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James Watkins: Hope & Humor

Encouragement and entertainment from award-winning author

James Watkins: Hope & Humor

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    • About ARTICLES
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    • About JIM
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  • Articles
    • Heavy topics with a light touch
      • Coming out: my sexual identity crisis
      • God is never late—but he sure is slow
      • It Is Well with My Soul: the rest of the stories
      • Top ten Bible verses Donald Trump may want to read
      • Top ten lists
      • What does the Bible really say?
      • What was Paul thinking when he wrote 1 Timothy 2:12?
      • What we haven’t learned from 9/11
    • My statement on Dr. Dennis E. Hensley
  • Book excerpts
    • 7 reasons God may not be answering our prayers
    • Breaking habits before they break you
    • Changing lives for over 600 years!
      • Exclusive interview with Thomas a Kempis
      • Forty days of imitating Christ
    • Communicate to Change Lives: book and seminars
    • Intimacy with Christ: Beyond Information and Involvement
    • Jesus: His life and lessons . . . on love
    • Jesus: His Life and Lessons Introduction
    • My book list
    • Revised section on ‘Unfulfilled Promises’
    • Study guide for God, I Don’t Understand
    • The Christmas story in chronological order
    • Why? Why? Why?
    • Writing with Banana Peels
    • Writing with Banana Peels: excerpt
  • Cartoons
    • A Very Twitter Christmas
    • Cartoon Backups
    • Cartoons from far, far away
    • Cartoons on love, marriage, sex . . .
    • Cartoons on parenthood
    • Cartoons on writing
    • Easter cartoons
    • Facebook cartoons
    • Hope and Ho! Ho! Ho!
    • Hope&Humor cartoons on Dad
    • My predictions for New Year . . .
    • Pro-life cartoons
  • Comedy-drama scripts
  • Talks
  • Videos
    • Original music
  • Writer Resources
    • ‘Crossing over’ with the cross
    • ‘I’m a giant killer!’
    • Are authors in their ‘write’ minds?
    • Atomic-powered titles
    • Best time to post on Facebook?
    • Communicate to Change Lives: Using Psychological Appeals
    • Confessions of an author/speaker
    • Don’t become a digital dinosaur
    • Don’t sabotage your writing/speaking career
    • Endear yourself to an editor
    • Freelancing offers freedom ‘real job’ can’t
    • From stage to page: turning messages into manuscripts
    • How to become a million-selling author
    • How to hook today’s Internet users
    • How to prepare a manuscript for publication
    • Inside look at publishing industry
    • Patron saint of freelance writers
    • Quips and quotations on writing
    • Self-publishers and piranhas
    • Seven habits of the purpose-driven writer
    • Seven questions to ask a prospective agent
    • So, you want to write a book?
    • Soaring with eagles, walking with emus
    • Taking Word to Worldwide Web
    • The Ten Creative Commandments
    • Three new ‘must haves’ for today’s writers
    • Writing effective book proposals
    • Your ‘write’ role

Sexuality

Bible and rainbow marks
Relationships Sexuality Spirituality 

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

June 2, 2022June 19, 2022 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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male female brains different
Health Relationships Sexuality 

My gender-identity crisis

June 1, 2022June 22, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments coming out, homosexuality, LGBTQ, sexual-identity crisis

Hi, I’m Jim. It’s time for me to finally admit my struggle with gender identity. At grade school recess, I

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couple in love
Humor Issues Relationships Sexuality Spirituality 

Love, marriage, sex . . .

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 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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This is your brain on hope and humor
Health Holidays Hope How To Humor Issues Relationships Sexuality Spirituality Writing 

Hope & humor from author/speaker James Watkins

January 4, 2022January 17, 2022 jameswatkins 2 Comments books, comedy, hope, humor, James Watkins, Jim Watkins, motivational talks, original music

Welcome to hope and humor! Brain imaging has revealed laughter produces natural opiates which promote a sense of euphoria and

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male female brains different
Health Relationships Sexuality 

Men and women different from neck up

June 1, 2021April 17, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments differences, female brain, male brain, transgender

February 2001 Once again political correctness has trumped scientific research. Harvard University’s president, Lawrence Summer dared to suggest that the

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mental health
Health Hope How To Humor Issues Relationships Sexuality Spirituality Writing 

Enjoy encouragement, entertainment, endorphins

November 26, 2020November 26, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments

Welcome to hope and humor! Brain imaging has revealed laughter produces natural opiates which promote a sense of euphoria and

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Gay Pride parade
Health Issues Sexuality Spirituality 

It’s about obedience, not ‘orientation’

June 14, 2020June 19, 2022 jameswatkins 1 Comment church, controversy, homosexuality, LBGTQ, orientation

In my humble opinion, most conservative churches have it wrong in their response to LGBTQ issues. They have spent their

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sex education
How To Relationships Sexuality 

Talking to your kids about s-e-x

March 29, 2015March 29, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments parents, sex education, start young

I’ve always believed that sex education needs to begin as soon as you bring that little bundle of joy home

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Sex cures common cold
Health Relationships Sexuality 

Cure for common cold? Sex!

January 5, 2003January 27, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments colds, sex cures, sex cures colds

Depressed? Have a cold? Suffering from heart disease or even cancer? Researchers are finding that, and I quote, “Sex can

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Masturbation
Health Relationships Sexuality Spirituality 

The hidden habit: masturbation

February 3, 2000April 1, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments masturbation, sexual tension

It won’t keep you from having children, make hair grow on your palms, or drain off all your energy. And,

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under the sheets
How To Relationships Sexuality 

Three secrets to xxx-ceptional sex: 1

February 3, 2000January 27, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments how to, incredible sex, intercourse

Every single issue of Cosmo promises “red hot,” “toe-curling,” “intense,” “unbelievable” sex. But sex therapist Theodote Rubin warns: Sexual athletics

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white rose
Health Relationships Sexuality Spirituality 

Can I become a virgin again?

February 2, 2000January 27, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments healing, incest, rape, restoration, secondary-virginity, sexual abuse, virgin again, virginity

From The Why Files: When Can I Start Dating? “My friend Kathy needs to talk to you,” Heather almost whispered

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Bent Out of Shape
Health Issues Relationships Sexuality Spirituality 

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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Welcome

Hi, I’m James (call me Jim) Watkins and all you really need to know about me is that I’m an author, speaker and clinically depressed soul who, by God’s grace, writes encouraging and entertaining books, articles and online posts. Isn’t that crazy?!

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