Emphasis Preaching Journal

I first met Shawn in my community college communication skills
class. His wife had given him an ultimatum: "Enroll or I'm
leaving you!" He quickly gained insight about himself and his
destructive behavior. A short time later, he and his wife entered
counseling with me. Time after time, despite his repeated promise
to change, to stop trying to control his wife, he slipped -- and
he knew he had slipped. The old ways felt more comfortable than
the new ways. His wife finally reached the end of her tether. "I