by Mark Shaw | Oct 16, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Church Life, Posts by Mark
I know that many of you are going to balk at that question: Is TIL a church? Well, what is a church? A building? No. It’s the body of Christ. Can an unbeliever be in the church? No, not in the body of Christ. No one who is an unbeliever is in the body of Christ...
by Mark Shaw | Oct 14, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Devotions, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Think about it: If you are on vacation and resting, then you are NOT working. The second you start working while being on vacation, your rest stops. The opposite is true. When you are working hard, you are not resting. The second you stop working and start resting,...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 30, 2010 | Announcements, Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
My wife found this book review on my book, Divine Intervention: Reviewed by Julie A. Davis (Gilbert, AZ), December 05, 2008 This is a biblical resource for families or friends of addicts with all types of addictions in mind. The author plainly counsels from the bible...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 20, 2010 | Announcements, Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark
September is National Recovery Month to draw more attention to “recovery” from addictions. While “recovery” is a good word, God wants more for His children than recovery. He uses the word “transformation” in the Bible found in...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 16, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Missions, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Many people have the right heart but the wrong message. The message is what counts. The truth is vital. Without truth, there really is no true love. Here are some examples of the messages we proclaim in this ministry because we proclaim Christ alone (Col. 1:28): Be...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 27, 2010 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, TRANSFORMED, Truth in Love Staff
Why do we offer people anything less than Christ? I love what Peter says in Acts 3:6 in the following historical account about a beggar crying out for alms (I liken it to crying out for a medication like Prozac) when what he really needed was Christ but he had no idea...
