Coming clean

Toxic behaviors. Deception infection : telling ourselves the truth ; Septic thoughts : overcoming our false beliefs ; Lethal language : experiencing the power of life-giving words ; Hazardous waste : uncovering our hidden sins

Toxic emotions. Bitter roots : digging up the destructive source of resentment ; Green with envy : scratching the poison ivy of comparison ; Rage rash : neutralizing the acid of anger ; Scare pollution : unlocking the chokehold of fear

Toxic influences. Mood poisoning : purging the false promises of materialism ; Germ warfare : cleansing our lives of cultural toxins ; Radioactive relationships : loving unhealthy people without getting sick ; Religion gone bad : tossing out moldy legalism, spoiled churches, and sour Christians

Clean and sober.