Issues – Page 3 – James Watkins: Hope & Humor

Dare to be ordinary

July 5, 2020December 27, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments amazing grace, Benny Hinn, extraordinary, Joel Osteen, motivation, Napolean Hill, optimism, ordinary, Oswald Chambers, realism, Stephen Freeman, Tony Robbins, Vince Lombardi

From motivational posters and speakers to “positive thinking” and prosperity preaching, we’ve been taught that we can have whatever we

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It’s about obedience, not ‘orientation’

June 14, 2020December 4, 2023 jameswatkins 1 Comment church, controversy, homosexuality, LBGTQ, orientation

Sexual identity is complex and controversial. As I’ve written in three books on sexuality, researchers have debated whether gender identity

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‘White Christian’ responds to charge of racism, supremacy

May 27, 2020January 21, 2021 jameswatkins 2 Comments Christian, Christian racists, Jesus, white supremacist

I am furious—and brokenhearted—after receiving this comment on my website: White. Christians. Not. Only. Support. Trump. They. Support. White. Police.

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For kids: Calming COVID-19 concerns

April 2, 2020April 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, fear, kids, talking to children about

Watch video Hey kids! Nearly every generation has faced some kind of worldwide health crisis. I’ve survived two of them,

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What would Jesus say about COVID-19?

April 2, 2020April 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, hope, What would Jesus say about

Watch video During the time of Jesus, leprosy, cholera, tuberculosis, smallpox and dysentery suppressed life expectancy to the age of

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How to decide what’s right or wrong for you

January 17, 2020January 17, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments decisions, ethical, moral, right or wrong

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

Howard Beale: Made prophet of the airwaves

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To angry voters . . .

November 1, 2016January 15, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments anger, election, hate, rhetoric

This classic rant sounds straight from Election 2020: I don’t have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things

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WWJE: Who Would Jesus Elect?

September 3, 2016January 12, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments ballot, election, Jesus on

September 2016 “Since President Jimmy Carter’s 1976 profession that he was born again, voters have expected a faith narrative,” reports

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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