Bücher von Stephen Arterburn

As a complement to The Life Recovery Bible (more than 800,000 copies sold), The Life Recovery Workbook leads the recovering addict into reflection and practical application. By placing the 12 steps of recovery into a firm biblical context, the workbook brings scriptural principles into personal focus. Contemporary "Recovery Profiles," expanded descriptions of each of the 12 steps, and open-ended questions work in unison with The Life Recovery Bible. Far more than just teaching about the 12 steps, the workbook is a guide to an in-depth working of the steps, making the principles of recovery come alive for "one day at a time" living.

Take up a new calling. Walk a new path. And experience life's greatest adventure.Will you discover your true reason for living, enter the battle, and become a new man in Christ? Or will you settle for less? To live more purposefully, to experience a full life, to become more, you will have to become someone else and walk a new path.This kind of attitude is what the Navy Seals look for in a man: Rogue warriors. Unconventional. Committed. Guys who will do anything to win the battle and stay true to their new identities. Walking this new path requires men who won't shrink from the battle. In spirit, the Apostle Paul was this kind of a rogue warrior for God's kingdom. He was tough and uncompromising and he held to a code that marked his life. He lived on purpose, not by accident. He surrendered his life and became a support for others. If you choose to become this kind of man made new, unwilling to compromise, then let this great apostle lead the way. 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

How to maintain your godly boundaries even under pressure.When you're faced with an imminent threat, your body releases adrenaline. Your heart beats faster. Your muscles tense, and all your senses switch to "Go.” But what happens when your spiritual well-being is under attack? Do you stand strong in your desire to do God's will...or run for the hills?The path of faith is tough traveling. Fighting to hold on to God's purposes under adverse conditions is inconvenient, impractical, and thoroughly unpredictable. Standing firm under pressure reveals our true convictions about God, about everything. In Being God's Man by Standing Firm Under Pressure you'll examine one man-named Daniel-and his band of brothers who demonstrated how not to compromise under pressure. They didn't let misfortune, temptation, manipulation, intimidation, or even death shake their faith into compromise. Instead, they faced each new challenging circumstance with courage and trust. As God's man, you 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

How to be God's man in relationship with a woman.Few men would ever embark on an important project, a significant career change, or a major athletic challenge without gathering all the tactical knowledge possible to insure a good outcome. Yet, when it comes to relationships with women, most men fail to apply the simple principles that make them successful in other areas of life.It may be easy to get into a relationship with a woman, but it's not so easy to make the relationship work well. It takes energy. It demands effort. It requires education and understanding. God is available to help. But there's a catch: God's man must connect with God's purposes before he can truly connect with his wife (or wife-to-be). God uses the marriage relationship to promote growth in men's lives, because it shows us our character gaps and drives us to Him for solutions. If you want true intimacy and connection with a woman, you'll need to grow up and graduate from God's school of character. This book, Being God's Man by Understanding a Woman's Heart, is the perfect start.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

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

Gehen Sie neue Schritte in ein befreites Leben - mit Gottes Wort!Freiheit ist nicht nur die Sehnsucht aller Menschen, sondern auch das Versprechen Gottes. Egal ob es um emotionale, körperliche oder psychische Abhängigkeit geht - Gottes Wort enthält Grundsätze, Verheißungen und Erzählungen, die Schritte in die Freiheit zeigen.Diese Bibelausgabe ist angereichert mit vielen Erläuterungen und geistlichen Betrachtungen. Sie knüpfen jeweils an einen Bibelabschnitt an und beziehen die »Zwölf Schritte« ein - das Selbsthilfeprogramm, das von den Anonymen Alkoholikern entwickelt wurde und seitdem auch für viele andere Abhängigkeiten angewandt wird.Diese Bibel eignet sich für Betroffene, Angehörige, Suchtberater und Seelsorger sowie für alle, die mit Verletzungen zu kämpfen haben.

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 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.

Are you more and more disconnected from your real life?Isolated?Forced to face a battle with the lonely road?Business travel has become more costly than ever–and not just financially. The mental and emotional pricetags bring you and your family under attack, threatening to distance you in more than mere miles. And ultimately, a full travel schedule can set your integrity on a crash course with certain defeat.What you need is a road map to guide you through and prepare you for your journey. This book delivers a unique plan to help you keep your job, your family, and your personal life from drifting off course. With fresh perspective, you can:·rediscover the balance to working away from home·overcome burnout to strengthen your defenses ·recapture essential relationships·and escape the travel treadmill to re-engage with real life

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.

When your dreams get derailed, the culprit can usually be found hiding in your emotional life. It is a pattern of attitudes, habits, or relationships that won't allow you to move forward, no matter how much you tell yourself you want to. Negative felings and unhealthy beliefs may have slowed you down and locked you up for years, getting in the way of your best intentions. You may need help breaking free from: Shame-because it locks you into your past Procrastination-because you are afraid to try Depression-because you have not grieved your sorrows Unhealthy Relationships-because they distract you from your unique purpose in life These restrictive emotional traps needlessly deprive you of intimacy, trust, friendships, good feelings, rest, and peace of mind. By challenging them, and the self-destructive behaviors that may accompany them, you can learn to live life in a totally new way.

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.