{"product_id":"ask-the-christian-counselor-do-i-need-boundaries-seeking-to-please-god-by-learning-to-say-no","title":"Ask the Christian Counselor - Do I Need Boundaries? Seeking to Please God by Learning to Say No","description":"\u003ch6\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe inability to say \"no\" can result in overcommitment, leaving us exhausted and even bitter toward those who make demands on our time and energy. Similarly, compromising our beliefs to keep a relationship can draw us away from who God has made us to be and what he has called us to do. In both cases, we need to be able to set wise boundaries, prioritizing pleasing God rather than pleasing others or even ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDo I Need Boundaries?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecounselor Jim Newheiser offers practical advice for setting appropriate boundaries in our relationships and uses real-life scenarios to teach how to manage difficult situations. He highlights how our struggles to set boundaries are often due to having the wrong motives and offers a Christ-centered alternative to popular cultural solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDo I Need Boundaries?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis part of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAsk the Christian Counselor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries, which walks readers through their deepest and most profound questions. Each question is unpacked by an experienced counselor and offers practical, accessible, and concise guidance on a specific issue the reader is facing. The compact format goes deeper than New Growth Press's popular minibooks without overwhelming the reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAuthor\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJim 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarriage, Divorce, and Remarriage, Money, Debt, and Finances,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the minibooks\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Love Difficult Parents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinancial Crisis\u003c\/em\u003e. Jim and his wife, Caroline, have three grown children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Jim Newheiser unpacks the cultural baggage around boundaries, sorts it out with God's truth, and then calls us to operate within scriptural categories bearing more resilient results. Any Christian who needs to draw clear lines in hard places will be grateful they were guided by this book!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDave Harvey\u003c\/strong\u003e, President, Creat Commision Collective; author of \u003cem\u003eThe Clay Pot Conspiracy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With theological precision and exegetical expertise, Jim Newheiser draws on decades of counseling experience to clearly address what the Bible really says about creating boundaries in personal relationships.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn D. Street Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e, Distinguished Lecturer and Research Fellow in Biblical Counseling, The Master's University \u0026amp; Seminary; president, Assoication of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover: Softcover\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 96\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: New Growth Press\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jim Newheiser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47871914508510,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/6242\/1470\/files\/doineed.webp?v=1769807939","url":"https:\/\/reformedbookbarn.com\/products\/ask-the-christian-counselor-do-i-need-boundaries-seeking-to-please-god-by-learning-to-say-no","provider":"Reformed Book Barn","version":"1.0","type":"link"}