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James Watkins: Hope & Humor

Encouragement and entertainment from award-winning author

James Watkins: Hope & Humor

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    • About ARTICLES
    • About BOOKS
    • About CARTOONS
    • About JIM
      • Press page
  • Articles
    • Heavy topics with a light touch
      • Coming out: my sexual identity crisis
      • God is never late—but he sure is slow
      • It Is Well with My Soul: the rest of the stories
      • Top ten Bible verses Donald Trump may want to read
      • Top ten lists
      • What does the Bible really say?
      • What was Paul thinking when he wrote 1 Timothy 2:12?
      • What we haven’t learned from 9/11
    • My statement on Dr. Dennis E. Hensley
  • Book excerpts
    • 7 reasons God may not be answering our prayers
    • Breaking habits before they break you
    • Changing lives for over 600 years!
      • Exclusive interview with Thomas a Kempis
      • Forty days of imitating Christ
    • Communicate to Change Lives: book and seminars
    • Intimacy with Christ: Beyond Information and Involvement
    • Jesus: His life and lessons . . . on love
    • Jesus: His Life and Lessons Introduction
    • My book list
    • Revised section on ‘Unfulfilled Promises’
    • Study guide for God, I Don’t Understand
    • The Christmas story in chronological order
    • Why? Why? Why?
    • Writing with Banana Peels
    • Writing with Banana Peels: excerpt
  • Cartoons
    • A Very Twitter Christmas
    • Cartoon Backups
    • Cartoons from far, far away
    • Cartoons on love, marriage, sex . . .
    • Cartoons on parenthood
    • Cartoons on writing
    • Easter cartoons
    • Facebook cartoons
    • Hope and Ho! Ho! Ho!
    • Hope&Humor cartoons on Dad
    • My predictions for New Year . . .
    • Pro-life cartoons
  • Comedy-drama scripts
  • Talks
  • Videos
    • Original music
  • Writer Resources
    • ‘Crossing over’ with the cross
    • ‘I’m a giant killer!’
    • Are authors in their ‘write’ minds?
    • Atomic-powered titles
    • Best time to post on Facebook?
    • Communicate to Change Lives: Using Psychological Appeals
    • Confessions of an author/speaker
    • Don’t become a digital dinosaur
    • Don’t sabotage your writing/speaking career
    • Endear yourself to an editor
    • Freelancing offers freedom ‘real job’ can’t
    • From stage to page: turning messages into manuscripts
    • How to become a million-selling author
    • How to hook today’s Internet users
    • How to prepare a manuscript for publication
    • Inside look at publishing industry
    • Patron saint of freelance writers
    • Quips and quotations on writing
    • Self-publishers and piranhas
    • Seven habits of the purpose-driven writer
    • Seven questions to ask a prospective agent
    • So, you want to write a book?
    • Soaring with eagles, walking with emus
    • Taking Word to Worldwide Web
    • The Ten Creative Commandments
    • Three new ‘must haves’ for today’s writers
    • Writing effective book proposals
    • Your ‘write’ role

How To

Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac
Health Hope How To Humor Issues Spirituality 

Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac

May 2, 2022May 18, 2022 jameswatkins 1 Comment anxiety, depression, devotions, hopeful helpful, humorous, mental health, prozac, PTSD

by Faith A. Watkins and James N. Watkins Coming September 2022! This hopeful, helpful and humorous devotional is based on

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If You're Not Dead, You're Not Done!
Health Hope How To Humor Issues Relationships Spirituality 

New book promises passion, purpose and pizazz

January 17, 2022February 1, 2022 jameswatkins 6 Comments ageing, aging, becoming old, body, comedy, humor, If You're Not Dead, image, James N. Watkins, Johnny Hawkins, 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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Intimacy with Christ Beyond Information and Involvement
How To Spirituality 

Intimacy with Christ: beyond information and involvement

January 17, 2022April 16, 2022 jameswatkins 2 Comments beyond, Bible, Christ, devotional, growth, information, Intimacy with Christ, involvement, maturity, sequel to The Imitation of Christ, signs, spiritual, The Imitation of Christ

Most churches are great at sharing information about Christ and many are good at providing opportunities for involvement for Christ.

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This is your brain on hope and humor
Health Holidays Hope How To Humor Issues Relationships Sexuality Spirituality Writing 

Hope & humor from author/speaker James Watkins

January 4, 2022January 17, 2022 jameswatkins 2 Comments books, comedy, hope, humor, James Watkins, Jim Watkins, motivational talks, original music

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

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If You're Not Dead, You're Not Done!
Health How To Issues 

Top ten wishes for my 50th birthday

October 6, 2021February 11, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments aging, If You're Not Dead You're Not Done, successful aging

February 2002 Twenty-five years later, a revised version appears in If You’re Not Dead, You’re Not Done! Even in old

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Corona virus hangover
Health Hope How To 

3 ways to recover from ‘Corona hangover’

September 12, 2021January 3, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments aftermath, anxiety, consequences, corona virus, COVID, depression, hangover, side effects, stress

Quick COVID resources • For kids: Calming COVID concerns (Text and video) • Top ten ways God may be working

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Gods will doors
How To Spirituality 

3 ways to ‘find’ God’s will

June 20, 2021January 3, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments Finding God's will, God's will

Adapted from Should a Christian Wear Purple Sweat Socks? Are you wondering what God has in store for your life?

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chocolate diamonds
Hope How To 

How to turn bad into good

June 20, 2021December 27, 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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Writing love
How To Writing 

Posting with love, truth and grace

March 7, 2021March 5, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments grace, love, truth, writing with

I think we can all agree that social media has put the coarse in discourse! The politically-correct media “cancels” opposing

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Flaming-emails
How To Issues Spirituality Writing 

Dealing with ‘flaming’ emails and comments

January 25, 2021January 23, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments dealing with, flaming emails, Internet trolls, negativity, writing

A writer friend asked me how I deal with “flaming” emails and comments. (Apparently she assumed not everyone loves my

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mental health
Health Hope How To Humor Issues Relationships Sexuality Spirituality Writing 

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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Introverted Christmas
Holidays How To 

Have yourself an introverted Christmas

November 25, 2020December 6, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments Christmas, Christmas stress, How to Survive, Introverts, overcoming

While most people thrive on the holiday hustle and bustle of parties, crowded malls and family gatherings, we introverts would

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The Light of the World
Holidays How To Issues Spirituality 

Putting the X back in Xmas

November 25, 2020November 26, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments The true meaning of Christmas, What does Christmas mean?

At the risk of sounding like “The Grinch,” Ebeneezer Scrooge, and Henry Potter all gift-wrapped into one big “Humbug,” I’d

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Graduation advice
Hope How To Humor Relationships 

Top ten things you won’t hear at commencement

May 17, 2020March 30, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments advice, comedy, commencement, graduation, humor

Ever since Pebbles and Bam Bam graduated from Bedrock High, commencement speakers have been telling the crowd of cap and

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Big buts of the Bible
How To Spirituality 

Bible study tools

June 19, 2019January 11, 2021 jameswatkins 3 Comments Bible study, Bible study tools

I enjoy teaching a class for writers—and normal people—called Correctly Handling the Word in Writing. So, here are several of

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Welcome

Hi, I’m James (call me Jim) Watkins and all you really need to know about me is that I’m an author, speaker and clinically depressed soul who, by God’s grace, writes encouraging and entertaining books, articles and online posts. Isn’t that crazy?!

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Sit-down comedy from brand new book: If You’re Not Dead, You’re Not Done!


“I’m Jim. I have clinical depression.” An honest, hopeful look at depression

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