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Mr. Patrick is Not Happy by James N. Watkins
(My World March 15, 2024)
I’m guessing that St. Patrick is not exactly happy with the celebration of his day.…
Topics:
History
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Holidays
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Humor
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Religion
Lent and Easter 2024 by James N. Watkins
(Faith March 1, 2024)
Jim updates his annual list of cartoons, devotionals, humor and more…
Topics:
Contemplation, Insight
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Easter
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Faith
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Holidays
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Hopes & Dreams
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Humor
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Inspiration
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Jesus
Have a God-Directed New Year! by James N. Watkins
(My World December 29, 2023)
Jim updates his annual list of posts for the New Year…
Topics:
Contemplation, Insight
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Faith
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Hopes & Dreams
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Humor
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New Year's
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Optimal Aging
The Twelve Sites of Christmas by James N. Watkins
(My World December 1, 2023)
Jim updates his annual list of favorite holiday posts…
Topics:
Christmas
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Contemplation, Insight
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Faith
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Family
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Humor
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Inspiration
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Memories
Will Thanksgiving Suck Like a Turkey Baster?! (2023) by James N. Watkins
(My World November 4, 2023)
Jim revisits a theme introduced in 2020 when it also seemed the news was too grime to be thankful…
Topics:
COVID-19
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Depresson
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Faith
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Family
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Fears, Concerns
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Gratitute
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Holiday Season
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Loneliness
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News
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Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
Should Christians Celebrate Halloween? by James N. Watkins
(Faith October 27, 2023)
Search Google for "Should Christians celebrate Halloween?"" and you'll get about one thousand sites covering everything from "it's completely harmless" to "it's completely hellish." Here's site number 1,001 that's somewhere in the middle…
Topics:
Beliefs
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Faith
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Halloween
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History
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Holidays
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Social Issues
Happy Father's Day 2023! by James N. Watkins
(Connections June 17, 2023)
Jim updates his annual list of posts for fathers and parents in general…
Topics:
Faith
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Family
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Father's Day
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Holidays
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Love
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Parenting, Parents
The 12 Sites of Christmas (2022) by James N. Watkins
(My World December 30, 2022)
Jim updates his annual list of posts offering Hope & Humor for the holiday season and preparation for a new year…
Topics:
Christmas
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Faith
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History
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Hopes & Dreams
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Humor
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Metaphors, Life Lessons
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New Year's
Happy Father's Day 2022 by James N. Watkins
(Connections June 10, 2022)
To the father of my grandchildren…
Topics:
Family
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Father's Day
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Holidays
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Relationships
Happy Mother's Day 2022 by James N. Watkins
(Connections May 7, 2022)
Jim's annual update of columns and cartoons for Moms and parents in general…
Topics:
Family
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Holidays
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Humor
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Love
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Mother's Day
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Relationships
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Tribute, Testimony
Mr. Patrick Would Not Be Happy by James N. Watkins
(My World March 17, 2022)
I’m guessing that St. Patrick is not exactly happy with the celebration of his day.…
Topics:
History
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Holidays
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Religion
Lent and Easter 2022 by James N. Watkins
(Faith March 4, 2022)
Jim's annual collection of cartoons, devos, humor, and more for the Lenten season…
Topics:
Christian Life
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Contemplation, Insight
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Discipline
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Easter
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Faith
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Holidays
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Humor
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Jesus
Have a God-Directed New Year! by James N. Watkins
(My World December 30, 2021)
Jim's annual update on thoughts for the new year…
Topics:
Faith
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Hopes & Dreams
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Humor
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Inspiration
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New Year's
12 Sites of Christmas 2021 by James N. Watkins
(My World December 3, 2021)
Jim's 21st annual list of cartoons, videos and columns for the Christmas season…
Topics:
Christmas
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Faith
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Humor
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Inspiration
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Relationships
Giving Thanks 2021 by James N. Watkins
(My World November 5, 2021)
Despite pandemic, supply chain crisis…
Topics:
Contemplation, Insight
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Contentment, Satsifaction
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COVID-19
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Gratitute
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Holiday Season
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Inspiration
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Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
Hope and Humor and Halloween 2021 by James N. Watkins
(My World October 22, 2021)
Jim's annual look at really creepy stuff…
Topics:
Faith
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Fears, Concerns
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Halloween
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Holidays
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Hopes & Dreams
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Humor
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Memories
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Religion
