How to Defeat Harmful Habits (Counseling Through the Bible Series) (60 page)

Acknowledgments

1.
Psalm 119:105.

2.
Habakkuk 3:19 (
NLT
).

Chapter 2—The World of Habits and Addictions

1.
Registered trademark of ABC Sports with the United States Patent Office registration number: 1074755.

2.
Random House,
Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary
, 2d ed. (New York: Random House, 2001), s.v. “biathlon.”

3.
Ed Grabianowski, “How Biathlon Works” (Silver Spring, MD: Discovery Communications, n.d.),
http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/outdoor-activities/snow-sports/biathlon5.htm
.

4.
W.E. Vine, Merrill F. Unger, and William White,
Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words
(Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1985), s.v. “learn.”

5.
Vine, Unger, and White,
Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words
, s.v. “way.”

6.
Vine, Unger, and White,
Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words
, s.v. “way.”

7.
Vine, Unger, and White,
Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words
, s.v. “life.”

8.
James M. Citrin,
The Dynamic Path: Access the Secrets of Champions to Achieve Greatness
(Emmaus, PA: Rodale, 2007), 56.

9.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Basic English
, s.v. “impulse.”

10.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Basic English
, s.v. “habit.”

11.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Basic English
, s.v. “obsession.”

12.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Basic English
, s.v. “compulsion.”

13.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Basic English
, s.v. “addiction.”

14.
China Daily
, “Magnar Solberg,”
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2007-07/26/content_6002457.htm
.

15.
CBS News
, “Michael Vick: ‘I Blame Me’” (August 16, 2009),
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/10/60minutes/main5231257.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody
.

16.
CBS News
, “Michael Vick: ‘I Blame Me.’”

17.
United Youth Football and Cheer, “NFL Player/Professional Advisory Council,”
http://www.unitedyfl.com/advisorycouncil.html
.

18.
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Richmond Division, “United States of America v. Purnell A. Peace, Quanis L. Phillips, Tony Taylor, Michael Vick—Indictment” (Richmond, VA: US District Court, July 2007).
http://assets.espn.go.com/media/pdf/070717/vick_indictment.pdf
.

19.
Timothy Morral, “History of the Pit Bull,”
http://www.pitbull411.com/history.html
.

20.
Juliet Macur, “Vick Receives 23 Months and a Lecture,”
The New York Times
(December 11, 2007).
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/11/sports/football/11vick.html?pagewanted=1
.

21.
CBS News
, “Michael Vick: ‘I Blame Me.’”

22.
David Chaikin and Jason Campbell Sharman,
Corruption and Money Laundering: A Symbiotic Relationship
(United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), 160.

23.
Lance Morrow, “Essay: The Shoes of Imelda Marcos,”
TIME.com
(March 31, 1986).

24.
“Imelda Marcos Acquitted, Again,”
NYTimes.com
(March 11, 2008).

25.
Philippines Travel Guide, “Coconut Palace Manila, Come and Judge for Yourself!” (n.p.: 2004),
http://www.philippines-travel-guide.com/coconut-palace-manila.html
.

26.
Art Stricklin, “Michael Vick Shares First-Ever Testimony”
Baptist Press
(February 8, 2010),
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=32239
.

27.
Associated Press, “Michael Vick Receives Ed Block Courage Award,”
The Times
—
Picayune
(March 9, 2010),
http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/03/michael_vick_receives_ed_block.html
.

28.
For the following list see Gary R. Collins,
Christian Counseling
—
A Comprehensive Guide
, rev. ed. (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1988), 507-8.

29.
Stricklin, “Michael Vick Shares First-Ever Testimony.”

30.
Associated Press, “Jones Pleads Guilty, Admits Lying About Steroids” (October 5, 2007),
http://nbc-sports.msnbc.com/id/21138883//
.

31.
Associated Press, “Jones Pleads Guilty, Admits Lying About Steroids.”

32.
Associated Press, “Jones Pleads Guilty, Admits Lying About Steroids.”

33.
On the three God-given inner needs, see Lawrence J. Crabb, Jr.,
Understanding People: Deep Longings for Relationship
(Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1987), 15-16; Robert S. McGee,
The Search for Significance
, 2d ed. (Houston, TX: Rapha, 1990), 27-30.

34.
Associated Press, “Jones Pleads Guilty, Admits Lying About Steroids.”

35.
Associated Press, “Jones Pleads Guilty, Admits Lying About Steroids.”

36.
CBS Studios Inc., “One-Armed Surfer Turns Pro,”
Inside Edition
(March 31, 2009),
http://www.insideedition.com/news.aspx?storyID=2786
.

37.
Bethany Hamilton, “Biography,”
http://bethanyhamilton.com/about/bio/
.

38.
Mark Moring, “A Surfer with Soul,”
Christianity Today
(April 5, 2011),
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/movies/interviews/2011/surferwithsoul.html
.

39.
Moring, “A Surfer with Soul.”

40.
Bethany Hamilton, Sheryl Burk, and Rick Bundschuh,
Soul Surfer
(Kindle ed.) (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004), n.p.

