by Mark Shaw | Jan 6, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Scripture, Truth in Love Staff
What’s interesting to me in this article is the idea that peer pressure makes not already bad men do bad things to get into the “inner ring”. How big is peer pressure in your life? Galatians 1:10 talks about “peer pressure” in this...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 4, 2009 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff
Recently, several professing Christian people said to me: “Mark, I know what God’s Word says about me and about that subject, but I need real answers.” Ouch! I hurt for them, not for me or for God’s Word. God doesn’t need to be defended!...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 2, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Let this encourage you: Saving souls is not about you alone. Your job is to spread the seed of the Gospel and watch the Holy Spirit move in hearts to cause them to turn to Christ as Savior. I think sometimes we get caught up in the “extras” and forget that...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 31, 2008 | Truth in Love Staff
Take a moment and share a story or testimony of God at work in 2008. Let’s look back at those faith stones we have placed together, and remember HIS faithfulness! Submit your story-click here...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 13, 2008 | Biblical Counseling, Truth in Love Staff
Is gambling cute or “innocent fun”? Look at what was happening at the foot of the Cross while Jesus is giving His life for these very sins in John 19:23-24: “When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four...
by Mark Shaw | Dec 13, 2008 | Biblical Counseling, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
One aspect of biblical counseling that I love is that we are NOT dispensing damaging and harmful labels on people with NO hope for change. Nowadays, a rebellious-acting child who sees a psychiatrist is given the label of O.D.D. – Oppositional Defiance Disorder....
