Henri Nouwen wrote, “Our society is not a community radiant with the love of Christ, but a dangerous network of domination and manipulation in which we can easily get entangled and lose our soul.”
Translation – We live in a fallen world.
The Bible is like this: “God gave them up to dishonorable passions” (Romans 1:26). And this: “Just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, death spread to all men because all sinned” (Romans 5:12).
What does this all mean? It means that we aren’t sinners because we sin; we win because we’re sinners. And we aren’t addicts because we act out; we act out because we’re addicts.
Recovery Step: You don’t have a behavior problem. You have a heart problem. So in order to get to the root of the problem, you need to get to the heart of the problem.
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.
