Issues – James Watkins: Hope & Humor

Love, marriage, sex . . .

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 jameswatkins 2 Comments love, marriage, relationships, 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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Book promises passion, purpose and pizazz

October 31, 2022January 5, 2023 jameswatkins 7 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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1 Timothy 2:12 What was Paul thinking?!

September 11, 2022January 1, 2023 jameswatkins 5 Comments 1 Timothy 2:12, authority, Bible, complementarianism, egalitarian, headship, teach, Timothy, woman, women, women in ministry, women's rights

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

September 10, 2022November 4, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments 2020 election, anger, healing, insurrection, political division

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?

June 3, 2022June 5, 2022 jameswatkins 1 Comment church, Holy Spirit, Jesus, organized church, The Body of Christ, What is Pentecost Sunday?, Why should I attend 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 Bible verses Donald Trump may want to read

January 13, 2022January 18, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments Bible, Donald Trump, photo op

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

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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James Watkins: Hoper

September 13, 2021November 7, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments

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 9, 2021November 4, 2022 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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Don’t ‘judge,’ but do deliberate

March 16, 2021July 12, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments faith healing, name it and claim it, prosperity gospel

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’

March 10, 2021June 11, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments adjective, Christian, ministries, organizations, unchristian

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

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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Pro-life from womb to tomb

January 22, 2021February 4, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments abortion, Black Lives Matter, capital punishment, euthanasia, from womb to tomb, pro-life and, prolife and

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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You want me to pray for whom?

January 20, 2021January 25, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments dictators, opposition, pray for leaders, praying for leaders

I get it. Half of the country is celebrating the 2020 election results and half are mourning. (What a close

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