Gay pride prompts sad, shameful animosity
May I offer a compromise to the sad and shameful animosity between those celebrating June as “Gay Pride Month” and
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Issues
Love, marriage, sex . . .
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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Book promises passion, purpose and pizazz
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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1 Timothy 2:12 What was Paul thinking?!
The apostle wrote, “I do not permit me a woman to teach or have authority over a man. She must
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The Un-tied States of America
Graphic: Vote by counties in the 2020 election. Red, Republican; blue Democrat A study by Michigan State University notes: Far
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Can you love Christ and hate his Church?
Pentecost Sunday The blogosphere is filled with posts on “Why I Hate the Church.” Some have valid points painfully writing
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Top ten posts at Hope&Humor
II have in my right hand, direct from my home office in Corn Borer, Indiana, the top ten posts at
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Top ten Bible verses Donald Trump may want to read
March 2016 “Nobody reads the Bible more than me,” the then-presidential candidate claimed in an interview with TheHill.com. Trump also
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Top ten wishes for my 50th birthday
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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James Watkins: Hoper
If you need some hope and humor, you’ve come to the right place! Here are over 100 posts full of
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Hope amid horror: remembering 9/11
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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Don’t ‘judge,’ but do deliberate
Any time I question the actions or teachings of TV evanglists or other questionable behavior in the Body of Christ,
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‘It’ is not ‘Christian’
A well-respected Christian organization is reorganizing after the sex scandal of its founder and namesake. Meanwhile, a Christian college has
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Dealing with ‘flaming’ emails and comments
A writer friend asked me how I deal with “flaming” emails and comments. (Apparently she assumed not everyone loves my
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Pro-life from womb to tomb
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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