41.
Hamilton, Burk, and Bundschuh,
Soul Surfer
.

42.
Soul Surfer Wave, “Meet the Hamiltons” (TriStar Pictures, Inc., 2011),
http://www.soulsurferwave.com/meetthehamiltons
.

43.
See also Neil T. Anderson,
A Way of Escape
(Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1994), 117-33.

44.
See also Erwin Lutzer,
How to Say “No” to a Stubborn Habit: Even When You Feel Like Saying Yes
(Wheaton, IL: Victor, 1986), 76-78.

45.
See also Lutzer,
How to Say “No” to a Stubborn Habit
, 131-40.

46.
Sandra Simpson LeSourd,
The Compulsive Woman
(Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell, 1996), 53.

47.
Sandra Simpson LeSourd,
The Compulsive Woman
, 177.

48.
Sandra Simpson LeSourd,
The Compulsive Woman
, 82.

49.
Sandra Simpson LeSourd,
The Compulsive Woman
, 91.

50.
Sandra Simpson LeSourd,
The Compulsive Woman
, 91.

51.
Sandra Simpson LeSourd,
The Compulsive Woman
, 94.

52.
Sandra Simpson LeSourd,
The Compulsive Woman
, 100.

53.
Sandra Simpson LeSourd,
The Compulsive Woman
, 100.

54.
Sandra Simpson LeSourd,
The Compulsive Woman
, 184.

55.
Sandra Simpson LeSourd,
The Compulsive Woman
, 132.

56.
Hamilton, Burk, and Bundschuh,
Soul Surfer
.

57.
For Bethany Hamilton’s workout regimen, see Jen Murphy, “A Surfer and Phenom At Her Very Core,”
The Wall Street Journal
(April 12, 2011),
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703712504576244631924797232.html
.

58.
TRX Training, “Soul Surfer Bethany Hamilton’s Amazing Comeback” (April 8, 2011),
http://www.trxtraining.com/connect/blog/2011/04/08/soulsurfer-bethanyhamiltons-amazing-comeback/
.

59.
Hamilton, Burk, and Bundschuh,
Soul Surfer
.

60.
See also Lutzer,
How to Say “No” to a Stubborn Habit
, 57-58, 76-84.

61.
For the following section see
The World’s Best Anatomical Charts: Diseases and Disorders
(Skokie, IL: Anatomical Chart Company, 2000), 29.

62.
For this section see Well Being of Wyoming, “Smokeless Tobacco—Newsletter” (Casper, WY: Wyoming Department of Health, August 2008),
http://www.wellbeingofwyoming.org/newsletter.htm
.

63.
American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, “What Is Spit Tobacco?” (Alexandria, VA: American Academy of Otolaryngology, n.d.),
http://www.entassociates.net/html/spit_tobacco_-_it_s_no_game.html
.

64.
See Ruth Engs, “How Can I Manage Compulsive Shopping and Spending Addiction (Shopaholism)” (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University, 2006),
http://www.indiana.edu/˜engs/hints/shop.html
; Spenders Anonymous, “Abstinence in Spending” (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN: Twin Cities Minnesota Intergroup of Spenders Anonymous, 2006),
http://www.spenders.org/abstinence.html
.

65.
Hamilton, Burk, and Bundschuh,
Soul Surfer
.

66.
Hamilton, Burk, and Bundschuh,
Soul Surfer
.

67.
Hamilton, Burk, and Bundschuh,
Soul Surfer
.

Chapter 3—The World of Alcohol and Drug Abuse

1.
Information on Mickey Mantle is from Merlyn Mantle, et al., with Mickey Herskowitz,
A Hero All His Life: A Memoir by the Mantle Family
(New York: HarperCollins, 1996); Ed Cheek,
Mickey Mantle: His Final Inning
(Garland, TX: ATS, n.d.).

2.
Mantle, et al.,
Hero All His Life
, 5.

3.
Mantle, et al.,
Hero All His Life
, 16.

4.
Mantle, et al.,
Hero All His Life
, 98.

5.
Mantle, et al.,
Hero All His Life
, 26.

6.
Mantle, et al.,
Hero All His Life
, 34.

7.
For this section see Jeff Van Vonderen,
Good News for the Chemically Dependent and Those Who Love Them
, rev. ed. (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1991), 21-22.

8.
Mantle, et al.,
Hero All His Life
, 19.

9.
For this section see James R. Beck, “Substance-Use Disorders,” in
Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology
, ed. David G. Benner (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1985), 1128-29.

10.
For the following sections on intoxication, abuse, addiction, and withdrawal see American Psychiatric Association,
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR
, 4th ed. (Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 2000), 191-95, 198-99.

11.
Elizabeth J. Taylor, ed.,
Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary
, 27th ed. (Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders, 1988), 848.

12.
See
http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=285078
.

13.
Evan Grant, “Faith Brings Texas’ Rangers Hamilton Back from the Brink,”
The Dallas Morning News
(January 27, 2008), electronic ed., n.p.

14.
For this section see Ronald Rogers and Chandler Scott McMillin,
Under Your Own Power: A Guide to Recovery for Nonbelievers…and the Ones Who Love Them
(New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1992), 140-43.