by Mark Shaw | Jun 18, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
I am encouraged at the number of SERIOUS Christians today! What I am seeing is a smaller number of people who are deeply committed to Christ and His agenda! These followers of Christ stand in stark contrast to many who call themselves “Christians” but...
by Mark Shaw | Jun 17, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
I Thess. 5:14 is a verse that captures what Truth in Love Ministries does on a daily basis: “And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.”** We believe this is God’s heart –...
by Mark Shaw | Jun 1, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Devotions, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
“Happy” comes from the word “happenstance” and is dependent upon one’s “circumstances.” Notice the commonality in the two words, happenstance and circumstance- “stances.” Joy, on the other hand, is a willful choice...
by Mark Shaw | May 27, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
Most people think of counseling as lying on a couch, venting and complaining about your problems, and then paying the counselor for your 50 minute visit. But is that what we do as biblical counselors? No! Truth in Love Ministries provides biblical counseling and...
by Mark Shaw | May 24, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Did you realize that “self-pity” is prideful? When one is mired in self-pity, they are being prideful. Why? Because they are focused upon themselves and not focused upon Christ. “Woe is me” is the attitude. “I deserve better” is the...
by Mark Shaw | May 23, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
Sadly, we see a number of problems as biblical counselors. I’ve ranked them from 1 to 10 so you’ll know what we deal with on a typical day. At #10, we meet with many rebellious teens/youths. These young people fail to listen to their parents, respect...
