faith – James Watkins: Hope & Humor

The Imitation of Christ

Relationships Spirituality

#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

God I Don't Understand

Hope Issues Spirituality

#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,

Asbury Revival 2023

Hope Relationships Spirituality

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

Hope of Spring

Hope Spirituality

Hope—and humor—spring eternal!

March 16, 2021April 26, 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

God is Drama King

Hope Spirituality

God is such a ‘drama king’

January 11, 2001March 28, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments drama king, faith, fear, God, God's timing, trust

In an action/adventure film, the hero never defuses the bomb with one hour to spare. Not even one minute. It’s

Worry

3 Ds of faith

July 5, 2000January 5, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments doubt, faith, fear, overcoming worry

Lois and I recently had a financial setback, which immediately sent me into full-blown crisis mode. Unfortunately, there’s a familiar

Jesus from The Passion

‘What must I do to inherit eternal life?’

January 2, 2000January 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments eternal life, faith, Jesus, salvation

I’m afraid that stressing salvation by faith—and only faith—Christians are missing some important teachings of Jesus. I know that sounds