Stephen Arterburn

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Stephen Arterburn is the founder and chairman of New Life Ministries--the nation's largest faith-based broadcast, counseling, and treatment ministry--and is the host of the nationally syndicated "New Life Live!" daily radio program heard on over 180 radio stations nationwide. Steve is also the founder of the Women of Faith conferences, attended by over 3 million women.

Steve is a nationally known public speaker and has been featured in national media venues such as "Oprah," "Inside Edition," "Good Morning America," "CNN Live," the "New York Times," "USA Today," and "US News & World Report." In August 2000, Steve was inducted into the National Speakers Association's Hall of Fame. A best-selling author, Steve has written over 60 books, including the popular Every Man's series and his most recent book, "Healing Is a Choice." He has been nominated for numerous writing awards and has won four Gold Medallion Awards for writing excellence.

Steve has degrees from Baylor University and the University of North Texas as well as two honorary doctorate degrees. Steve resides with his family in Laguna Beach, California.

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Every Man's Battle, Revised and Updated 20th Anniversary Edition: Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time Feb 25, 2020

by Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker, Mike Yorkey

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The groundbreaking guide to fighting sexual temptation, with more than 4 million copies sold in the series—now revised and updated to help men navigate the realities of technology and other contemporary challenges

“Every male should read this book. As the battle for our minds intensifies, the need for direction increases.”—Max Lucado, pastor and bestselling author

We live in a world awash with sensual images 24/7. The exponential growth of pornography and internet infidelity has men locked in a battle of spiritual warfare against these temptations, often drowning in addiction, defeat, and shame.

But you can be victorious in the battle for sexual integrity. Every Man’s Battle reveals a detailed strategy that has helped millions of men win the war against temptation. This revised and updated edition of the bestselling classic offers:

• Guidance for navigating cultural challenges with a godly view of women and sexuality
• Current insights into the proven connection between porn and sexual dysfunction
• Critical advances in brain science that show how addiction affects our minds
• Practical solutions to rein in wandering eyes and lustful thoughts
• Suggestions for nurturing a marriage filled with vibrant sexual intimacy
• A clear plan to help you avoid or end addictive behavior and experience lasting freedom

Every Man’s Battle offers a practical, biblical plan to help you experience victory and wholeness, as well as a comprehensive workbook for group discussion or personal reflection.

Other Formats: Paperback , Spiral-bound

NLT Life Recovery Bible, Second Edition: Addiction Bible Tied to 12 Steps of Recovery for Help with Drugs, Alcohol, Personal Struggles - With Meeting Guide Sep 5, 2017

by Stephen Arterburn, David Stoop

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Tyndale’s Life Recovery Bible is the #1–selling recovery Bible with over 3 million copies in print. This Bible for addiction points to God himself as the primary source of recovery with essential tools and features that help free people from the grip of addiction. It is widely used in tangent with the 12 Step recovery programs, in correctional facilities, and by individuals seeking help taking their life back from behaviors and substances that have held them captive.

This Second Edition of The Life Recovery Bible is updated with new articles on addiction recovery as well as a step-by-step life recovery meeting guide for leaders. This NLT Bible is essential to anyone starting or running recovery groups at church or in the community. The Second Edition works seamlessly with the original version. This allows users of both editions to communicate easily with each other regarding the location of notes and other features.

Features:

Life Recovery Facilitator’s Guide
Step-by-Step Life Recovery Meeting Guide
Article: Thriving in a Secular Recovery Group
Article: Life-Giving Recovery Groups in the Church
Resources page directing readers to helpful books and online resources
The 12 Christian Foundations of Life Recovery
The 12 Self-Evident Truths of Life Recovery
Article: A Word about Addictions
Article: An Early History of Life Recovery
Makes an excellent addiction recovery gift for loved ones

Other Formats: Hardcover , Paperback

Worthy of Her Trust: What You Need to Do to Rebuild Sexual Integrity and Win Her Back Aug 19, 2014

by Stephen Arterburn, Jason B. Martinkus

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You Can Win Her Back

Few challenges in life are as difficult as regaining a wife’s trust—and few are as ultimately worthwhile. Trust can be rebuilt in your marriage! With patient, loving, self-sacrificing effort, it’s possible that one day your wife will risk her heart with you again. And she may even have more respect and love for you than before.

