Peter Bukowski encourages bringing the Bible into pastoral discussions. In doing so, he concentrates on situations in which the person seeking advice is not concerned with questions of faith, but with life support. It is specifically shown that the Bible can also be introduced in such cases in a way that is appropriate to the discussion and centered on the partner. The author also gives his readers an insight into his own pastoral practice, which makes his methodological considerations easy to understand - and encourages them to try them out for themselves.