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June 21, 2022 jameswatkins

Have a great break

You and I both need a vacation, but fear not! You can find hundreds of articles, book excerpts,

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June 19, 2022 jameswatkins

Race relations by the numbers

My memory from riding to Florida in the back of my grandfather’s Buick was the shock of seeing unpainted houses

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June 3, 2022 jameswatkins

Can you love Christ and hate his Church?

Pentecost Sunday The blogosphere is filled with posts on “Why I Hate the Church.” Some have valid points painfully writing

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June 1, 2022 jameswatkins

Gay pride prompts sad, embarrassing animosity

May I offer a compromise to the sad and shameful animosity between those celebrating June as “Gay Pride Month” and

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January 17, 2022 jameswatkins

Top ten wishes for my 50th birthday

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

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September 13, 2021 jameswatkins

James Watkins: Hoper

If you need some hope and humor, you’ve come to the right place! Here are over 100 posts full of

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September 9, 2021 jameswatkins

Hope amid horror: remembering 9/11

September 11, 2001 That date has been burned into our country’s memory along with December 7, November 22, and April

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March 16, 2021 jameswatkins

Don’t ‘judge,’ but do deliberate

Any time I question the actions or teachings of TV evanglists or other questionable behavior in the Body of Christ,

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March 10, 2021 jameswatkins

‘It’ is not ‘Christian’

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

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January 25, 2021 jameswatkins

Dealing with ‘flaming’ emails and comments

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

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January 22, 2021 jameswatkins

Pro-life from womb to tomb

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

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January 20, 2021 jameswatkins

You want me to pray for whom?

I wrote this column after the politically divisive election of 2000 Unforutnately, it’s every bit as relevant today when some

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November 26, 2020 jameswatkins

Enjoy encouragement, entertainment, endorphins

Welcome to hope and humor! Brain imaging has revealed laughter produces natural opiates which promote a sense of euphoria and

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November 25, 2020 jameswatkins

Putting the X back in Xmas

At the risk of sounding like “The Grinch,” Ebeneezer Scrooge, and Henry Potter all gift-wrapped into one big “Humbug,” I’d