I recently heard someone quote a coach with the following statement: “Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” What a powerful statement. This coach emphasizes what is true about discipline: Discipline is about making choices. When considering your growth in Christ, ...

FAITH AT WORK PERFECTING THE BELIEVER THROUGH THE WORD

James 1:19-27

This blog is adapted from my counseling-oriented commentary on the book of James, James: The Other Side of the Coin: Taking a Holistic Look at Christian Living. Growth Advantage Communications 2020. Available on Amazon

REALITY

Some Ugly Facts

Anxiety is one of the most prevalent mental illnesses in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the
country. This mental illness also impacts children — approximately 7.1% of children ages 3 to 17 have
been diagnosed with anxiety.

Depression is another one of the most common psychi...

At the International Association of Biblical Counselors, we are continually advancing our expanding organization, and your input is warmly welcomed. IABC firmly upholds the belief that blending psychology with the Bible while remaining faithful to God’s Word is impossible. Our genuine conviction lie...

I will begin with a regret. After a few funerals of my own family members, my mother leaned over and said, “Why do people say the most encouraging things about the person after they have died and not to them when they are living?” This statement has weighed heavy on my heart since she said it. I am ...

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with pastor, biblical counselor, and professor Jeff Christianson to record two sessions of his podcast, The Biblical Counseling Podcast. In this podcast, Kevin and Jeff discuss a series of blogs that appeared on KevinCarson.com recently from Romans 8....

Have you ever started to pray or you are very burdened about a situation where you find that you do not know how to pray? As a senior adult pastor so many years ago, I often would sit with families who would explain exactly this problem. An older loved one would be very sick and the family would not...