Author: Jim Newheiser

Who Is Competent to Counsel?         

Who Is Competent to Counsel?         

Posted by | Jun 9, 2023 | |

Just because each of us is a counselor does not mean that each of us is competent to counsel in every situation. We have varying levels of spiritual maturity, experience, and knowledge of God’s Word. We each have particular strengths and weaknesses. For example, while I feel well-equipped to counsel in cases of marital conflict, I don’t believe I am the best person to counsel an anorexic teenage girl. It is important to know your strengths, your weaknesses, and your limitations. Continue Reading →

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Hebrews 11 and Cancel Culture

Hebrews 11 and Cancel Culture

Posted by | Apr 14, 2023 | |

We all have become familiar with cancel culture in the media, entertainment, and academia. People who take unpopular positions are banished from social media and school campuses. Speakers who are deemed to be on the wrong side are shouted down. Heroes from the past are not spared as their statues are torn down and their names removed from buildings named in their honor because of things they said or did decades or even centuries ago. Continue Reading →

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May a Christian Gamble?

May a Christian Gamble?

Posted by | Feb 13, 2023 | |

This week’s mini-series on the Grace and Truth blog addresses the issue of gambling. In this first article, Jim Newheiser considers the question of whether Christians are free to participate in gambling. In other contributions to the series, Andy Farmer offers a biblical reason not to gamble drawn from the eighth commandment, and Josh Weidmann explores how gambling is an affront to God’s sovereignty. Continue Reading →

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Helping Husbands Read the Subtitles

Helping Husbands Read the Subtitles

Posted by | Dec 26, 2022 | |

You probably have had the experience of watching a foreign film in which you had to read the English subtitles to follow the plot. Sometimes in counseling, we need to help spouses learn to promote mutual understanding by reading each other’s subtitles. In this blog, I will focus on how to counsel husbands to gain this skill in understanding their wives (1 Pet. 3:7). Continue Reading →

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Interacting on Social Media with Those with Whom We Differ

Interacting on Social Media with Those with Whom We Differ

Posted by | Sep 23, 2022 | |

Many are troubled by the destructive ways people interact on social media. And the issue isn’t merely non-Christians fighting with each other over politics. Many professing Christians have contributed to this sad situation. While most of us admit that there is a significant problem with the discourse on social media, few of us think of ourselves as being a major part of the problem. I would like to offer four principles from Scripture to help us honor the Lord both in our public interactions and in our heart attitudes. Continue Reading →

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