In Worthy of Her Trust, Jason Martinkus relates how he repaired his own marriage after revelations of sexual addiction. Along with Stephen Arterburn, Jason offers exercises and tools rooted in counseling principles to help your marriage begin again. This comprehensive guide discusses:

· How to be truly and effectively transparent
· Combating the “he must not love me” myth and other untruths
· What to do about the Internet, office temptations, and travel
· Encouragement for wives who wonder if trust can ever be restored
· The “five-minute phone call” and other daily trust-building strategies
· What meaningful forgiveness and restitution look like
· The Amends Matrix—a concrete exercise to admit past wrongs and cast a vision for a faithful future

Including insights from Jason’s wife, Shelley, Worthy of Her Trust guides you through the process of rebuilding your relationship so it is stronger than ever.

Other Formats: Audible Audiobook , Paperback , Audio CD

Take Your Life Back: How to Stop Letting the Past and Other People Control You Oct 4, 2016

by Stephen Arterburn, David Stoop

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“I want to have better relationships . . . but is it all on me to fix things?”
“This person’s approval means everything to me. It’s like it controls me.”
“Why can’t I get free from this cycle?”

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 to

overcome 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.

Other Formats: Audible Audiobook , Hardcover , Paperback , Audio CD

Every Man's Bible NIV Jun 17, 2014

by Stephen Arterburn, Dean Merrill

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Designed Specifically for Men
Now available in the NIV, the popular Every Man’s Bible is designed to help every man develop a fuller, richer relationship with Jesus by understanding what the Scriptures have to say about the challenges men face.

The Every Man’s Bible has thousands of notes on topics just for men—work, sex, competition, integrity, and more. This Bible also includes trusted advice from the pros: Stephen Arterburn, Tony Evans, David Jeremiah, Tony Dungy, Chuck Smith, Jr., Dallas Willard, Michael Youssef, Gordon MacDonald, Bill McCartney, J. I. Packer, Joe Stowell, Chuck Swindoll, Henry Blackaby, Stuart Briscoe, Stephen Broyles, Don Everts, John Fischer, Leighton Ford, Ken Gire, Randy Alcorn, Greg Laurie, Josh McDowell, James Robison, and Gary Rosberg. All of the features and notes were written specifically for men.

Key Features:

Thousands of notes on topics just for men, including courage, temptation, image, leadership, and pride
Profiles of great and not-so-great men of the Bible; fifty topics that give men insight into the Bible’s vital message
Advice from the pros, book intros, one-sentence book summaries, charts, relationship notes, and a topical index

Other Formats: Imitation Leather , Paperback

100 Days to Freedom from Anger: Daily Devotional (New Life Freedom) Apr 5, 2022

by Stephen Arterburn

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Anger creates difficulties in relationships, feeds bitterness, and allows shame to dominate lives. Readers of this devotional need help with anger—their own or that of someone they care about.

Stephen Arterburn and the counselors at New Life Ministries want to help readers understand and learn to control what drives the powerful emotion of anger as well as its effects. Targeted daily devotions help readers explore sources of anger; surrender attitudes, temper, and emotions to God; and begin to experience life where peace rules. 100 Days to Freedom from Anger is designed to help the reader journey to freedom from anger and the control it has over life, making lasting changes to better reflect the nature of God, who is slow to anger, filled with unfailing love, and forgiving.

