Books by Stephen Arterburn

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.

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.

This 365-day devotional will help you draw daily spiritual encouragement from the One who loves us most and is interested in every aspect of our lives--even our struggles with weight.

Now available in trade paper, this humorous, best-selling guide helps women know what to look for in a man and what to be as a woman.

Expresale a tu amigo lo mucho que lo aprecias con 52 maneras de decir 'Te amo'.

With one flash of a camera, Demi's private life becomes public news. She doesn't know it yet, but her healing has just begun.

If you've ever struggled with cravings, whether for chocolate, shopping, alcohol, sex, cars, work, or power, you know how it works. Best-selling author Stephen Arterburn and Dr. Debra Cherry reach below the surface of such harmful behaviors to address the underlying needs, and how those hungers can bring us fulfillment, not frustration.