Martin Luther King Jr.’s rules for protestors
January 17, 2021 How ironic that this weekend we are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of non-violence protests when
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Preventing a second Civil War
On April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter was invaded by the South Carolina militia triggering the Civil War. As you hopeful
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What would Jesus say to a Church divided by politics?
October 20202 Pastor Keith Mannes recently left his Christian Reformed Church in Michigan saying the congregation had become too politicized.
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Top ten posts of 2020
I have in my right hand, direct from my home office in Corn Borer, Indiana, today’s category: Top ten posts
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Have a God-directed New Year!
• My annual predictions for the New Year My annual predictions for the New Year have been 99 percent accurate
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Top ten lessons from 2020
Photo: March 2020 Hunter-gatherer returns from early morning hunt for elusive prey, the toiletus papyrus. I have in my sanitized
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The Twelve Sites of Christmas
I may not be your “true love,” but I do have some hope and ho! ho! ho! with cartoons and
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Christmas brings hope in a hand basket
It’s so easy to believe “the world is going to hell in a hand basket.” Just click on your favorite
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Test your Christmas trivia skills
Take out a clean sheet of paper and a number 2 pencil. It’s time for the Hope and Humor Christmas
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Yes, Virginia, there really was a St. Nick
My wife and I never told our children that there was a real Santa Claus. (We didn’t want them to
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Christmas shopping made easy!
It’s Cyber Monday and here are some gifts ideas that are the right color, the right size and pack easily
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How the WHO stole Christmas
Watch the video Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot. But the World Health Organization did not. This
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Thanks for nothing
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive
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Will Thanksgiving suck like a turkey baster?!
Thanksgiving 2020 is going to look very different this year. No huge family gatherings. No large crowd at Macy’s Thanksgiving
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‘Twas the Night Before Voting . . .
Watch the video ‘Twas the night before voting, when all through the land, Every voter was fretting and wringing their
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October is Pastor Appreciation Month
While this month is designated Pastor Appreciation Month, every month should be filled with appreciation for the selfless and sacrificial
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Hope and humor and Halloween
Hi, I’m Jim Watkins: author, speaker, and—for my grandkiddos—”Corn Stalker.” (It’s what we do in Corn Borer, Indiana!) Welcome to
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The strain of polarization
America is feeling the strain of polarization. In developmental psychology, the ability to see a wide range of good and
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Hope and help for suicidal thoughts
The National Center for Health Statistics recently reported that the suicide rate across the U.S. increased 35% between 1999 and
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