There is a small town in southeast Mississippi that was founded in the 1860s and has a current population of about 400 people. The name of the town?
Soso, Mississippi.
How did it get its name?
When the settlers found the place where they’d start the town, they looked at the soil and said, “It’s so-so.” When they considered the water supply, they concluded it was “so-so.” The small band of travelers concluded the entire area was just “so-so.” That became the name of the town: Soso.
I’m not making that up!
Now, that’s a cute story about a cute town. But that is no way to do life. And it is surely no way to do recovery. So-so won’t cut it. Solomon offered a better plan: “Whatever you do, do it with all your might” (Ecclesiastes 9:10).
Recovery Step: If you are 90 percent in, you are 100 percent out. So-so isn’t good enough.
Author: Mark Denison
Mark and Beth Denison, married for 36 years, launched There’s Still Hope as a national movement to call men and women into lives of sexual integrity. Their ministry offers 90-day recovery plans for addicts and one-on-one and group coaching for addicts and their spouses. TSH also produces resources for pastors and churches to confront the porn epidemic that is destroying so many lives.
Dr. Denison was a senior pastor for over 30 years, NBA chaplain, and board chairman at Houston Baptist University three times. With a Master’s Degree in Addiction Recovery, Mark is a certified PSAP and active member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Mark has written four books on recovery: Porn in the Pew, 365 Days to Sexual Integrity, A 90-Day Recovery Guide, and 40 Days to Porn-Free Living. His latest book, Jesus on the 12 Steps, will be released later this year.
