Bøker av Stephen Arterburn

Twenty-first-century how-to advice for parents who want to protect children as they launch them into college, from bestselling author Stephen Arterburn, host of New Life Live!, the nation's number one Christian call-in counseling show.Your child is getting ready to leave home for college…and you are terrified. You’ve been preparing for this moment for years—but as a Christian parent, you are well aware of the kind of ideological indoctrination that takes place on most college campuses. Will your child make it through the next four years with his faith intact? This is a question syndicated radio host Stephen Arterburn hears regularly from his listeners. In Understanding and Loving Your College Student, he teams with life coach James Phillis to help parents develop in their kids a love for God that encompasses their heart, soul, mind, and strength and a love for their neighbors on campus, as well as themselves. This book will -Help parents of kids still in junior high or high school lay a solid groundwork for living out their faith -Offer tools for helping your child select the right school, including financial aid tips -Help you let go of the reins of your child’s life as he becomes an adult (and makes mistakes in the process), and -Help you transition from having a child in your home to having a relationship with the adult you have raised. Raising children is never easy—and letting go is hard. But with some practical tools and wisdom from others who’ve been down that road, you can find peace in the process.

This practical guide helps spouses to understand what drives sexual addiction and how to find healing after betrayal.

This encouraging guide helps readers care for someone wrestling with the darkness of depression without becoming depressed or hopeless themselves.

The Healing is a Choice Today trade book centers on the 10 choices you must make and 10 lies you must reject to ensure you are not standing in God's way of ensuring His healing powers for you. This 10-week devotional companion will explore topics designed to encourage and motivate readers to focus on the choices that enable true healing.

How satisfied are you with your life? Men like you are finding it tougher than ever to be content with what they have. They compare themselves with others and continually come up short. The soul-gnawing result is discouragement and disappointment. Lasting contentment comes only from a transformation of your mind, emotions, and will. It also takes a personal encounter with the God who can make you content. In Being God's Man by Finding Contentment, you will track this struggle for a new identity through various biblical passages. Like Jacob, you will not be fully settled and content until you lay to rest your past and take up a new identity in Christ. Jacob became a new creature, a man on a mission for the Lord. His struggle was over. He knew why he was here and what he had to do. His life took on purpose and meaning that transcended the striving. Yours can, too.Special Features:·Practical studies facilitate personal encounters with God and other men·Questions encourage genuine reflection and help build godly convictions·"Real Life” case studies show how the truths you discover have worked out in other men's lives·"Standing Strong” section gives you the opportunity to form and express your action steps with God and your group

When most parenting books were written decades ago, they did not addressnor could they addressall of the issues parents would face today in the era of technology and excess. Parents do not need another article that contradicts the last one they read; rather, they need insights, techniques, and strategies to tackle the issues of twenty-first-century parenting. That's what the Understanding and Loving Your Child series of books will do. Understanding and Loving Your Child Who Smokes Pot will give parents methods they can use to connect with and support their children who use marijuana. These tools will equip parents to avoid conflict and shame while they continue to love and guide their child.

When most parenting books were written decades ago, they did not addressnor could they addressall the issues parents would face today in the era of technology and excess. Parents do not need another article that contradicts the last one they read; rather, they need insights, techniques, and strategies to tackle the issues of twenty-first-century parenting. That's what the Understanding and Loving Your Child series of books will do. Understanding and Loving Your Child with ADHD will guide parents with methods they can use to help children who suffer from ADHD build character and competence rather than conflict, failure, shame, or disconnection.

Begin the journey of recovery from grief! Let's start now on a twelve-step path that will lead us out of the death grip of grief into the restoration of life. In the Life Recovery Workbook for Grief, discover real-life stories of fellow travelers, great questions for individual or group discussion, and a Bible-centered approach to freedom. Twelve beautiful blessings await after our hard work on the journey of recovery from grief. Step 1: Open our hearts to God's power to free us from the grip of grief. 'Have compassion on me, LORD, for I am weak.' (Psalm 6:2) Step 2: Allow God to join us in the powerful emotions of grief. 'My heart is heavy with grief. Weep for me, for I wither away.' (Isaiah 24:16) Step 3: Rest in God's care and help to take our loss and grief. 'Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.' (Matthew 11:28) Step 4: Gain a true picture of how God sees us as we grieve. 'Don't be dejected and sad, for the joy of the LORD is your strength!' (Nehemiah 8:10) Step 5: Experience the healing that begins with confession. 'But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.' (1 John 1:9) Step 6: Get ready for repentance and movement through our grief. 'Would you like to get well?' (John 5:6) Step 7: Allow God's Spirit to heal our hearts from grief. 'I will comfort those who mourn.' (Isaiah 57:18) Step 8: Create a list of people our grief may have adversely affected. 'Do to others as you would like them to do to you.' (Luke 6:31) Step 9: Restore relationships damaged by our sins and experience a clean slate. 'Go and be reconciled to that person.' (Matthew 5:24) Step 10: Review daily the defects in us that hinder healthy life with God and others. 'Be careful not to fall.' (1 Corinthians 10:12) Step 11: Grow closer to God through prayer and meditation. 'The LORD is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.' (Lamentations 3:25) Step 12: Bless others with the blessing of healing from grief. 'Gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path.' (Galatians 6:1) STEPHEN ARTERBURN is the founder of New Life Ministries -- the nation's largest faith-based broadcast, counseling, and treatment ministry -- and host of the nationally syndicated New Life Live! daily radio program. He is a Gold Medallion-winning author and co-editor of The Life Recovery Bible. DAVID STOOP, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and the founder of The Center for Family Therapy in Newport Beach, California. He also serves on the executive board of the American Association of Christian Counselors. David is a Gold Medallion-winning author and co-editor of The Life Recovery Bible.

