Issues – Page 3 – James Watkins: Hope & Humor

God is on our side . . . and theirs

January 7, 2016January 7, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments Antifa, Civil War, conservative right, division, liberal left, Proud Boys

America has always been more “un-united” than “United” during my lifetime: deadly race riots, protests of unpopular wars, bitter political

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What about euthanasia’s ‘death with dignity’?

October 21, 2014January 11, 2021 jameswatkins 3 Comments death with dignity, euthanasia, immoral, mercy killing, moral

Twenty-nine-year-old Brittany Maynard plans to die on Saturday, November 1, 2014. Maynard was diagnosed with grade II Astrocytoma, a severe

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Was God’s will accomplished on election day?

November 15, 2012January 15, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments for election day, God's, God's will, plan, presidential election

Rather than a book of answers or a systematic theology, the Bible is a book full of mysteries and intriguing

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Does DNA disprove evolution?

January 2, 2011January 12, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments evolution, intelligent design

Modern research in biochemistry brings into question the following “truths” of evolution. “Truth” 1: So-called “intelligent design” is biblical creationism

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Truly offensive four-letter words

January 17, 2010January 17, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments dirty words, four-letter words, what's wrong with

I knew something was wrong the second I said it. While on a speaking tour of Australia, our host had

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Hope amid horror

September 11, 2006August 27, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments 9/11, cross, hope

September 11, 2006 For those of us glued to our TVs on September 11, 2001, certain images are forever burned

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Yep, I’m intolerant

April 1, 2006April 1, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments

I’m coming out of the politically-correct closet and announcing, “Yep! I’m intolerant!” Watch or read For instance, do you really

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Can ‘war on terrorism’ be won?

September 11, 2005August 27, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments causes, solutions, terrorism

September 11, 2005 President Bush called it “The war on terrorism.” His secretary of defense preferred to call it the

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What we haven’t learned from 9/11

September 9, 2002August 28, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments 9/11, September 11, terrorism, terrorist

September 9, 2002 One year after the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, it seems Americans are still in denial

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How to decide what is right or wrong for you

January 14, 2000January 14, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments bibilical, choices, decisions

Many of the issues we face in today’s world are not addressed specifically in Scripture. So how do you decide

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Healing: faith or fake?

January 8, 2000January 8, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments faith healers, faith healing, fake healing

Excerpted from The Why Files: Are There Really Ghosts?. Jeeeee-sus doesn’t want you sick!” The TV evangelist nearly pokes his

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Why be bent out of shape by LGBTQ(IA+)?

January 17, 1999June 19, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments Christian perspective, homosexuality, LGBTQ

Adapted from The Why Files The late Fred Phelps and his followers became infamous for their picketing with signs declaring,

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Are natural disasters ‘acts of God’?

January 13, 1999April 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments act of God, God's part in, is God responsible?, natural disasters

Insurance companies describe tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires as acts of God,” but how much responsibility for hurricanes, earthquakes, floods,