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.

Questioning God

I can identify with Daniel. “I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, ‘My Lord, what will the outcome of all this be?’” (Daniel 12:8). There have been many times when I prayed a similar prayer: Each time, my heart cried out, “My Lord, what will the outcome be?” I love the words…

Dumb Locusts

Like most of you, my addiction robbed me of a lot of years. When I finally got into recovery, I felt like I would never really know the fullness of God’s blessings again. For me, it was too late. Then I came across this gem from the Old Testament. “I will repay you for the…

Hungry Sharks

I love giant aquariums. Like everyone else, I am drawn to the large tank, with sharks mixed in with other fish of all shapes, colors, and sizes. One day, as I was watching the fish swim in their predictable patterns, it hit me. Why do the sharks not eat the other fish? Anywhere else, the…

Reverse Course

The reason many of us are on a bad pathway today is that we refuse to reverse a bad decision we made yesterday. Let me say three things: From God’s Word: “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness…

The First YouTube Video

The first YouTube video was produced by Jawed Karim in 2005. He posted a video of himself at the San Diego Zoo, in front of some elephants, telling the world that it’s cool that they have long trunks.  From that humble beginning, YouTube has exploded in popularity. They now boast a monthly audience of 5…

Dancing

In 1599, William Kempe parted ways with William Shakespeare’s acting company and began his own career. In order to draw attention, he danced his way from London to Norwich in just three weeks.  Let’s talk about it – the power of dancing. Psalm 149:3 says, “Let them praise his name with dancing.” What is so…

The Big “P”

Hebrews 10:36 “You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.”  In 1931, America was in the depths of the Great Depression. A young entrepreneur named Conrad Hilton wasn’t just staring foreclosure in the face. He was borrowing money from bellhops to make…

Two Brains

“He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers – all of them skilled workers and designers” (Exodus 35:35). Longitudinal studies have shown that as we age, the cognitive center of gravity tends to shift from the…

Tomorrow

Do you remember the story of the plagues in Exodus? In chapter 8, we read that God sent frogs so torment Egypt. Then we read this amazing account: “Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, ‘Pray to the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people, and I will let your people…

Dream Hard

On this date in 1899, F.O. Stanley did the unthinkable. He became the first person to drive a car to the top of Mount Washington, in New Hampshire. Within a few years, that car would be outdated, with the emerging Stanley Steamer (bearing his name), which clocked a speed of 127 miles per hour in…