Begin the journey of recovery from sexual addiction! Let's start now on a twelve-step path that will lead us out of inappropriate sexual behaviors into the restoration of life. In the Life Recovery Workbook for Sexual Integrity, discover real-life stories of fellow travelers, great questions for individual or group discussion, and a Bible-centered approach to freedom. Twelve beautiful blessings await after our hard work on the journey of recovery from sexual addiction. Step 1: Open our hearts to God's power to free us from the grip of unhealthy sexual behaviors. 'O God, please strengthen me just one more time.' (Judges 16:28) Step 2: Allow God to restore our sexual sanity. 'Who can bring purity out of an impure person?' (Job 14:4) Step 3: Submit to God in order to be freed from the bondage of life-stealing addiction. 'If you give up your life for me, you will find it.' (Matthew 10:39) Step 4: Self-examination leads us out of addiction. 'You showed that you have done everything necessary to make things right.' (2 Corinthians 7:11) Step 5: Experience the healing that begins with mutual confession. 'Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.' (James 5:16) Step 6: Get ready for God to heal us from addictive sexual behaviors. 'You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.' (Psalm 51:17) Step 7: Invite God to remove our sexual shortcomings. 'I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.' (Isaiah 57:15) Step 8: Create a list of people our unwise sexual behavior adversely affected. 'Now, however, it is time to forgive.' (2 Corinthians 2:7) Step 9: Restore relationships damaged by our sexual sins and experience a clean slate. 'But then they turn from their sins and do what is just and right.' (Ezekiel 33:14) Step 10: Review daily the defects in us that hinder healthy life with God and others. 'So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives.' (James 1:21) Step 11: Grow closer to God through prayer and meditation. 'Teach me how to live, O Lord.' (Psalm 27:11) Step 12: Bless others with the blessing of healing from habitual sexual sin. 'He will give a crown of beauty for ashes.' (Isaiah 61:3) STEPHEN ARTERBURN is the founder of New Life Ministries -- the nation's largest faith-based broadcast, counseling, and treatment ministry -- and host of the nationally syndicated New Life Live! daily radio program. He is a Gold Medallion-winning author and co-editor of The Life Recovery Bible. DAVID STOOP, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and the founder of The Center for Family Therapy in Newport Beach, California. He also serves on the executive board of the American Association of Christian Counselors. David is a Gold Medallion-winning author and co-editor of The Life Recovery Bible.

The Life Recovery Workbooks meet the needs of people dealing with compulsive behaviors that go beyond alcohol and substance abuse. These workbooks complement The Life Recovery Bible and focus on developing a biblical foundation for both understanding and successfully overcoming specific areas of struggle. Each workbook explores how Scripture speaks to a specific issue. The series provides a solid recovery path to many who have never considered working the 12 Steps for a specific problem and for those who have worked the 12 Steps for addiction or codependency but have never homed in on a specific area of struggle.

"e;I want to have better relationships . . . but is it all on me to fix things?"e;"e;This person's approval means everything to me. It's like it controls me."e;"e;Why can't I get free from this cycle?"e;If you find yourself having these feelings, it's time to take your life back. Through personal examples, clinical insights, and spiritual truth, Stephen Arterburn and David Stoop will show you how toovercome the habits and history that are keeping you down-and take new, positive steps toward change;heal from the hurts, setbacks, and broken relationships that affect you every day;develop better boundaries with others in your life;stop overreacting and start responding appropriately to any situation or circumstance;break the cycle of behavior that harms you and your relationships;find the freedom you have longed for.Your past and current circumstances don't have to define you, and they don't have to determine the direction of your life. Take Your Life Back is the key to moving from reactive attitudes and behaviors to healthy, God-honoring responses that will help you live the life you were meant to live.

