The God Of Second Chances Experiencing His Grace For The Rest Of Your Life

by Stephen F. Arterburn

A founder of the Life Clinics Christian counseling centers recounts his personal fall from grace into a life of materialism and bad decisions before realizing that only God could fill the empty places in his world.

Genres: Christian Non Fiction, Christian Living

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

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 aired on over 180 radio stations nationwide, Sirius XM radio, and on television. Steve is also the founder of the Women of Faith conferences, attended by over 4 million women, and of HisMatchforMe.com.
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 bestselling author, Steve has written more than one hundred books, including the popular Every Man's series and his most recent book, Healing Is a Choice. He is a Gold Medallion–winning author and has been nominated for numerous other writing awards.
Steve has degrees from Baylor University and the University of North Texas as well as two honorary doctorate degrees. Steve is a teaching pastor at Northview Church in suburban Indianapolis and resides with his family in Indiana.

Reviews

[Samantha]

*Experiencing His grace for the rest of your life*, In this book, Stephen takes us through his own journey of pleasure-seeking and ambition to a life-changing encounter with the reality of God's grace. He is painfully honest as he shares his very personal life experiences. Because of his willingness to share with us, he is able to help us confront our failures and reach out for God's restorative touch. What I especially liked about this book was the complete honesty and reality of Arterburn. He tells us exactly how it is; no "glossed over" images and stories here! It helped me to see where I've been covering up sins in my life and how I need to deal with them immediately. This touches on some sensitive topics and may not be suitable for anyone under 16 years of age or so.

[Graham]

Enjoyable, easy reading, yet challenging semi-biographic tale, full of life lessons and a call to better, more authentic living. Can relate to many aspects of the author's life - and hope to learn from many mistakes made! Encouraging and helpful.

[Brent Soderstrum]

This is a short little read in which Arterburn uses various things he has gone through in his life to bring out the point that God's grace is out there for all sinners who believe in Jesus.

Arterburn uses personal issues he has dealt with in life such as abortion, divorce and his brother's homosexuality to show us that God is there to get us through all the stuff life on earth throws at us. Arterburn helps us see that even Christian writers who appear to have it all together have had struggles and continue to face all this messed up world has to throw at us with God's help.

Glad God gives second chances and more.

[Mary Masters]

Not so much...

[Kerry Janse]

The last chapter was the best.