The Addiction Connection Podcast

Dr. Mark E. Shaw discusses the "Florida Shuffle." Proverbs 22:1-2 "A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,  and favor is better than silver or gold. The rich and the poor meet together;  Lord is the Maker of them all." 1:22 What is the recent news about Florida's drug treatment situation for those diagnosed with Substance Use Disorder? 5:01 What does the ACA (Affordabl...

What is the Partnership Between the Holy Spirit and the Word of God? Find encouragement for addictions biblical counselor from the Word of God today. 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 4:18 ACBC has started an Addictions Specialization . Find out more here . 6:30 Who is the only ONE who can comprehend the thoughts of God? (verses 11-12) 7:30 How can we understand what God wants us to understand? 7:55 How do the...

1:56 October 5-6, 2020 is the annual ACBC conference (Association of Certified Biblical Counselors) where Mark will give a workshop on this topic. "The Practical Outworking of the Holy Spirit in Addiction Counseling" 3:10 God's Spirit indwells a believer. John 14:16-17 5:10 What does it mean to "quench" the Holy Spirit? 5:27 Galatians 5:16-26 7:47 Key Doctrines of the Bible from John MacArthur's s...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw continues the series during National Recovery Month, which he has renamed National Transformation Month for Christians. Luke 6:45 "The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks." (ESV) 1:01 Is the word addiction actually in the Bible? 1:11 Benja...

Discussion with Lou Samaritano, who holds a Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Counseling, Certification with ACBC, and also holds the credential of Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor (CABC) with The Addiction Connection . Dr. Mark E. Shaw and Dr. Samaritano discuss ministry to hurting souls, especially those who struggle with sins associated with addiction (aka "Substance Use Disorder" or "Al...

A discussion between Biblical Counselor for Grace Fellowship Church, and Law Enforcement Officer Mike Petri and Dr. Mark E. Shaw of The Addiction Connection. The relationship between law enforcement and addiction (aka Alcohol Use Disorders and Substance Use Disorders) issues is the topic of their discussion. Learn about Mike's role as a Police Chaplain as well. Introduction: Reading of Romans 13 2...

Podcast 64  Biblical Counselor and Law Enforcement Officer Mike Petri and Dr. Mark E. Shaw of The Addiction Connection discuss addiction during National Recovery Month (or National Transformation Month for Christians) September 2020. Opening with Romans 12:2 1:32 Truth and renewing the mind and sharing perspective and hope with others 3:05 Philippians 4:8 and feeding yourself God's truth on a...

National Recovery Month (September 2020) has arrived again .  People who struggle with "addiction" or "Substance Use Disorder" or "Alcohol Use Disorder" get nothing more than pity and stigmatization from the world system that assigns them an illness. Dr. Mark E. Shaw explains how God wants more and can grant true freedom in Christ. [1:00] Recovery is a good word- to reclaim your old self. [1:...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw and Dean Greenwood discuss the nature of the love of God and how to love people through biblical counseling. 2:00 Love is a gift God gives. 2 Corinthians 13 is an exclamation point to Paul's writing on spiritual gifts. 3:01 God the Father identifies Himself as love. 3:40 The key to proclaiming the Gospel. Our actions can be even more powerful than our words can express. 4:25 &nbsp...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw describes the content of the booklet he authored, Understanding Temptation: The War Within Your Heart available at Focus Publishing here . 1:13 --This teaching is NOT just aimed at addiction counseling sessions, but any counseling because it covers the three basic ways we are ALL tempted to sin found in 1 John 2:15-17 "Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone l...

1st Corinthians 10:31 says "Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do all to the glory of God." Dr. Shaw announces the completion of his " Magnum Opus." A video and digital program for addiction, entitled Next Steps: Be TRANSFORMED. He begins by giving glory to God and thanking the team of people from TAC and the location and leadership of Grace Fellowship Church. A curriculum consists of 12 uni...

Is addiction an issue of unbelief? "If you use drugs you must be an unbeliever.." Unbelief blocks the experience of a vibrant relationship with God. What are the distractions from the message of hope? People are looking to the addiction of choice to fix what ails them. Trusting ourselves. That's the heart of unbelief. Prov 3:5 tells us to NOT trust ourselves. Even when the circumstances are hard....

