Top ten posts at Hope&Humor
II have in my right hand, direct from my home office in Corn Borer, Indiana, the top ten posts at
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My personal experience with mental illness
Thanks to WriterKat for her honest post at Medium.com: Mental health issues seem to come with a gift in the
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s rules for protestors
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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Life valuable from womb to tomb
Life is valuable from womb to tomb! The unborn. Those living in poverty. The black man pulled over by the
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Have a God-directed New Year!
• My annual predictions for the New Year My annual predictions for the New Year have been 99 percent accurate
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Cartoons from ‘If You’re Not Dead, You’re Not Done!’
If You’re Not Dead, You’re Not Done is my 2021 book on aging with passion, purpose and pizzaz. As they
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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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James Watkins: Writing coach
Does your writing need some CPR? I love teaching and coaching writers. It’s been a joy to work with hundreds
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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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3 ways to recover from ‘Corona hangover’
Quick COVID resources • For kids: Calming COVID concerns (Text and video) • Top ten ways God may be working
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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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Are you listening to Goliath or God?
One of my favorite keynote talks is “I’m a Giant Killer” based on the classic story of David and Goliath.
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Why? Why? Why?
A three-year-old’s favorite word is why. “Johnny, hold my hand while we cross the street.” “Why?” “Because I don’t want
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3 ways to ‘find’ God’s will
Adapted from Should a Christian Wear Purple Sweat Socks? Are you wondering what God has in store for your life?
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Emotions real, but not reality
During the American Civil War, the Confederate Navy filled Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico with mines, which at
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