Author: Jim Newheiser

Counseling Toolbox  – The Repentance Card

Counseling Toolbox  – The Repentance Card

Posted by | Oct 24, 2025 | |

Over twenty years ago I heard Wayne Mack list specific areas of contrast between real repentance and worldly sorrow. I expanded upon Dr. Mack’s list and created a two-sided counseling card with seven characteristics of each (copied below). This counseling card, along with six others we have created (anger, worry, sadness/depression, rejection, marriage, biblical counseling) is available for free printable download in several languages. Continue Reading →

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How Thick Is Your Bible?

How Thick Is Your Bible?

Posted by | Jul 17, 2025 | |

After having listened to hundreds of hours of counseling and having read or heard thousands of case session reports, I am convinced that many counselors have Bibles that are way too thin. They need thicker Bibles if they are to be effective biblical counselors. The “thickness” of one’s Bible describes how much of the Bible a counselor knows well enough to be able to use spontaneously in a counseling situation. Continue Reading →

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Biblical Counseling in the Persecuted Church

Biblical Counseling in the Persecuted Church

Posted by | Feb 17, 2025 | |

Our February 2025 mini-series on the BCC Grace and Truth blog addresses biblical counseling in the persecuted church. In this first article, Jim Newheiser shares his experience training and counseling in closed countries in the Middle East and East Asia. In other contributions to the series, Esther St. John discusses counseling in Spanish-speaking countries facing religious persecution, and Tim St. John recounts his experience counseling a persecuted pastor in Myanmar. Continue Reading →

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Three Reminders for Parents of Wayward Children

Three Reminders for Parents of Wayward Children

Posted by | Oct 4, 2024 | |

In an era when many are choosing not to have children, believers stand out as those who choose to fulfill the creation mandate to “be fruitful and multiply” (Gen. 1:28). When many see children as expensive inconveniences, we regard our children to be a blessing from God (Ps. 127). We have high hopes for our children. Even before we were married, Caroline and I eagerly anticipated the blessing of raising offspring who would serve the Lord. Our first mother, Eve, had similar high hopes for her children. Continue Reading →

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The Use of Biblical Counseling Cards

The Use of Biblical Counseling Cards

Posted by | Jun 5, 2024 | |

When I first started biblical counseling over forty years ago, the common practice was to assign books for counselees to read as homework. Sadly, we often would have counselees come back the following week without having read a single page. As our movement grew, various series of mini-books were published on various counseling topics. We passed these out with great expectations that they would be read. Some were used, but many counselees still didn’t get through them. In recent years, we have come up with a new approach. We are creating counseling cards that we can use with our counselees both during their sessions and for homework. Continue Reading →

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