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About the Episode

In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Jim Newheiser about his book, Do I Need Boundaries? Seeking to Please God by Learning to Say No. The conversation touches on the common struggles people face with boundaries in various aspects of their lives, emphasizing the importance of setting limitations in a God-centered way rather than a self-centered one. Listeners are provided a comparative analysis of secular and biblical views on boundaries and their practical applications in familial, occupational, and personal contexts. The episode concludes with reflections on maintaining joy and rest while managing commitments, along with closing encouragement for those struggling to say no to others’ demands.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:31 Why Write About Boundaries?
03:10 Secular vs. Biblical Boundaries
07:09 Jesus and Boundaries
09:38 People Pleasing and Boundaries
21:32 Practical Applications of Boundaries
22:52 Setting Boundaries in Ministry and Work
27:06 Closing Thoughts and Encouragement

About the Guest

Jim Newheiser, MA, DMin, is Director of the Christian Counseling program and Professor of Christian Counseling and Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, NC. He is the executive director of the Institute for Biblical Counseling and Discipleship (IBCD), a fellow of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC), and a council member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition (BCC). He is the author of several books, including Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage, Money, Debt, and Finances, and the minibooks How to Love Difficult Parents and Financial Crisis. Jim and his wife, Caroline, have three grown children.

 

About the Book

Do you struggle to say no to others’ demands on your time and their expectations for how you relate to them? Not setting wise boundaries can leave us exhausted and bitter. Jim Newheiser offers practical advice and biblical principles for prioritizing pleasing God rather than pleasing others or even ourselves.

Using real-life scenarios to teach us how to manage difficult situations, Do I Need Boundaries? highlights how our struggles to set limits in relationships are often due to having the wrong motives and offers a Christ-centered alternative to popular cultural solutions.

  • Offers biblical principles for setting boundaries with time, money, and emotional resources in a variety of circumstances and situations.
  • Learn how to address heart issues that lead to overcommitment and people-pleasing.
  • Part of theAsk the Christian Counselor series, walking readers through their deepest and most profound questions.
  • Compact format goes deeper than New Growth Press’s popular minibooks without overwhelming the reader.
About the Host
Christine M. Chappell
Christine is a certified biblical counselor and host of the Hope + Help Podcast for the Institute for Biblical Counseling & Discipleship. She is the author of Midnight Mercies: Walking with God through Depression in Motherhood as well as several mini-books, including Postpartum Depression: Hope for a Hard Season and Help! I’ve Been Diagnosed with a Mental Disorder. She currently serves as a council member for the Biblical Counseling Coalition, and is a regular speaker at women’s events and conferences. Christine lives in South Carolina with her husband and three children, and is a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Easley.
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