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Forty days of imitating Christ

July 31, 2023September 27, 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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Will AI replace real live authors and artists?

June 23, 2023September 13, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments accurate, AI, artificial intelligence, dangers, inaccuracies, James Watkins, reliable

It’s the lazy days of summer, so I asked bard.google.com to “Write a hopeful and humorous 500-word essay for Christians.”

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Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac

June 21, 2023September 30, 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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Hope for friends in path of Hurricane Idalia

June 1, 2023September 21, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments

First, the deadly Hawaiian wildfires, then the deluge—and earthquake—in California. Now major huricanne in Flodia! Here are some posts you

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Top ten things you won’t hear at commencement

May 28, 2023May 29, 2023 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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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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Hope and mental health

May 1, 2023May 7, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments anxiety, Christianity, church, depression, hope and humor, mental health

May is “Mental Health” month, so “Hi, I’m Jim. I struggle with mental health issues.” Yep, I have clinical depression,

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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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Will Thanksgiving suck like a turkey baster?!

November 1, 2022November 24, 2023 jameswatkins 2 Comments not thankful, thanks for nothing, thanksgiving

If you are following the news, it doesn’t look like there’s much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving: The deadly