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James Watkins: Hope & Humor
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Heavy topics with a light touch
Calming coronavirus concerns
Happy holidays, American Family Association!
James Watkins: Threat to society
Race relations by the numbers
Talking to children about war, terrorism, school violence
Talking to your kids about s-e-x
The ‘world’ is supposed to hate Christians!
The strain of polarization
To angry voters . . .
Top ten verses Donald Trump may want to read
Top ten ways God may be working coronavirus for good
Top ten ways to reduce national debt
We are strong! We will survive!
We Light This Candle: a reading following a terrorist attack
What does the Bible really say?
What was Paul thinking when he wrote 1 Timothy 2:12?
What we haven’t learned from 9/11
White, ‘woke’ . . . and ‘privileged’
Hopeful articles
‘Coming out’ My sexual identity crisis
Angels don’t come from Hallmark
Con-grad-ulations!
God is never late—but he sure is slow
God’s will is not lost: for those trying to find it
My ‘real’ job
Original music
Son of a saint
Top ten reasons to give thanks . . . when you think you don’t have any
Top ten things I’ve learned from cancer
We Light This Candle: a reading following a terrorist attack
Why we do what we do
‘It Is Well with My Soul’ The rest of the stories
Humorous articles
Faith of Our Mothers
Laughing matters
Ten top things you won’t hear at commencement
Top ten lists
Yep! I’m intolerant!
Interview with Jerry B. Jenkins
My statement on Dr. Dennis E. Hensley
My top ten most influential books
The Twelve Sites of Christmas
A Christmas tree named ‘Shrek’
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What would Jesus say about coronavirus?
Why I am no longer seeking God’s will
Book excerpts
Breaking habits before they break you
Changing lives for nearly 600 years!
Exclusive interview with Thomas a Kempis
Forty days of imitating Christ
Communicate to Change Lives: book and seminars
Intimacy with Christ: Beyond Information and Involvement
Is there purpose in pain? An excerpt
Jesus: His life and lessons . . . on love
Jesus: His Life and Lessons Introduction
My book list
Overcoming Fear and Worry excerpt
Revised section on ‘Unfulfilled Promises’
Seven reasons God may not be answering our prayers
Study guide for God, I Don’t Understand
The Christmas story in chronological order
Three books to keep Christ in Christmas
Why? Why? Why?
Writing with Banana Peels
Writing with Banana Peels: excerpt
Cartoons
A Very Twitter Christmas
Cartoon Backups
Cartoons from far, far away
Cartoons on love, marriage, sex . . .
Cartoons on parenthood
Cartoons on writing
Easter cartoons
Facebook cartoons
Hope and Ho! Ho! Ho!
Hope&Humor cartoons on Dad
My predictions for New Year . . .
Pro-life cartoons
Talks
Videos
Comedy-drama scripts
Writer Resources
‘Crossing over’ with the cross
‘I’m a giant killer!’
Are authors in their ‘write’ minds?
Atomic-powered titles
Best time to post on Facebook?
Communicate to Change Lives: Using Psychological Appeals
Confessions of an author/speaker
Don’t become a digital dinosaur
Don’t sabotage your writing/speaking career
Endear yourself to an editor
Freelancing offers freedom ‘real job’ can’t
From stage to page: turning messages into manuscripts
How to become a million-selling author
How to hook today’s Internet users
How to prepare a manuscript for publication
Inside look at publishing industry
Marketing myths and distribution deceptions
Patron saint of freelance writers
Quips and quotations on writing
Self-publishers and piranhas
Seven habits of the purpose-driven writer
Seven questions to ask a prospective agent
So, you want to write a book?
Soaring with eagles, walking with emus
Taking Word to Worldwide Web
The Ten Creative Commandments
Three new ‘must haves’ for today’s writers
Writing effective book proposals
Your ‘write’ role
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