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 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...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 1, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
One of the very pieces of EVIDENCE that show that addiction is NOT a “disease” was told to me by a police officer commenting about the addictive properties of crystal meth. After the FIRST usage of crystal meth, 70% of people become physically addicted to...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 26, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Teen Challenge’s women’s program. I came away VERY impressed at their approach. They are tough but very loving to those ladies. They speak the truth in love while serving both men and women at two separate locations...
by Mark Shaw | Jul 24, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
Isaiah 5:20 says this: Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Sadly, our culture continues to call evil things...
