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James Watkins: Hope & Humor

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    • About JIM
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  • 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

Humor

Health Hope How To Humor Issues Spirituality 

Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac

June 18, 2022June 23, 2022 jameswatkins 1 Comment anxiety, biblical, bipolar, depression, devotional, devotions, hope, hopeful helpful, humor, humorous, inspiration, 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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Live with passion, purpose and pizzaz!
Health Hope How To Humor Issues Relationships Spirituality 

New book promises passion, purpose and pizazz

June 17, 2022June 19, 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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Happy Mother's Day
Holidays Humor Relationships Spirituality 

Happy Mothers’ Day!

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments hope, humor, Mothers Day

Here are my favorite columns and cartoons for these amazing people called “Mom.” Have a great day! • Faith of

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couple in love
Humor Issues Relationships Sexuality Spirituality 

Love, marriage, sex . . .

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 jameswatkins 2 Comments love, marriage, sex, sexuality

Welcome to my annual salute to love, marriage and sex. If you’re single, dating, engaged, married, divorced, widowed or “it’s

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Online since 1997
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Top ten posts at Hope&Humor

January 17, 2022February 1, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments

II have in my right hand, direct from my home office in Corn Borer, Indiana, the top ten posts at

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Star Wars top ten list
Humor 

Top ten lists

January 11, 2022January 18, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments comedy, humor, top ten list

I have in my right hand, direct from my home office in Corn Borer, Indiana, today’s categories: • Top five

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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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Cartoons from If You're Not Dead, You're Not Done!
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Cartoons from ‘If You’re Not Dead, You’re Not Done!’

October 6, 2021February 11, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments

If You’re Not Dead, You’re Not Done is my 2021 book on aging with passion, purpose and pizzaz. As they

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The Great Watkinso
Humor 

The amazing magic of The Great Watkinso

April 18, 2021May 4, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments Comedy magic, humor, magic

Presenting—without camera tricks or video effects—the classic conjuring and perplexing prestidigitation of  The Great Watkinso! Enjoy! And if you found

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Office Olympics
Humor 

Olympic office events

January 23, 2021August 27, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments comedy, copy machine, funny, humor, jokes, office, Olympic, Olympics

While the world’s attention is focused on gymnasts, swimmers, track stars, and weightlifters (along with all those retired athletes pitching

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Can women preach?
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Top ten posts of 2020

January 1, 2021January 10, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments

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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How the WHO Stole Christmas
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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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Piles of Christmas gifts
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Top ten signs you’ve spent too much money on Christmas presents

November 26, 2020November 26, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments Christmas, debt, materialism, spending

Direct from my home office in snow-swept Corn Borer, Indiana, I have in my bright red mitten: Top ten signs

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The 12 Sites of Chrismas
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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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mental health
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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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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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