Drawing from an extensive national survey of more than 1,300 men and women, best-selling author Stephen Arterburn reveals 7 things you must stop doing that damage your marriage. Second, he presents 7 positive things you must start doing to build a great marriage. But most important: he tells you what to do if your spouse is not willing to do anything. As Arterburn explores these behaviors with real-life stories and biblical insight, you will discover fresh ideas and greater motivation to make your marriage thrive.Finally, Arterburn reveals a final 7 that brings you to the heart of the matter. The 7 minutes that will matter most for any couple, no matter whether you're just thinking of getting married or have been together for many years. Once you get it, you'll never question the 7-minute marriage solution.

It is God's choice to heal, when to heal, and how healing will occur. Sadly we often make choices that prevent God's healing or interfere with His timing. Millions suffer from emotional, spiritual, and even physical wounds that God may choose to heal. Ten common lies prevent individuals from making those choices that bring about healing. Jesus once asked a man who had been sick for 38 years if he wanted to be healed. This workbook asks the reader the same question and enhances understanding by providing 10 choices to make on the path toward healing. This study is based on the promise of Psalm 147:3, "e;He heals the broken-hearted, binding up their wounds. Engage in the process of healing. Experience emotional, spiritual, and sometimes physical healing. Transform brokenness into new life mission. Identify the big lies that prevent experiencing emotional, spiritual, and even physical healing.

You’ve already been set free by Christ.When are you going to start experiencing that freedom?What does it look like when a man lives out a truly authentic, loving walk with Jesus Christ? It looks like freedom.The Apostle Paul, a man made new by the gospel of Jesus Christ, presents one of the clearest images of the godly man in action. He’s committed to a life of faith, focused on the Spirit instead of the flesh, set free to love others. No longer focused on himself, he demonstrates his faith by serving others. You can be that kind of man by claiming your freedom in Christ. Being God’s man means being set free to exemplify Christ’s love.Being God’s Man by Claiming Your Freedom will stimulate personal reflection and honest dialogue with God and other men. The goal is that you will strive to be God’s man in every way–feeling his heart for others, and doing his will obediently and joyfully.Special Features:·Practical studies–for individual use or group settings–facilitate personal encounters with God and other men·Questions encourage genuine reflection and help build godly convictions·“Real Life” case studies show how the truths you discover have worked out in other men’s lives·“Standing Strong” section gives you the opportunity to identify action steps for lasting change.

You may be single by choice or circumstance. You may plan to marry and have a family, or you may sense a call to lifelong singleness. Even so, your situation is God’s will for you now. What will you do with it? What will you learn from it? And how will you survive the temptations confronting singles in this world?You know firsthand that single men face unique spiritual and moral struggles. Character is the cornerstone of being God’s man as a single in today’s culture. To live successfully out of a commitment to Christ, you as a single man must master the issues of sexual integrity, isolation, contentment, spiritual battle, and identity in Christ. Being God’s Man…as a Satisfied Single is designed to help you do just that.

“I’ve worked hard to get where I am. I’ve overcome great obstacles. I’ve earned it.” No one had a greater right to say those statements more than King David. He rose from the fields of Palestine to the palace of power and privilege. He’d made it. But now that he was on top, would he continue to grow spiritually in the midst of his success?Self-sufficiency is a temptation every man faces. But we can’t be both self-sufficient and on the move spiritually at the same time. Just as in David’s life, God often allows us to experience the consequences of self-sufficiency so that we can rediscover our need for his leadership and empowerment in our lives. In the end, the crushing blows we face serve to humble us…and forge the basis for the next wave of spiritual momentum in our lives.Being God’s Man…in the Search for Success will help you–whether in individual or group study–come to grips with the attitudes and actions you must own as you move forward to achieve God’s goals for you in life.

Her life was spinning out of control. A mix of anger and emptiness defined her. Desperate for true peace, she headed to a place of rest--the healing sands.

When life seems to conspire against you, how do you find the courage to dive into Healing Waters?

Living in a love-hate relationship-with your spouse, kids, parents, friends, co-workers, and even God-can leave you feeling confused and furious. But the practical strategies presented in this book will help you overcome your most agonizing relational predicaments.

Mastering Your Moods brings together three of America's foremost Christian counselors to offer help for those who suffer from mood swings or depression.

For those readers who are struggling with an imbalance between their home life and work life, Stephen Arterburn, reveals 10 cutting-edge insights for gaining and maintaining a life-nurturing balance.

Written by three highly experienced mental health counselors, this book addresses the need for secure, safe places in all contexts of our lives and show readers how to identify and remain in safe places while growing spiritually in an unsafe world.

Avoiding Mr. Wrong (now available in trade paper) alerts women to the signs, symptoms, and dangers of finding Mr. Wrong and offers insight on how to eliminate these men from their relationship-building equations.