by Mark Shaw | Apr 29, 2010 | Devotions, Posts by Mark, TRANSFORMED, Truth in Love Staff
Some of you may not get the joke but some of you will – I can imagine someone saying to me: “Mark is finally admitting he is in recovery after neck surgery!” One of the heartbeats of our ministry is that Christ “transforms” us from...
by Mark Shaw | Apr 25, 2010 | Devotions, Posts by Mark
Job 1:21 And he said,”Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” What do we enter this world with? Nothing. We are born helpless, totally dependent upon...
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 19, 2010 | Posts by Mark, Vs. Psychology
When will the madness stop? Our culture in America is so psychologized that even wearing deodorant can meet our “emotional needs”!!! On one of our deodorant packages, it says (this is true): “Extra Responsive in Emotional Moments”* *releasing...
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...
