Author: Jim Newheiser

Opportunities to Learn through IBCD

“One-another” care is described in depth throughout the Scriptures. To the Galatians, the Apostle Paul writes, “bear one another’s burdens” (Gal. 6:2). To the Ephesians, he writes, “speak truth to one another” (Eph. 4:25). Over and over again, Christians are encouraged to love one another. Believers are faced with difficulties like anxiety, depression, conflict, and grief. While the Scriptures are clear that believers should help one another with these difficulties, it can feel like the burdens are too heavy to bear. In His providence, the Lord has provided answers and help for us in His Word. In an effort to strengthen the church in this important ministry, IBCD was founded by George Scipione as CCEF West in the early 1980s and continues to serve the church today with Jim Newheiser as the Executive Director. Continue Reading →

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Droughts Expose Our Idols

When we lived in Southern California, we observed that the weather there tends to fluctuate between extremes. Some years the rain would be plentiful, then there would be years of drought. There’s a lake near where we lived, which during years of abundant rain would swell to the top of its banks and flow under the freeway. During years of drought, the water level would recede so much that the lake no longer made it to the freeway. When the lake was high, it would look beautiful. When the water receded, the lakebed would be exposed along with trash and debris that had accumulated there—not a pretty sight. Continue Reading →

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Helping in Cases Involving an Insubmissive Wife

In this first article of a three-part mini-series on the BCC Grace and Truth blog addressing counseling the husband of an insubmissive wife, Jim Newheiser discusses submission in light of biblical marriage roles and offers counsel on what can be done when a husband and wife have differing views on marriage roles. In other contributions to the series, Robert Jones provides five biblical principles that counselors should bring to help Christian husbands live in godly ways with an insubmissive wife, and Jonathan Holmes considers the husband’s expectations and what the husband should do when his expectation of submission is not fulfilled.   Continue Reading →

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