Spirituality – James Watkins: Hope & Humor

#10: Publishing is brutal! I’m here to help.

July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments encourgement, free writers support, help for writers, writing coach, writing help, writing support

Hi. Please call me Jim and I’d love to help through this bloody business of publishing. (We not only have

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#6: From bad to worse to . . . astonishing

July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 jameswatkins 22 Comments

Have you ever noticed that the harder you pray, the worse things get? It seems to be a biblical pattern!

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#5: Forty days of imitating Christ

July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments Christian, devotionals, faith, growth, hope, Imitation of Christ, James Watkins, modern, spiritual, version

Thanks for joining me for 40 devotionals of short excerpts from my book The Imitation of Christ: Classic Devotions in

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#4: 7 reasons God may not be answering prayers

July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments book, disappointment, faith, James Watkins, questions, spirituallity, unanswered prayer, with God

On the kitchen wall in my boyhood home hung a plaque that promised “God Answers Prayer.” Because of those words,

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#1: 1 Timothy 2:12 What was Paul thinking?!

July 22, 2023July 31, 2023 jameswatkins 6 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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Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac

June 21, 2023July 31, 2023 jameswatkins 3 Comments anxiety, biblical, bipolar, depression, devotional, devotions, Faith A. Watkins, Faith Watkins, hope, hopeful helpful, humor, humorous, inspiration, James Watkins, mental health, prozac, Prozac store, PTSD

My latest book, Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac, is co-authored by my favorite daughter, Faith A. Watkins. It

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How to find love

June 18, 2023August 21, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments find love, Looking for love, real love

Many people spend their lives, as the old song goes, “Lookin’ for love in all the wrong places." So, how

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Action-figure Jesus

June 16, 2023August 21, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments love, obedience, peace, the real Jesus

If you’re turned off by Jesus, you’re probably confusing him with some ultra-conservative caricature. (Excerpted from The Why Files: Are

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Resources for connecting with Christ

June 15, 2023August 21, 2023 jameswatkins 2 Comments Brother Lawrence, Catholic mystics, Intimacy with Christ, Jesus Christ, relationships, sequel to The Imitation of Christ, Thomas a Kempis

Most churches do very well in sharing information and fairly well in providing opportunities for involvement. However, according to Willow

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Happy Mothers’ Day!

May 7, 2023May 7, 2023 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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God is never late—but he sure is slow

April 10, 2023April 13, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments late, why, Why is God late? God

As a child, I got the idea from story books that the Bible was God’s promise book. Not ordinary promises

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Asbury University revival resources

February 11, 2023February 12, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments Asbury revival, Asbury University, faith, growing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, knowi God, relationship with God, revival

As an old “Jesus Freak” from the 70s “Jesus Movement,” I’ve been praying and waiting all my life to see

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Love, marriage, sex . . .

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 jameswatkins 2 Comments love, marriage, relationships, 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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Freshly squeezed: Good Out of Bad

January 13, 2023January 20, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments

Happy sixteenth birthday, Squeezing Good Out of Bad! Yikes! It’s hard to believe that Squeezing Good Out of Bad is

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Intimacy with Christ: beyond information and involvement

October 30, 2022January 5, 2023 jameswatkins 2 Comments beyond, Bible, Christ, devotional, growth, information, Intimacy with Christ, involvement, maturity, sequel to The Imitation of Christ, signs, spiritual, The Imitation of Christ

Most churches are great at sharing information about Christ and many are good at providing opportunities for involvement for Christ.

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