Relationships – James Watkins: Hope & Humor

New book promises passion, purpose and pizzaz for all ages

September 13, 2021September 21, 2021 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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1 Timothy 2:12 What was Paul thinking?!

June 20, 2021July 21, 2021 jameswatkins 4 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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Humble thoughts on ‘Gay Pride’

March 16, 2021June 8, 2021 jameswatkins 2 Comments grace, homosexuality, hope, LGBTQ, love, sexuality

June is “Gay Pride” month. So, this month—and every month—I want to honor God and his Word while loving my

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Love, marriage, sex . . .

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 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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I’m a mess. You’re a mess.

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 jameswatkins 3 Comments depression, hot mess, I'm a mess, mental health, mess, Messiah

Listen or read At a conference, I shared that this “award-winning author” and “globe-trotting speaker” is a great, big, slobbering

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Have a God-directed New Year!

December 31, 2020January 7, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments hope and humor, New Years, predictions, resolutions

• My annual predictions for the New Year My annual predictions for the New Year have been 99 percent accurate

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Top ten lessons from 2020

December 27, 2020December 27, 2020 jameswatkins 0 Comments hope and humor, James Watkins, Lessons from Covid-19, top ten lessons, top ten list

Photo: March 2020 Hunter-gatherer returns from early morning hunt for elusive prey, the toiletus papyrus. I have in my sanitized

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The strain of polarization

October 1, 2020April 1, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments black and white thinking, partisan politics, polarization

America is feeling the strain of polarization. In developmental psychology, the ability to see a wide range of good and

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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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Where are You God?

May 22, 2020April 1, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments depsair, doubt, loss, Where are you God?

Where are You God? Learning to Trust When Times Are Tough is a 365-day devotional and journal to which I

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Top ten things you won’t hear at commencement

May 17, 2020March 30, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments advice, comedy, commencement, graduation, humor

Ever since Pebbles and Bam Bam graduated from Bedrock High, commencement speakers have been telling the crowd of cap and

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Happy Mothers’ Day!

May 16, 2020July 2, 2021 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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Coming out: my sexual identity crisis

March 17, 2020June 11, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments coming out, homosexuality, LGBTQ, sexual-identity crisis

Hi, I’m Jim. It’s time for me to “come out” and admit my struggle with my sexual self-identity. At grade

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LGBTQ(IA+) and B-I-B-L-E

January 1, 2020May 16, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments Bible, Christian, gay, homosexual, LGBTQ

Homosexuality is one of the most polarizing subjects today in the culture, courts and the church. One extreme pole pickets

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