film based on the book by C.S. Lewis. There are several great themes in the movie, but one of them was about rushing in AHEAD of Christ. The Christ-like figure was Aslan, the lion, and the main characters...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 12, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
I find that some people can pray and trust God for a “physical healing” better than they can for an “emotional healing” for an emotional problem (as it is called by secular psychologists). BOTH types of “healing” require the...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 12, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
Now that I’ve gotten your attention, let’s talk about idolatry! Idolatry is a foreign concept to many Christians today who think it is merely the worship of a wooden statue. Idolatry is the worship of anything other than Christ. In fact, the best way to...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 11, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
II Corinthians 1:3-4 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 10, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
How does the biblical model provide real hope and help? How does it work? Philippians 2:13 tells: “for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.” God provides the POWER to will – or, to want to do the right thing...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 9, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Questions, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
Do you believe Christ can overcome any problem in your life? Has He done so? Share your testimony with us on this blog: it will encourage us all. I believe. I see it many times when we counsel others. We see them come in down and discouraged and leave with confidence...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 7, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
“Don’t trade our love for tea and sympathy” are the lyrics to a song by the Christian group: Jars of Clay. I love that song because it applies to this topic of real hope vs. just coping with your problems (Rom. 12:1-2). God has given us answers for our relationship...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 6, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
Colossians 2:8 states: “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.” The idea that “mental illness” and...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 5, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Vs. Psychology
I hate the worldly concepts about “addiction” that tell people that they cannot ever overcome their addiction because it is a supposed “lifelong illness with no cure.” It’s a supposed “disease” that they must cope with for the...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 4, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Questions, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff
One of the bulwarks of our ministry is that we proclaim the wonderful, biblical truth that hurting, struggling Christians can overcome their problems through the power of Christ dwelling inside of them!!! Our goal at Truth in Love is to build a counselee’s faith...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 1, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff
Recently, I have had the pleasure to witness the Lord’s amazing power in 4 separate situations involving family members and their addicted loved ones. The Lord DIVINELY INTERVENED in all of these situations to either save the addict OR to bring the person back...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 27, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
Psalm 32:1-5: “Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 26, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
Psalm 32:1-5: “Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 24, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Vs. Psychology
Psalm 32:1-5: “Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 24, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
Psalm 32:1-5: “Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 23, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Vs. Psychology
Psalm 32:1-5: “Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 22, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
Psalm 32:1-5: “Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 17, 2008 | Truth in Love Staff
One of the prerequisites of “speaking the truth in love” to someone is RELATIONSHIP. Although you do not always have to have a relationship with someone to be truthful, it sure helps for them to know that you LOVE them first! That’s what we strive to...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 14, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
Many sins today are being diagnosed as a “sickness” rather than calling a sin – sin. For example, the Bible calls someone who steals a “thief” but a secularist may call that person a “kleptomaniac,” implying that they cannot...
