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.

Suggests that culture unknowingly ingests regular doses of spiritual toxins that assault one's relationship with God, and illuminates the dark influences, emotions, and behaviors to empower Christians to live pure lives in a filthy world.