The Addiction Connection Podcast

Jim Quigley joins author , biblical counselor, and The Addiction Connection Founder and President, Dr. Mark E. Shaw, D.Min. in the studio today to discuss the physical components of addiction from a biblical counseling point of view. Jim is the Executive Director of Freedom Farm Ministries in Boone, NC, and serves as a board member of The Addiction Connection . He is also a Commissioned Addictions...

Joy Of The Lord Shirley Crowder, author at Through the Lens of Scripture , and Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor with The Addiction Connection, joins the podcast for another episode in the Advent series. Shirley also currently serves as Vice-President of The Addiction Connection.  Dr. Mark E. Shaw and Shirley discuss their new Advent book: Advent Meditations for Addicts, released in...

CJ McMurry is back on the podcast on location in the studio because he is in town for The 4th Annual TAC (The Addiction Connection) Summit. CJ is a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor with The Addiction Connection and also serves on the Board of The Addiction Connection , while he also is Program Director for The Refuge Winterset Iowa . Find more biblical programs at The Addiction Connectio...

Peace of God Shirley Crowder, author at Through the Lens of Scripture , and Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor with The Addiction Connection, joins the podcast for another episode in the Advent series. Shirley Crowder was born in a mission guest house under the shade of a mango tree in Nigeria, West Africa, where her parents served as missionaries. She is passionate about disciple-making,...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw wraps up the series on the myths of addiction as noted in Dr. Lance M. Dodes' book: The Heart of Addiction: A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors (Harper Collins 2002) Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Colossians 2:8 "See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according t...

Ben Funkhouser, Executive Director of The Refuge in Winterset, Iowa, and he is a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor with The Addiction Connection. Ben and Mark finish the series discussing the myths of addiction as noted in Dr. Lance Dodes book The Heart of Addiction: A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors (Harper Collins, 2002) How do we agre...

Hope in God Shirley Crowder, author at Through the Lens of Scripture , and Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor with The Addiction Connection joins the podcast for another episode in the Advent series. Shirley Crowder was born in a mission guest house under the shade of a mango tree in Nigeria, West Africa, where her parents served as missionaries. She is passionate about disciple-making, wh...

Pastor Andy Bittle from Iowa is today's guest. He's the counseling pastor at Living Waters Fellowship in DesMoines. Find him at LWFDesmoines.com Mark introduces Andy and then they discuss the 8th and 10th myths of addiction as noted in Dr. Lance M. Dodes' book The Heart of Addiction: A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors (Harper Collins, 2002) Romans...

Shirley Crowder, author at Through the Lens of Scripture , and Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor with The Addiction Connection joins the podcast for an Advent series. Shirley Crowder was born in a mission guest house under the shade of a mango tree in Nigeria, West Africa, where her parents served as missionaries. She is passionate about disciple-making, which is conducted in and through...

Lou Samaritano and Mark continue the series discussing Dr. Lance Dodes' myths of addiction that he writes about in his book The Heart of Addiction: A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors ... (Harper Collins, 2002). Find Lou at abiblicalcounselor.com where he counsels in Sayville, Long Island, NY close to all the major thoroughfares there. He also coun...

Jim Quigley joins Dr. Mark Shaw to discuss the myths of addiction in Dr. Lance Dodes' book, "The Heart of Addiction". Mark and Jim debunk the myths of addiction from a biblical perspective, taking it a step further. Proverbs 3:5-8 What is meant by the world when they use the term, "Surrender?" vs. what Christianity says about our inability to surrender. 8:20 - False humility apart from Christ and...

In this podcast series, we're looking into Lance Dodes' 10 Myths of Addiction. We're joined by CJ McMurry a TAC Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor from The Refuge, a residential program for men in Winterset, Iowa as we discuss Myth #3. Find more people who help and the programs they run at www.theaddictionconnection.org 2:23  - 2 TImothy 3:2-5 3:00 - Myth #3 "If you have an addic...

10 Myths of Addiction Series on TAC Podcast Pastor Wes Pinkley joins us as we discuss Myths #1 and #2 of Lance Dodes' book "The Heart of Addiction" - but we examine these myths (which we agree with) but take them further by looking at the myths through a biblical perspective. Applications are made to pleasurable food items, marital sexual, relations, temptations of video gaming, pornography,...

Introduction to the 10 Myths of Addiction Series hosted by Dr. Mark E. Shaw.

Guest in the studio, Kirby Johnson, joins Mark Shaw on today’s podcast! In episode #56 , Kirby tells us a little bit of his story. But in this episode, Kirby expounds even more about how God has worked through his life. Kirby was an addict and now is a redeemed follower of Jesus. The Lord used a biblical residential program in Washington as the main area of growth in his life—not just allowing him...

A regular on The Addiction Connection Podcast, our friend Jim Quigley joins us from Freedom Farm Ministries in Boone, NC to talk about a book that he requires the men at his addiction residential program to read. In fact, we think it’s a book that everyone should read. The fictional novel, Bo’s Café, by John Lynch, Bill Thrall, and Bruce McNicol explores our need for mentoring, discipline, and rel...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw's dad, Ronny Shaw, joins today’s podcast. If you’ve ever contacted The Addiction Connection by phone, you’ve most likely spoken with Ronny. As an evangelist, his life verse is John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” 0:57 Ronny’s favorite Bible verse 1:25 Life story 4:45 Saved at 25 11...

Gal 3:3 “Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?” 1:30 What is real hope? 3:00 Temporal hope vs eternal hope 4:40 Power of hope in the union with Christ 7:00 If you’re in Jesus, you already HAVE this 7:30 Identity 8:20 The work of hope in transformation 13:30 Addicted to Jesus instead of selfish desires 14:00 Reconciliation 15:45 Practical ways to...

Dr. Cindy Jones, a CABC with The Addiction Connection , serves with Healing Hearts Ministry and joins us on today’s podcast. Healing Hearts is the umbrella from which various ministries flow, such as women's conferences bible studies, speaking engagements, and more. Their flagship ministry outreach is Free Indeed Restoration Ministry for men, women, and teens. It's a recovery ministry of sorts, bu...

Shirley Crowder, Vice President of The Addiction Connection, joins us on the podcast for a very special announcement! The Addiction Connection is excited to publish Advent: Meditations for Addicts by Shirley Crowder and Mark E. Shaw. Learn more about this resource and behind-the-scenes of how and why we created this resource especially for transforming addicts, but also for any Christ-follower. 5:...

Jim Quigley, a CABC with The Addiction Connection and Executive Director of Freedom Farm Ministries , joins us as we discuss celebrity musicians' struggles with addiction. Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. 6:45 – Music becoming our identity. Musicians speaking into our lives. 7:31 Discussion of various bands. James 1:14 - But each person is t...

Louis Samaritano, a CABC with The Addiction Connection , joins us on this special podcast series discussing celebrities who struggled with addiction. Louis discusses Micky Mantle, who was a professional baseball player for the New York Yankees. 2:00 Hebrews 2:14 " Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might dest...

Mark addresses the hopelessness of the lyrics of this song "Glorious Sons – S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)". Romans 15:13 "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope." (ESV) 6:00 Where is the hope in this world of suffering? 7:00 What does biblical counseling offer those saying they are contemplating suicide? 10:04 W...

Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29  Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (ESV) Dr. Shaw quotes from Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers a book by Dane C. Ortlund . What is the...

Psalm 133:1-3 "Behold, how good and pleasant it is     when brothers dwell in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil on the head,     running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron,     running down on the collar of his robes! 3 It is like the dew of Hermon,     which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord...