Health – James Watkins: Hope & Humor

Humble thoughts on ‘Gay Pride’

March 16, 2021June 8, 2021 jameswatkins 2 Comments grace, homosexuality, hope, LGBTQ, love, sexuality

June is “Gay Pride” month. So, this month—and every month—I want to honor God and his Word while loving my

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I’m a mess. You’re a mess.

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 jameswatkins 3 Comments depression, hot mess, I'm a mess, mental health, mess, Messiah

Listen or read At a conference, I shared that this “award-winning author” and “globe-trotting speaker” is a great, big, slobbering

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Pro-life from womb to tomb

January 22, 2021February 4, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments abortion, Black Lives Matter, capital punishment, euthanasia, from womb to tomb, pro-life and, prolife and

As one who considers himself “pro-life,” I’m concerned that many in the “Right To Life” movement may not be as

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How the WHO stole Christmas

November 27, 2020April 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments

Watch the video Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot. But the World Health Organization did not. This

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Hope and help for suicidal thoughts

July 26, 2020January 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments Do those who commit suicide go to heaven? suicidal thoughts, hope and help, suicide

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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It’s about obedience, not ‘orientation’

June 14, 2020January 27, 2021 jameswatkins 1 Comment church, controversy, homosexuality, LBGTQ, orientation

In my humble opinion, most conservative churches have it wrong in their response to LGBTQ issues. They have spent their

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Welcome to Agers Anonymous

April 30, 2020June 15, 2021 jameswatkins 6 Comments aging, becoming old, comedy, humor, If You're Not Dead, James N. Watkins, You're Not Done

Hi, I’m Jim. Welcome to Agers Anonymous. This is my brand-new support group, based on my brand-new book, If You’re

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Top ten ways God may be working COVID-19 for good

April 2, 2020April 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments coronas virus, COVID-19, Romans 8:28, working for good

Watch video I have in my right hand, direct from my home office in Corn Borer, Indiana, today category: Top

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For kids: Calming COVID-19 concerns

April 2, 2020April 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, fear, kids, talking to children about

Watch video Hey kids! Nearly every generation has faced some kind of worldwide health crisis. I’ve survived two of them,

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What would Jesus say about COVID-19?

April 2, 2020April 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, hope, What would Jesus say about

Watch video During the time of Jesus, leprosy, cholera, tuberculosis, smallpox and dysentery suppressed life expectancy to the age of

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Coming out: my sexual identity crisis

March 17, 2020June 11, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments coming out, homosexuality, LGBTQ, sexual-identity crisis

Hi, I’m Jim. It’s time for me to “come out” and admit my struggle with my sexual self-identity. At grade

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Overcoming fear and worry

April 28, 2019December 30, 2020 jameswatkins 0 Comments overcoming fear, overcoming worry, peace of mind

From the book cover: War, politics, finances, health concerns, job loss. Is your blood pressure rising yet? Troubling issues bombard

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If a friend is thinking about suicide . . .

January 2, 2019January 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments hope and help, My friend is thinking about suicide, suicide

This page attempts to answer: • Is it normal to want to just die? • Will these feelings go away?

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You may be depressed if . . .

July 5, 2018May 30, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments Christians and depression, Signs of, symptoms of

While at a recent writer’s conference, five or six us started talking about depression. We went around the table. “I’m

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All’s not lost with Alzheimer’s

January 2, 2018March 8, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments Alzheimer's disease, hope, If You're Not Dead, Is not gone, The Best of You, You're Not Done

And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is

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Emotions real, but not reality

June 17, 2016February 11, 2021 jameswatkins 10 Comments dealing with, depression, emotions, fear, sadness

During the American Civil War, the Confederate Navy filled Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico with mines, which at

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Hope for balance in life

March 23, 2015January 10, 2021 jameswatkins 7 Comments balanced life, finding balance, keeping your balance

If I hear another pastor, teacher or speaker proclaim, as if from Mount Sinai, “Put God first, your family second,

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Sure beats a kidney stone!

March 2, 2015January 10, 2021 jameswatkins 3 Comments pain, perspective, purpose

Everyone needs to have a kidney stone once in his or her lifetime. Preferably, the sooner the better. You see,

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What about euthanasia’s ‘death with dignity’?

October 21, 2014January 11, 2021 jameswatkins 3 Comments death with dignity, euthanasia, immoral, mercy killing, moral

Twenty-nine-year-old Brittany Maynard plans to die on Saturday, November 1, 2014. Maynard was diagnosed with grade II Astrocytoma, a severe

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