by Mark Shaw | Feb 5, 2023 | Posts by Mark, TAC Blog
-by Mark E. Shaw with T.A.C. Team LINK to full PODCAST #199 entitled “Wine is a Mocker” “Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.” (Proverbs 20:1, ESV) Human beings like to celebrate. We look for excuses to celebrate the...
by Mark Shaw | May 23, 2022 | TAC Blog
By Dr. Mark Shaw Desperation.[1] That’s what seems to be driving the three persons who have submitted to a surgical brain procedure called DBS to potentially solve their cravings for illicit drugs. DBS stands for Deep Brain Stimulation: a nickel sized hole is cut into...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 17, 2022 | TAC Blog
God’s Word says: “Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.” – Joshua 21:45 ESV [1] What an awesome thought! Every single one of God’s good promises is kept as opposed to...
by Mark Shaw | Apr 3, 2020 | TAC Blog
COVID-19 has disrupted the world’s systems and that includes the addiction and recovery world. I’ve been thinking about both the positive and negative consequences. THE BAD Many people who are diagnosed in the world’s system with substance use disorder (SUD) are more...
by Mark Shaw | Sep 5, 2011 | Biblical Counseling, National Recovery Month, Posts by Mark
“Anything I place in front of my recovery I will lose anyway.” Really? How about this statement instead: “Anything I place in front of Christ I will lose anyway.” Recovery or Christ? Is recovery the god of the person who made the first...