100 Days to Freedom from Anger is the latest in the New Life Freedom series by best-selling author Stephen Arterburn.

About the Series:
Learn how to get over and move beyond emotions that can diminish us and keep us from all that God has for us. Each of the 100 devotions highlights a key scripture verse focusing on the helpful insights that Stephen Arterburn, CEO of New Life Ministries, shares from his decades-long experience in counseling. Pithy quotes add insight to the day’s topic, along with additional scriptures for those readers wishing for a deeper understanding. Each of the 100 devotions concludes with a prayer. Color interiors on each page are laid out in a pleasant, easy-to-read format.

Other Formats: Imitation Leather

Every Heart Restored: A Wife's Guide to Healing in the Wake of a Husband's Sexual Sin (The Every Man Series) Feb 4, 2009

by Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker, Brenda Stoeker, Mike Yorkey

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Wholeness and Healing for Women Caught in the Crossfire.

As the wife of a man who is addicted to lust, pornography, or masturbation, you are not alone. Millions of men can’t get through the day or the week without clicking on to their favorite Internet porn sites, thumbing through adult magazines, or watching sensual videos–and millions of wives suffer as a result.

Over the past decade, nearly 400,000 men have found inspiration and hope in Every Man’s Battle, the best-selling men’s guide to victory over sexual sin. Now, here at last is the book for every woman who has become a casualty in the fight for sexual purity. Every Heart Restored offers godly guidance and wisdom for a woman facing such personal betrayal.

“WHAT DOES GOD EXPECT FROM ME?”

“HOW CAN I TRUST AGAIN?”

“IS IT POSSIBLE TO OVERCOME PAIN AND UNFORGIVENESS?”

“CAN MY MARRIAGE BE REBUILT?”

“WHAT IF I JUST WANT OUT?”

Filled with stories from wives and husbands at every stage in the struggle for sexual purity, Every Heart Restored addresses the questions and real-life issues that matter to you most. Whether you are facing the startling new revelation of your husband’s sin, dealing with a long-term problem, or cleaning out an old wound, Every Heart Restored will meet you where you are and guide you to healing greater than you imagine possible.

Also available: Every Heart Restored Workbook

Other Formats: Audible Audiobook , Paperback , Audio CD

Understanding and Loving a Person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Biblical and Practical Wisdom to Build Empathy, Preserve Boundaries, and Show Compassion (The Arterburn Wellness Series) Aug 1, 2018

by Stephen Arterburn, Patricia A Kuhlman

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If you live or work with someone who has narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), you probably often feel put down. You feel ashamed of your own needs. Your relationship may feel so out of control that you wonder if you’ve lost your sanity.

As a clinical psychotherapist for nearly thirty years, Patricia Kuhlman has worked with many people who have been victimized by another’s NPD. She joins Stephen Arterburn to explore:

Practical tools to break the cycle of pain and find healing
What narcissism is and how people become narcissists
The most current research about NPD
How to define, express, and establish personal boundaries
A how-to, self-care program including sample responses to narcissistic behaviors

Most importantly, Kuhlman offers validation, understanding, and encouragement. Being in relationship with a narcissist can be lonely and confusing. Find stability and truth in this practical guide.

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Every Young Man's Battle: Stategies for Victory in the Real World of Sexual Temptation (The Every Man Series) Jan 20, 2004

by Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker, Mike Yorkey, Stereo Motion

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In this world you’re surrounded by sexual images that open the door to temptation. They’re everywhere–on TV, billboards, magazines, music, the internet–and so easy to access that it sometimes feels impossible to escape their clutches. Yet God expects his children to be sexually pure. So how can you survive the relentless battle against temptation? Here’s powerful ammunition.

Steve Arterburn and Fred Stoeker, the authors of the hard-hitting best-seller Every Man’s Battle, now focus on the temptations young single Christian men like you face every day–and they offer workable, biblical strategies for achieving sexual purity.

