by Mark Shaw | Aug 9, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Scripture, Truth in Love Staff
Wow, I need the truth. Every day. God’s truth is love. I need to know what God thinks. I need to know what God says. I need God to speak to me. Guess what? He does speak to us through the Holy Spirit and His Word of truth. Does the truth hurt? It may hurt our...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 4, 2009 | Devotions, Life Lessons, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Interesting observation I’ve had through the years in counseling. Christians who have truly been victims really do not want to stay that way. They want to be victorious through Christ! Another observation – those who are not true victims of others’...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 25, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Scripture, Truth in Love Staff
I wrote The Heart of Addiction for one primary purpose: to glorify God by pointing people to Christ and His Word for the answer for all types of “addictions.” Glorifying God means honoring His Word which is THE most powerful weapon in overcoming any and...
by Mark Shaw | Jun 29, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
A friend told me that Tozer used to say that the “prevailing winds often blow toward hell.” What he meant is that popular opinion of the majority are often WRONG spiritually speaking. As Christians, we are to be called out, holy, pure, and different from...
by Mark Shaw | Jun 24, 2009 | Devotions, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
I posed the question: “Is God ever thankful?” in an earlier post. Now, I’m posing the question “Is God ever disappointed?” Certainly, God is not sad as humans are sad. If God knows everything that ever was, is, and ever will be, then how...
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...
