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....
by Mark Shaw | Nov 30, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
Many do NOT see the importance of language. Words point us in a direction. They are NOT neutral. For biblical counselors, we are constantly redefining and renaming psychological observations and descriptions with biblical words for the heart issues behind the...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 3, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
I read recently that evolutionists are pushing for a new holiday for Feb. 12th called “Darwin Day” because this year is the 200th anniversary of his birth. The article came from the ministry, Answers In Genesis, founded by Ken Ham. Because I believe the...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 1, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
Forgiveness and Repentance are difficult subjects to blog about. I hope I did not confuse you! My primary goal was to link the two concepts for you because most people do not understand the gift of repentance! The Gospel is balanced – man needs repentance which...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 16, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
When a person is born again, he/she becomes a child of God and is adopted into the family of God. It is a gift of salvation which cannot be earned and certainly is not deserved. The righteousness of Christ is placed upon the Christian and the sins of this person were...
by Mark Shaw | Aug 15, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
One of the most hopeful passages of Scripture is in I Cor. 6:9-11: “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice...
