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1 Timothy 2:12 What was Paul thinking?!

January 16, 2022January 18, 2022 jameswatkins 5 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

Hope Spirituality

From bad to worse to . . . astonishing

January 15, 2022January 18, 2022 jameswatkins 21 Comments

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

Donald Trump waving Bible in front of church

Issues Spirituality

Top ten Bible verses Donald Trump may want to read

January 13, 2022January 18, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments Bible, Donald Trump, photo op

March 2016 “Nobody reads the Bible more than me,” the then-presidential candidate claimed in an interview with TheHill.com. Trump also

Humor

Top ten lists

January 11, 2022January 18, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments comedy, humor, top ten list

I have in my right hand, direct from my home office in Corn Borer, Indiana, today’s categories: • Top five

Hope Spirituality

God is never late—but he sure is slow

January 10, 2022January 18, 2022 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

Spirituality

Martin Luther King Jr.’s rules for protestors

January 5, 2022January 14, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments change, Commandments for Cultural Change, Jr, Martin Luther King, MLK

January 17, 2021 How ironic that this weekend we are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of non-violence protests when

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Life valuable from womb to tomb

January 3, 2022May 9, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments

Life is valuable from womb to tomb! The unborn. Those living in poverty. The black man pulled over by the

Health Hope Humor

Cartoons from ‘If You’re Not Dead, You’re Not Done!’

October 6, 2021February 11, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments

If You’re Not Dead, You’re Not Done is my 2021 book on aging with passion, purpose and pizzaz. As they

Health How To Issues

Top ten wishes for my 50th birthday

October 6, 2021February 11, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments aging, If You're Not Dead You're Not Done, successful aging

February 2002 Twenty-five years later, a revised version appears in If You’re Not Dead, You’re Not Done! Even in old

Health Hope How To

3 ways to recover from ‘Corona hangover’

September 12, 2021January 3, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments aftermath, anxiety, consequences, corona virus, COVID, depression, hangover, side effects, stress

Quick COVID resources • For kids: Calming COVID concerns (Text and video) • Top ten ways God may be working

Relationships Spirituality

How to find love

September 1, 2021December 27, 2021 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

Health Writing

How to overcome depression

August 11, 2021December 27, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments depression, overcoming depression, writers, writing while depressed

Writers and poets have a higher rate of clinical depression than the general public, but it’s what makes them more

Hope Spirituality Writing

Are you listening to Goliath or God?

June 20, 2021July 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments giants, Goliath, overcoming, victory

One of my favorite keynote talks is “I’m a Giant Killer” based on the classic story of David and Goliath.

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Why? Why? Why?

June 20, 2021July 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments God I don't understand, how good God allow evil, unanswered prayer, unfulffilled promises, unpunished evil, why

A three-year-old’s favorite word is why. “Johnny, hold my hand while we cross the street.” “Why?” “Because I don’t want