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 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...
