#184 - When I Found out Addiction is NOT a Disease... I realized...

The Addiction Connection Podcast

Conversation between Dr. Mark E. Shaw and Shirley Crowder about taking responsibility for our sin, particularly the hope of God's transforming forgiveness for all sin choices, including those involved in addiction. Proceeds from the book Advent: Meditations for Addicts go to The Addiction Connection. It is available now at:

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Mark E. Shaw, D.Min., CABC, ACBC, IABC, CADAC II, founded The Addiction Connection in 2012 and is the author of 26 publications on addictions and biblical counseling. He serves as the Director of Counseling at Grace Fellowship Church in Florence, KY.

Shirley Crowder, CABC, is passionate about disciple-making, which is conducted in and through a myriad of ministry opportunities including biblical counseling, teaching Bible studies, writing, and music. She serves as Vice President of The Addiction Connection. Shirley is an award-winning author with several of her articles appearing in “Paper Pulpit” in the Faith section of The Gadsden (Alabama) Times. She also has published articles for David C. Cook, Student Life, and Woman’s Missionary Union publications. She contributes to several blogs. She is published as an author, co-author, and contributing author of fifteen books.

Mark and Shirley discuss each chapter of the devotional in podcasts #87, #89, #92, #94, #96, #97, #98

Timestamps:

2:41 Hymns applied to the daily meditations within the book Advent: Meditations for Addicts

5:56 Matthew 1:18-21 on the Birth of Jesus Christ and Joseph's response

9:40 "When I found out addiction is not a disease"

12:01 Can we improve upon the Bible by calling it something nicer and help more people?

15:55 John 1:1-5

21:20 What robs the person who is in addiction?

28:11 How did writing this devotional impact Mark Shaw?

30:30 What about the "should's" and the "you must" found in writing devotionals to addicts?

32:14 There is a lie out there that can hinder you