Hope – Page 2 – James Watkins: Hope & Humor

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

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 27, 2020January 3, 2022 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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The 12 Sites of Christmas

November 26, 2020December 27, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments Christmas cartoons, Christmas comedy, Christmas humor, Christmas poetry, Christmas quotes, Christmas videos, St. Nicholas is real, Twelve sites of Christmas

I may not be your “true love,” but I do have some hope and ho! ho! ho! with cartoons, videos

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Enjoy encouragement, entertainment, endorphins

November 26, 2020November 26, 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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Thanks for nothing

November 22, 2020January 11, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments

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?!

November 15, 2020January 11, 2021 jameswatkins 2 Comments not thankful, thanks for nothing, thanksgiving

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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Giving thanks despite pandemic, supply chain crisis

November 2, 2020December 27, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments thanks for nothing, thanksgiving, Thanksgiving cartoons, Thanksgiving comedy, Thanksgiving humor, turkey trivia

Last year—in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic—I posted, “Will Thanksgiving suck like a turkey baster?” Thanks to masks and

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‘Twas the Night Before Voting . . .

November 2, 2020March 30, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments comedy, election, God's will, humor, presidential vote, 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

September 12, 2020November 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments clergy resources, Pastor Appreciation Month, pastor resources

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 amid horror: remembering 9/11

September 1, 2020September 26, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments 9-11-2001, commentary, hope, remembrance, terrorist attacks

September 11, 2001 That date has been burned into our country’s memory along with December 7, November 22, and April

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Christians get do-overs

August 5, 2020September 13, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments competition, do overs, forgiveness, Olympic fails, Olympics

Olympic athletes don’t get do-overs Japan’s gymnast “King” Kohei Uchimura had reigned supreme winning every world and Olympic title from

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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