by Mark Shaw | Apr 5, 2010 | Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Mixing bunnies and eggs with Resurrection Day is one example of mixing the secular with the sacred things of Christ. Another example occurs when we blend some of the ideas propagated by secular psychology. These ideas cannot be “integrated” or mixed...
by Mark Shaw | Mar 19, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Scripture, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
Seems like many shows keep coming out on this “tsunami” of a problem commonly called “addiction” (the Bible calls it “enslavement” and “idolatry” which still holds the person responsible for sinful choices that feed the...
by Mark Shaw | Mar 12, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff
Remember James 4:6 states: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” The picture I think of is playing tennis against God. When we are proud, we are on the opposite side of the net against God and there is no way we are going to win against Him in...
by Mark Shaw | Mar 5, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, TRANSFORMED, Truth in Love Staff
Shouldn’t be a surprise that marijuana causes problems with our mental health but I don’t think people realize how much doing illicit drugs affects someone’s ability to think and make good decisions that please the Lord. Are we seeing more...
by Mark Shaw | Feb 28, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
Can you present the Gospel without mentioning the bad news that we all have a sin problem that is going to kill us and send us to a real place in eternity called Hell? Sin is a vital ingredient of the Gospel like apples are a vital ingredient to apple pie! We have a...
by Mark Shaw | Feb 26, 2010 | Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Basically, one aspect of what it means to “glorify God” is to do what He says to do. When we obey Him, then we best reflect His glory to others. Jesus Christ is our Head and we are His body. We are the body of Christ and are to act like His hands and feet....
