Forty days of imitating Christ
Thanks for joining me for 40 devotionals of short excerpts from my book The Imitation of Christ: Classic Devotions in
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Author: jameswatkins
Will AI replace real live authors and artists?
It’s the lazy days of summer, so I asked bard.google.com to “Write a hopeful and humorous 500-word essay for Christians.”
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Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac
My latest book, Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac, is co-authored by my favorite daughter, Faith A. Watkins. It
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How to find love
Many people spend their lives, as the old song goes, “Lookin’ for love in all the wrong places." So, how
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Action-figure Jesus
If you’re turned off by Jesus, you’re probably confusing him with some ultra-conservative caricature. (Excerpted from The Why Files: Are
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Resources for connecting with Christ
Most churches do very well in sharing information and fairly well in providing opportunities for involvement. However, according to Willow
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Hope for friends in path of Hurricane Idalia
First, the deadly Hawaiian wildfires, then the deluge—and earthquake—in California. Now major huricanne in Flodia! Here are some posts you
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Top ten things you won’t hear at commencement
Ever since Pebbles and Bam Bam graduated from Bedrock High, commencement speakers have been telling the crowd of cap and
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Happy Mothers’ Day!
Here are my favorite columns and cartoons for these amazing people called “Mom.” Have a great day! • Faith of
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Hope and mental health
May is “Mental Health” month, so “Hi, I’m Jim. I struggle with mental health issues.” Yep, I have clinical depression,
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God is never late—but he sure is slow
As a child, I got the idea from story books that the Bible was God’s promise book. Not ordinary promises
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Asbury University revival resources
As an old “Jesus Freak” from the 70s “Jesus Movement,” I’ve been praying and waiting all my life to see
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Love, marriage, sex . . .
Welcome to my annual salute to love, marriage and sex. If you’re single, dating, engaged, married, divorced, widowed or “it’s
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Freshly squeezed: Good Out of Bad
Happy sixteenth birthday, Squeezing Good Out of Bad! Yikes! It’s hard to believe that Squeezing Good Out of Bad is
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Will Thanksgiving suck like a turkey baster?!
If you are following the news, it doesn’t look like there’s much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving: The deadly
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