James Watkins: Hope & Humor – Page 2 – Encouragement and entertainment from award-winning author

Martin Luther King Jr.’s rules for protestors

January 17, 2021March 8, 2021 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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Preventing a second Civil War

January 7, 2021January 15, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments Capitol, insurrection, riot, second Civil War

On April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter was invaded by the South Carolina militia triggering the Civil War. As you hopeful

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What would Jesus say to a Church divided by politics?

January 6, 2021January 13, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments church, division, political, splits, What would Jesus say

October 20202 Pastor Keith Mannes recently left his Christian Reformed Church in Michigan saying the congregation had become too politicized.

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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 Twelve Sites of Christmas

December 24, 2020December 25, 2020 jameswatkins 0 Comments

I may not be your “true love,” but I do have some hope and ho! ho! ho! with cartoons and

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Christmas brings hope in a hand basket

December 20, 2020December 20, 2020 jameswatkins 0 Comments

It’s so easy to believe “the world is going to hell in a hand basket.” Just click on your favorite

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Test your Christmas trivia skills

December 13, 2020December 20, 2020 jameswatkins 0 Comments

Take out a clean sheet of paper and a number 2 pencil. It’s time for the Hope and Humor Christmas

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Yes, Virginia, there really was a St. Nick

December 6, 2020December 21, 2020 jameswatkins 0 Comments

My wife and I never told our children that there was a real Santa Claus. (We didn’t want them to

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Christmas shopping made easy!

November 30, 2020December 20, 2020 jameswatkins 0 Comments

It’s Cyber Monday and here are some gifts ideas that are the right color, the right size and pack easily

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How the WHO stole Christmas

November 27, 2020April 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments

Watch the video Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot. But the World Health Organization did not. This

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Thanks for nothing

November 22, 2020January 11, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments

Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive

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Will Thanksgiving suck like a turkey baster?!

November 15, 2020January 11, 2021 jameswatkins 2 Comments not thankful, thanks for nothing, thanksgiving

Thanksgiving 2020 is going to look very different this year. No huge family gatherings. No large crowd at Macy’s Thanksgiving

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‘Twas the Night Before Voting . . .

November 2, 2020March 30, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments comedy, election, God's will, humor, presidential vote, Twas the Night Before Voting

Watch the video ‘Twas the night before voting, when all through the land, Every voter was fretting and wringing their

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October is Pastor Appreciation Month

October 11, 2020January 11, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments clergy resources, Pastor Appreciation Month, pastor resources

While this month is designated Pastor Appreciation Month, every month should be filled with appreciation for the selfless and sacrificial

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Hope and humor and Halloween

October 5, 2020January 11, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments Halloween, Ouija boards, real, Should Christians celebrate Halloween?

Hi, I’m Jim Watkins: author, speaker, and—for my grandkiddos—”Corn Stalker.” (It’s what we do in Corn Borer, Indiana!) Welcome to

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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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Hope and help for suicidal thoughts

July 26, 2020January 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments Do those who commit suicide go to heaven? suicidal thoughts, hope and help, suicide

The National Center for Health Statistics recently reported that the suicide rate across the U.S. increased 35% between 1999 and