Hope – James Watkins: Hope & Humor

Enjoy encouragement, entertainment, endorphins

July 5, 2021July 23, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments

Welcome to hope and humor! Brain imaging has revealed laughter produces natural opiates which promote a sense of euphoria and

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Welcome to Agers Anonymous

June 20, 2021July 21, 2021 jameswatkins 6 Comments ageing, aging, becoming old, body, comedy, humor, If You're Not Dead, image, James N. Watkins, older, process, signs, 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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From bad to worse to . . . astonishing

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Have you ever noticed that the harder you pray, the worse things get? It seems to be a biblical pattern!

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God is never late—but he sure is slow

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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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Are you listening to Goliath or God?

June 20, 2021July 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments giants, Goliath, overcoming, victory

One of my favorite keynote talks is “I’m a Giant Killer” based on the classic story of David and Goliath.

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Why? Why? Why?

June 20, 2021July 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments God I don't understand, how good God allow evil, unanswered prayer, unfulffilled promises, unpunished evil, why

A three-year-old’s favorite word is why. “Johnny, hold my hand while we cross the street.” “Why?” “Because I don’t want

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Emotions real, but not reality

June 20, 2021July 2, 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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Turn your shaft into a mine

June 20, 2021July 2, 2021 jameswatkins 7 Comments turn junk into treasure

Have you seen all those ads for Le Vian’s “unique chocolate diamonds”? The only problem is that brown diamonds are

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Keeping your dreams alive

June 20, 2021July 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments death of dream, Joseph

Audio from conference keynote We all have dreams, no matter what age: to be a firefighter, a princess, a parent,

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Hope—and humor—spring eternal!

March 16, 2021April 26, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments Christian, faith, help, hope, humor

Here are my favorite hopeful posts as we celebrate the arrival of spring! • Are you listening to Goliath or

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So, your writing got rejected?

February 22, 2021February 26, 2021 jameswatkins 4 Comments

Writers, be encouraged when you receive a rejection slip! King Solomon had a huge “platform” and social network. “They came

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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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Have a God-directed New Year!

December 31, 2020January 7, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments hope and humor, New Years, predictions, resolutions

• My annual predictions for the New Year My annual predictions for the New Year have been 99 percent accurate

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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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