Best Selling Books by Stephen Arterburn

This book is for anyone who thought they were good friends with someone, only to be yelled at unexpectedly, for anyone who has a coworker who twists others’ words, or for anyone who has a spouse who is violent and accusatory. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental illness that can make loved ones feel as if it is their fault. Stephen Arterburn and Dr. Robert Wise wants readers to know it’s not their fault and there is hope. In this book, they offer readers advice on how to relate to people with BPD at home, work, and church. Readers don’t need to feel alone any longer. Help is on the way.

One man faces his worst nightmare—twice. A thrilling new novel from the Every Man team! Ben Taylor’s just a regular guy. Married to his beautiful Annie, with good kids, and a career that brings him great joy. But the world as he knows it suddenly shifts beneath his feet. While his job is suddenly in jeopardy, Annie gets promoted into the position of a lifetime–with a bigger salary than his…and a requirement to move across the country. The blow to his ego, not to mention the disruption to his family, shatters Ben’s confidence in himself–and in God. But just as he comes to grips with this new reality and accepts these major changes, the unimaginable happens. His wife is kidnapped! Desperate, Ben travels across country to help the police hunt for the kidnappers by risking his life and everything else in the process. Can he really trust the God he thought he knew to get him through this shocking twist in life? Or is he destined to be just as forsaken as he feels? Now Stephen Arterburn– one of the men behind the phenomenal Every Man series–and bestselling novelist Mike Moscoe join forces to bring you a compelling novel that combines the action and suspense of a thriller with real-life faith and insight for God’s men.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1 Stuck: No One Is Exempt. 2 Getting Stuck in Life's Pressures. 3 The World of the Obsessed. 4 In Balance but Out of Joint. 5 The Stuck Family Album. 6 The Stages of Stuckness. 7 It's "Just a Phase". 8 From Disaster to Disaster. 9 Starting Over. 10 Growing Yourself Up All Over Again. 11 Recovery: Pulling Yourself Together. 12 Relapse: Onse Step Forward, Three Steps Backward. 13 Hitting the Bottom. 14 Repossess Your Life. 15 Postscript on Starting Over.

Daily Encouragement for Every Woman’s Heart Each new day brings fresh opportunities for spiritual growth–along with challenges to your commitment to integrity. Subtle temptations to compromise often tiptoe their way into your thoughts. As you talk with misguided friends and experience the pressures of our sex-obsessed culture, you may begin to feel alone in your struggle for wholehearted purity. Like a faithful friend and accountability partner, Every Woman, Every Day provides the daily encouragement you need to withstand the pressures of temptation and pursue God’s best in every area of your life. Adapted from the best-selling Every Woman series, each one-page devotional reinforces key principles of sexual, emotional, and spiritual integrity. In addition, you’ll find practical advice and insights geared to your unique needs and struggles as a woman. With 365 days of inspiration and wisdom, Every Woman, Every Day equips you to guard your heart against compromise–and to experience true and lasting fulfillment.

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.

When religion becomes a means to avoid or control life, it becomes toxic. "Toxic Faith" shows how unbalanced ministries and misguided churches and leaders can lead followers away from God into a desolate experience of religion. Now Arterburn wants to bring readers back to the real thing.

For those readers who are struggling with an imbalance between their home life and work life, Stephen Arterburn, cofounder of the Minirth Meier New Life Clinics, reveals 10 cutting-edge insights for gaining and maintaining a life-nurturing balance. He spotlights the eight greatest dangers to successful balance and shows exactly how to overcome each one.

Ethridge equips parents to have effective discussions with their preteen and early adolescent daughters about God's standards for sexuality, purity, and dating. (Relationships)

All parents want to believe their children will not experiment with drugs and alcohol. Unfortunately that is not realistic. The authors provide the knowledge and tools parents need to help their kids stay or become drug free. Includes a helpful study guide for personal use and group discussion.

Featuring on-camera teachings by the author, a CD-ROM with leader's guide, poster, and bulletin insert, and a workbook for individual or group use.

Flashpoints: Igniting the hidden passions of your soul.

When approached by the father who abandoned him and his mother years earlier, Noah discovers that forgiveness comes at a price and, in the meantime, he struggles to figure out how to deal with Paige's crush on him.

My Spiritual Journey contains the New Testament portion of the Life Recovery Bible, specifically designed to encourage and support those involved in 12-step recovery programs. Features include: Journaling pages at the end of each book, with follow-up questions The Living Bible text Twelve-step devotionals Recovery Principle devotionals Serenity prayer devotionals

What do these people have in common? Carol cannot free herself from the abusive relationship she has endured for ten miserable years. Ben is driven to secret sexual liaisons with one woman after another. Ginny spends every free moment of her day absorbed in romance novels. Carol, Ben, and Ginny suffer from the same problem. Psychologists call it the disease of the '90's-love addiction. Addicted to Love describes the many forms this addiction can take-from romance novels and relationships to spouse abuse and sexual acxting-out. Like drug addicts or alcoholics, love addicts get high from sex and romance, develop a tolerance for it, and need ever-greater doses to keep going. Stephen Arterburn examines why this addiction is on the rise, what it looks like, who it afflicts, and what you can do if you suspect that your spouse, friend, or family member may be suffering from it. With compassion and wisdom, Arterburn points the way to psychological and spiritual healing, to enable men and women to enjoy real and lasting intimacy.

Experience the healing and freedom only God can provide. Inspired by the best-selling Life Recovery Bible, The Life Recovery Journal provides users with a vehicle for sorting through, internalizing, and documenting their journey toward addiction recovery via 52 guided entries, based on the Twelve Steps. The journal offers readers two different approaches to the material (seasonal and monthly), both of which are complemented by the following: Introductory readings based on information found in the Life Recovery Bible and workbook Specially-selected Scripture verses Questions for personal reflection Sidebar prompts Prayer starters to help you connect more deeply with God The Life Recovery Journal asks open-ended, thought-provoking questions to encourage introspective responses that lead to spiritual growth. It encourages the active integration of the Bible and the Twelve Steps into daily life. It provides helpful writing prompts to encourage deeper thinking. The open format provides participants with plenty of journaling space, as well as room for notes and Bible references. Find the help and hope you need in God's Word.

Why Our Children Abuse Alcohol And Drugs And What We Can Do About It.

Highlights 250 of the most widely prescribed medications and looks at their safety and if they are right for you and their common side effects.

Display H. Norman Wright's newest parenting book, Raising Kids to Love Jesus, alongside seven other classic Christian parenting books in your store. Using the biblical theme, "Train Up a Child in the Way He Should Go", this end cap is sure to tap into parents' desire to take a proactive role in raising their children.

Allows readers to identify and find their most pressing faith concerns and offers an introduction to Christianity. This book uses relevant Bible passages to enhance the reader's understanding of how Scripture informs its answers. It discusses and explores subjects such as God, the Bible, the church, sin, and what it means to be saved by grace.

Most weight-loss plans will help you drop a few pounds, but for how long? You deserve better. You deserve Lose It For Life, a uniquely balanced program that deals with the physical, emotional and even spiritual elements that lead to permanent weight loss.