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

Hope Spirituality

Hope—and humor—spring eternal!

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments Christian, faith, help, hope, humor

Here are my favorite hopeful posts as we celebrate the arrival of spring! • Are you listening to Goliath or

Issues Spirituality

# 1: What was Paul thinking when he wrote 1 Timothy 2:12

March 17, 2021March 21, 2021 jameswatkins 4 Comments

The apostle wrote, “I do not permit me a woman to teach or have authority over a man. She must

Donald Trump waving Bible in front of church

Issues Spirituality

#2: Top ten Bible verses Donald Trump may want to read

March 17, 2021March 21, 2021 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

Hope Spirituality

#3: God is never late—but he sure is slow

March 17, 2021March 18, 2021 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

Humor

#4: Top ten lists

March 17, 2021March 18, 2021 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

Health Relationships Sexuality

#5: Coming out: my sexual identity crisis

March 17, 2021March 21, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments coming out, homosexuality, LGBTQ, sexual-identity crisis

Hi, I’m Jim. It’s time for me to “come out” and admit my struggle with my sexual self-identity. At grade

Hope Spirituality

From bad to worse to . . . astonishing

March 16, 2021March 23, 2021 jameswatkins 20 Comments

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

Issues Spirituality

New: ‘It’ is not ‘Christian’

March 10, 2021March 31, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments adjective, Christian, ministries, organizations, unchristian

A well-respected Christian organization is reorganizing after the sex scandal of its founder and namesake. Meanwhile, a Christian college has

Holidays Spirituality

Unhappy Mr. Patrick’s Day!

March 10, 2021March 23, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments didn't drive out snakes, The real St. Patrick, was English

I’m guessing that St. Patrick is not exactly happy with the celebration of his day. First, he’s not Irish but

How To Writing

Posting with love, truth and grace

March 7, 2021March 5, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments grace, love, truth, writing with

I think we can all agree that social media has put the coarse in discourse! The politically-correct media “cancels” opposing

Uncategorized

If You’re Not Dead, You’re Not Done

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments

Live with Purpose at Any Age James Watkins (Author), Jonny Hawkins (Illustrator), Cec Murphey (Foreword) Your personal odometer may be

Hope Writing

So, your writing got rejected?

February 22, 2021February 26, 2021 jameswatkins 2 Comments

Writers, be encouraged when you receive a rejection slip! King Solomon had a huge “platform” and social network. “They came

Holidays Spirituality

Lent and Easter cartoons, devos, humor, more . . .

February 16, 2021April 5, 2021 jameswatkins 7 Comments comedy, Easter, Easter worship recourses, free Easter readings, Good Friday, humor, Lent

Lent, not to be confused with that stuff in the dryer filter, is a time of spiritual preparation for Easter.

Humor Issues Relationships Sexuality Spirituality

Love, marriage, sex . . .

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 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

Health Hope Relationships Spirituality

I’m a mess. You’re a mess.

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 jameswatkins 3 Comments depression, hot mess, I'm a mess, mental health, mess, Messiah

Listen or read At a conference, I shared that this “award-winning author” and “globe-trotting speaker” is a great, big, slobbering

How To Issues Spirituality Writing

Dealing with ‘flaming’ emails and comments

January 25, 2021January 23, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments dealing with, flaming emails, Internet trolls, negativity, writing

A writer friend asked me how I deal with “flaming” emails and comments. (Apparently she assumed not everyone loves my

Health Issues Spirituality

Pro-life from womb to tomb

January 22, 2021February 4, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments abortion, Black Lives Matter, capital punishment, euthanasia, from womb to tomb, pro-life and, prolife and

As one who considers himself “pro-life,” I’m concerned that many in the “Right To Life” movement may not be as

Issues Spirituality

You want me to pray for whom?

January 20, 2021January 25, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments dictators, opposition, pray for leaders, praying for leaders

I get it. Half of the country is celebrating the 2020 election results and half are mourning. (What a close

Spirituality

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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