Relationships – James Watkins: Hope & Humor

#1 post: What was Paul thinking when he wrote 1 Timothy 2:12

March 17, 2021June 11, 2021 jameswatkins 4 Comments 1 Timothy 2:12, complementarianism, egalitarian, Ken Schenk, the Bible, 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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Happy Mothers’ Day!

March 16, 2021May 30, 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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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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Welcome to Agers Anonymous

April 30, 2020June 15, 2021 jameswatkins 6 Comments aging, becoming old, comedy, humor, If You're Not Dead, James N. Watkins, 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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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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If a friend is thinking about suicide . . .

January 2, 2019January 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments hope and help, My friend is thinking about suicide, suicide

This page attempts to answer: • Is it normal to want to just die? • Will these feelings go away?

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The Un-tied States of America

October 15, 2018January 16, 2021 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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All’s not lost with Alzheimer’s

January 2, 2018March 8, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments Alzheimer's disease, hope, If You're Not Dead, Is not gone, The Best of You, You're Not Done

And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is

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There must be higher love

January 1, 2018January 3, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments Higher Love, Is there a higher love, love

Remember the 1986 hit song “Higher Love”? English rocker Steve Winwood won two Grammy awards singing: Think about it, there

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