The authors examine the standard of Ephesians 5:3–“there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality”–in a positive and sensitive light. And they explain how an authentic, vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ is the key to victory over temptation. Every Young Man’s Battle will show you how to train your eyes and your mind, how to clean up your thought life, and how to develop a realistic battle plan for remaining pure in today’s sexually soaked culture. As a result, you’ll experience hope–real hope–for living a strong, pure life God’s way

Other Formats: Audible Audiobook , Library Binding , Paperback , Audio CD

Every Young Woman's Battle: Guarding Your Mind, Heart, and Body in a Sex-Saturated World (The Every Man Series) May 6, 2008

by Stephen Arterburn, Shannon Ethridge, Josh McDowell

( 435 )

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Guys Aren’t the Only Ones Fighting a Battle for Purity.

The world you live in promotes sex as the answer to just about everything. The pressure to go along with the crowd is greater than ever before, and it’s easy to compromise in little ways that are a lot more harmful than they seem. You and your friends may become caught up in destructive relationships or sexual activities without even knowing how you got there. You just want to be normal–to fit in, to be liked, to look attractive to the opposite sex. But are you paying too high a price?
This counterpart to the award-winning Every Young Man’s Battle can help you:

· learn how the sexual battle begins in your heart and mind
· understand your hunger for attention from guys
· recognize and avoid the potential pitfalls awaiting young women on the journey toward adulthood and possibly marriage
· find out how the media, novels, fashion, internet chat rooms, and body and beauty obsessions influence your sexual choices–and what you can do about it
· guard your mind, heart, and body against sexual and emotional compromise
· develop a deeper, more satisfying level of intimacy with God

Whether you have so far protected yourself emotionally and sexually, feel that you’ve been robbed of your purity, or have given in to temptation in some way, this book can help you achieve or reclaim sexual integrity. It can also guide you through the temptations and pressures of young adulthood while demonstrating how you can live your life to the fullest–without regrets.

Other Formats: Audible Audiobook , Paperback , Audio CD

Preparing Your Son for Every Man's Battle: Honest Conversations About Sexual Integrity (The Every Man Series) Nov 24, 2010

by Stephen Arterburn

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Finally, a resource that guides you through the toughest--and most important--conversations you'll ever have with your son.

Ideal for all parents of boys: fathers, mothers, single moms.

It’s never been easy for a father or mother to talk to a son about sex. For Christian parents, it’s always been a challenge to know exactly how to teach God’s standards of purity and integrity.

But today, the stakes are higher than they’ve ever been. So it’s vital that fathers and mothers prepare their sons to withstand the sexual onslaught of their culture through movies, television, music, and the internet.

But what should you say? And when and how should you say it?

Now there’s help you can trust: Preparing Your Son for Every Man’s Battle. The authors behind the best-selling “Every Man” series have put together all the resources and guidance you need to experience frank, thorough, and natural conversations with your son about sexual integrity. They offer an effective new communication process that ensures a deep, abiding relationship between you and your son as he moves into his teen years and beyond.

Equip your young man with the biblical information and spiritual insights he needs to stand strong, overcome temptation, and experience the blessings of godly obedience…for the rest of his life.

Other Formats: Hardcover , Paperback

Understanding and Loving a Person with Depression: Biblical and Practical Wisdom to Build Empathy, Preserve Boundaries, and Show Compassion (The Arterburn Wellness Series) Oct 1, 2017

by Stephen Arterburn, Brenda Hunter

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If someone you love is depressed, you probably feel confused, angry, and helpless. This encouraging guide will help you hold on to hope while broadening your understanding of depression and its treatment.

Dr. Brenda Hunter has been a caregiver for someone with depression and has also struggled with depression herself. With empathy, real-life stories, and clinical expertise, Brenda teams up with Stephen Arterburn to explore:

The multiple causes of depression
How men and women react to depression differently
The influence of social media and technology on depression
The unique challenges of depression in adolescence
How to take care of yourself while caring for someone who is depressed

Brenda and Steve know from personal experience that light can overcome the darkness of depression. You can get back the person you love. Learn how to care for both of you in this hope-filled book.

Other Formats: Paperback

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