Michael Todd Wilson – Page 12 – Intentional Hearts

Gay Marriage and the Supremes

Post author:Michael Todd Wilson
Post published:October 8, 2014
Post category:Articles

With the Supreme Court's refusal to take up a lower court's case involving gay marriage rights in five states, many are trying to interpret where the high court stands on the issue.

“Jars of Clay” Reinterpreted for Football Season

Post author:Michael Todd Wilson
Post published:September 29, 2014
Post category:Articles

If I were the creator of a brand-new football that was so aerodynamically superior to a traditional football that it would fly farther and straighter than any other, who would I sign to endorse and demonstrate it: Peyton Manning or some yahoo off the street who's never in his life thrown a football? Before you say Peyton Manning, consider this.

Why It Matters that SLIPs Don’t become Relapses

Post author:Michael Todd Wilson
Post published:September 22, 2014
Post category:Articles

I recently had a client ask me an honest question: "After I've had a SLIP in my recovery, why does it matter whether I acted out multiple times in the next few days then get back on the recovery road versus immediately getting back on the recovery road after the SLIP? Does it really matter, since I've messed up either way, anyway?" Good question... and one spoken like a true addict.

How is Pornography the Avoidance of Intimacy?

Post author:Michael Todd Wilson
Post published:September 15, 2014
Post category:Articles

Here are three reasons that come to mind from my professional coaching with men in pursuit sexual integrity recovery.

Ambivalence: An Essential Ingredient to Finding God’s Path

Post author:Michael Todd Wilson
Post published:September 8, 2014
Post category:Articles

I really do try to stay prayerfully open to God's plan for my life. But more often than I care to admit, I find myself taking my creative ideas to God with my heart already attached to one or more of them. Our Heavenly Father invites us to bring our requests to Him (Philippians 4:6). But He would rather we come to Him with an unattached heart.

How Else are Christians Who Support Gay Marriage Different from Those Who Don’t?

Post author:Michael Todd Wilson
Post published:August 25, 2014
Post category:Articles

I have to admit that I've never seen any statistics like this before. And it does resonate with me, based on my own work with Christian men who contend with same-sex attractions. Yet, there's something about seeing the numbers that still jolts me a bit, even though I've suspected it for some time. If the following research can be replicated, it would be difficult to argue that it's only a matter of gay rights.