Ketamine infusion protocol clinics are now an exploding fad even though these clinics are not FDA approved for this purpose of what they are calling psychiatric care and therapy for depression or suicidal ideation. This drug is legally approved for sedation for surgeries etc but not for this purpose.  Discovered in 1926 and utilized more in the 60s as an anesthetic, Ketamine was used to tranq...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw talks about the group of individuals and ministries that comprise The Addiction Connection. Reading 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8, Mark explains the theme for the previous Addiction Connection Summits (TAC's annual gathering every fall). Verses 9-12 paint a broad picture that Dr. Shaw applies to those who are helping the addicted and their families. CABC ( Commissioned Addictions Biblical...

Special guest Kirby Johnson joins Mark Shaw on today’s podcast! Kirby was an addict and now is a redeemed follower of Jesus. The Lord did amazing things in his life, using a biblical residential program in Washington as the main area of growth in his life — not only recovering, but also being transformed from the inside out. Today, he is working toward becoming a Commissioned Addictions Biblical C...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw talks with Tim Brown, founder of His Steps Ministries . Tim also serves on the TAC Board of Directors and is a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor. As a counselor, teacher, and disciple-maker, Tim is a faithful servant of Jesus Christ who has a heart for those struggling with addiction. In this podcast, Mark and Tim begin the discussion by reading Psalm 91 and posing the qu...

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise - Prov. 20:1 .  Dr. Mark E. Shaw opens with this verse in today's podcast. He discusses how the desire for any kind of selfish pleasure-seeking leads to despair, unhappiness, and unwise living.  As Christians, we are not to partner with evil and darkness. Instead, we are to walk as children of light.&nb...

Star football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Christian, Ben Roethlisberger is very open about his addictive past: both to alcohol and pornography. In a quote via ESPN, Ben states that "it's not always easy. People don't realize all the time that we athletes, we're human. We sin like everybody else. I am no different. We make mistakes. We get addicted to things. We sin. We're human. I...

In the US, as we celebrate the July 4th signing of the Declaration of Independence, we should also remember our need for complete dependence upon God. Why? Because as followers of Christ, we cannot forget that we need God - every day, every hour, every minute. Proverbs 3:5-8 states, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart,  and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledg...

Jim leads Freedom Farm Ministries in Boone, NC, and is a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor (CABC) who also serves as a board member with The Addiction Connection. Dr. Shaw and Jim's discussion opens with Proverbs 14:12 — “There is a way that seems right to a man but its end is the way to death.” Jim informs listeners that the publication of The Origin of the Species by Charles Darwin in 1...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw announces the video series available through The Addiction Connection entitled "Family Help for Addiction: A Care Group Study". This study is catered to the family member who has a son or daughter, a husband or wife, or any loved one in the family who struggles with addiction. We typically focus on helping the addict seek treatment. The Addiction Connection website has a map:&nbsp...

"I was walking into church with a chip on my shoulder... I kept thinking about how these people do not understand me... " -CJ McMurry "Addicts feel like... they have a special problem. If you are saying to yourself you cannot help someone because you don't have experience, you are not believing truths of scripture." -Jim Quigley "If you use worldly language, there will be worldly solutions. We wan...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw welcomes special guest Oliver Underwood, who is a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor (CABC) and serves as an Advisory Team Member with The Addiction Connection .  Mark opens by reading Isaiah 6:5-8. Oliver shares a little about himself and how he started reading Proverbs regularly. He refers to Matthew 24:12: “the love of many will grow cold” and Hebrews 2:1 “lest we...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw welcomes special guest Pastor Steve Ham of Hyde Park Baptist Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. Pastor Ham discusses the implications and applications of Ecclesiastes to everyday life. His church can be found at hpbaptist.org Steve says the wisdom of Ecclesiastes is not a comfortable wisdom but it can help us in teaching counselees to formulate a biblical worldview as opposed to the phil...

Dr. Mark E. Shaw: “We work so hard to cover our humanity and pretend we’ve got it all together, conceal our transgressions, to look like we’re perfect, to look like we’ve arrived, that we’re the answer and we’re the hope. And counselors do this just as much as anybody. But really we’ve got to confess that we’re broken… I’m turning away from my own sin and turning to God.”  Reading from Genesi...