#105 - Celebrity Addicts Series: Bruce Springsteen (Brown and Dr. Shaw)

"It wasn't until God changed my life that I really understood what true godly sorrow was... what the apostle Paul writes about... that causes us to truly repent..." -Tim Brown Mark and Tim discuss the recent news of Bruce Springsteen's charges from a November 2020 incident in a national park, and the recent video call court date appearance in which Springsteen appeared. Asbury Park Press’ headline seems most fair: Bruce Springsteen has drunk driving charges dropped, pleads guilty to alcohol consumption. Mark Shaw wrote a summary of the news reports of the incident and how it was reported here. Romans 2:4-5  "Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? 5 But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed." 3:45 Do consequences alone lead people to repentance? The three initial charges: Driving recklessly, Driving under the influence, drinking in a national park where it had been outlawed 6:45 What were the Field sobriety test results? 9:30 What are some signs of lack of repentance? 11:40 What is true godly sorrow? 12:45 What kind of repentance? 13:10 The Fundamentals of Addiction Biblical Counseling training course on which Tim Brown teaches a workshop on godly sorrow and repentance https://www.theaddictionconnection.org/fundamentals-training/ 15:15 How is the government the authority over a Christian, and is it good? 17:09 What about harsh or unfair authority? 1 Peter 2:18 18:05 The various news reports and how they report the story... learning how to discern 21:00 What happened to the term "spirits?" 26:00 Justice and fairness 26:40 What about the Springsteen Jeep commercial which was supposed to air during the Super Bowl? Tim Brown serves on The Addiction Connection's Board and is ACBC certified. He is a Commissioned Addictions Biblical Counselor (CABC) with The Addiction Connection as well. Tim founded His Steps Ministries in Woodstock, Georgia. His Steps mission reads: "His Steps Ministries is a Christian training and counseling program that reaches out to those who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We believe that substance abuse is due to an incorrect relationship with God, and hope is only offered through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ." Mark and Tim had the privilege to serve together on a missions trip to Egypt a few years ago with Overseas Instruction in Counseling. OIC's mission reads - "Our mission is to support and build up the Christian church around the world through the training of biblical counseling trainers in every part of the globe, including by sharing testimonies of God’s grace."