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Host of #1 Christian Counseling Talk Show Provides Hope for Those With Regret

Contact: Brett Benson, 952-829-2529

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Oct. 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- No stranger to regret, bestselling author and Christian counselor Stephen Arterburn openly shares the lowest moments of his life--and how he's learned to both live beyond them and allow God to use them. Lessons he wants to help others learn.

"I know what it's like to discover a life filled only with shameful regret and sorrow, to wake up knowing there's nothing I can do to make it right," said Arterburn. "I thought there was no way I'd ever be able to alleviate the inner pain I felt. But with God's grace, I eventually found the path that led to living without regrets."


It's this path he wants to lead others to. His message is a timely one, coming when many people are facing financial and relational ruin in the wake of a downward spiraling economy. Said Arterburn: "The losses and collapses have been dramatic and agonizing; many people are steeped in regret that they didn't see this coming.

"For others, the regret path they're walking is not financial but relational. Betrayal, divorce, and all sorts of untreated addictions leave both victim and perpetrator full of regret for the choices they've made," he added.

Yet overcoming a past riddled with regret is not easy, and many people continue to live lives burdened by what-ifs and if-onlys because, on some level, it's easier than facing the problems head-on.

"People, especially men, typically think they can take the bad things they've done and just ignore it all, hoping it'll go away," said Arterburn. "But the more they try this, the more their regrets and fears compound."

When this happens, people stop living the life God wants them to live. In "Regret-Free Living" (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group), Arterburn helps people realize this, showing them how to live through and overcome the painful mistakes of the past to find true emotional and spiritual freedom.

"If you're always dragging yourself down with the past, how is God going to lift you up in the future?" he asked.

With grace and transparency, he offers a clear, proven decision-making process that empowers readers to make the best decisions for their lives--decisions that they won't regret. He helps them take the focus off of what was and what might have been, and shines a bright light onto the path of what is and what is to be.

Questions and answers with Stephen Arterburn:

www.bethanyhouse.com/Media/MediaManager/Regret-FreeLiving_QUES.pdf

About the Author of "Regret-Free Living":
Stephen Arterburn is founder and chairman 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 broadcast. A nationally known speaker, he's been featured on Oprah, USA Today, US News & World Report, The New York Times, CNN Live, Rolling Stone, and many other media outlets. Steve founded the Women of Faith conferences and is a bestselling author of more than 70 books including Midlife Manual for Men, Being Christian, and the multimillion selling EVERY MAN'S BATTLE series. Steve and his family live in Southern California. Visit
www.newlife.com for more information.