What did they do with the two guys who were caught stealing a calendar? They each got six months.
What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear.
Okay. I’ll stop.
There is one thing worse than a bad joke. Two bad jokes. Is anything worse than two bad jokes? Yes – relapse. That is no laughing matter.
We often fall into one of two ditches. We take ourselves too seriously and we don’t take recovery seriously enough.
Recovery Step: Jesus said, “Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come” (Luke 17:1). Translation – enjoy a good laugh, but always remember to take sin, addiction, and relapse seriously.
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.