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Social Issues
Happy Father's Day 2021 by James N. Watkins
(Connections June 10, 2021)
Jim updates his annual list of cartoons and articles honoring fatherhood…
Topics:
Family
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Father's Day
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Holidays
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Hopes & Dreams
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Humor
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Parenting, Parents
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Relationships
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Tribute, Testimony
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Wisdom
Unhappy Mr. Patrick's Day! by James N. Watkins
(My World March 17, 2021)
I'm guessing that St. Patrick is not exactly happy with the celebration this year…
Topics:
History
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Holidays
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Spirituality, Seeking God
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Rules for Protestors by James N. Watkins
(My World January 18, 2021)
Wisdom for a time such as this…
Topics:
Civility
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Faith
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Holidays
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Politics
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Racism and Inequality
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Relationships
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Social Issues
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Social Movements
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Social Unrest, Division
More Than a Dropping Ball by James N. Watkins
(My World January 1, 2021)
Looking back and ahead while noting that more than a ball drops at midnight on New Year's Eve…
Topics:
Faith
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History
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Hopes & Dreams
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New Year's
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Predictions & Forecasts
Christmas Trivia Quiz by James N. Watkins
(My World December 17, 2020)
So you think you know a lot about Christmas? Jim challenges your trivia skills…
Topics:
Christmas
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Knowledge
How the WHO Stole Christmas by James N. Watkins
(My World December 3, 2020)
But Christmas cannot be stopped by coronavirus . . . or the authorities…
Topics:
Christmas
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COVID-19
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Faith
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Government
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Inspiration
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Jesus
Will Thanksgiving Suck Like a Turkey Baster? by James N. Watkins
(My World November 21, 2020)
Thanksgiving in the year of no, no, no…
Topics:
COVID-19
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Current Events, News
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
Do You Have the 'Worst' Job? by James N. Watkins
(My World September 7, 2020)
Labor Day thoughts about making a living…
Topics:
Humor
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Labor Day
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Work
Indpendence Day Q&A by James N. Watkins
(My World July 2, 2020)
A not-so-trivial quiz about July 4 and the Founding Fathers…
Topics:
Beliefs
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Freedom
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God
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Government
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History
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Holidays
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July 4 (U.S. Independence Day)
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Patriotism
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Religion
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Spirituality, Seeking God
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Values
Happy Father's Day! by James N. Watkins
(My World June 18, 2020)
A collection of hope & humor favorites…
Topics:
Family
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Father's Day
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Holidays
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Relationships
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Tribute, Testimony
Happy Mother's Day 2020 by James N. Watkins
(Connections May 7, 2020)
A collection of favorite cartoons and columns…
Topics:
Family
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Gratitute
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Holidays
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Humor
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Mother's Day
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Relationships
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Tribute, Testimony
Happy Real St. Patrick's Day by James N. Watkins
(My World March 10, 2020)
So you think you know St. Patrick…
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History
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Holidays
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Religion
Here's to the New Year by James N. Watkins
(My World December 29, 2019)
May yours be happy, hopeful, and humorous…
Topics:
Contentment, Satsifaction
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Hopes & Dreams
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Humor
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New Year's
'There is no peace on earth' by James N. Watkins
(My World December 25, 2019)
Just a greeting card cliche?…
Topics:
Christmas
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Hopes & Dreams
A Visit from Jeff Bezos by James N. Watkins
(My World December 21, 2019)
A modern Christmas tradition…
Topics:
Christmas
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
The Christmas Story in Chronological Order by James N. Watkins
(Faith December 15, 2019)
Putting the events surrounding Jesus' birth in perspective…
Topics:
Bible
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Christmas
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Faith
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God
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Jesus
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Religion
It's the Most Difficult Time of the Year by James N. Watkins
(Health & Wellness December 8, 2019)
A few ideas to help you get through the holidays…
Topics:
Christmas
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Coping
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Depresson
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Hanakkuh
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Loneliness
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Wellness
Hope and humor and Halloween by James N. Watkins
(My World October 31, 2019)
Jim's annual list of articles about creepy stuff…
Topics:
Halloween
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Holidays
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Humor
Hope in a Hand Basket by James N. Watkins
(My World December 29, 2018)
Lessons from Christmas for the New Year…
Topics:
Christmas
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Future
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History
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Hopes & Dreams
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New Year's
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News
A Very Twitter Christmas by James N. Watkins
(My World December 21, 2018)
What if the Christmas story was told in 140 characters?…
Topics:
Bible
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Christmas
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Humor
Not Feeling Thankful? by James N. Watkins
(My World November 22, 2018)
Sharing some things about thanks…
Topics:
Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
Twelve Sites of Christmas 2017 by James N. Watkins
(My World December 11, 2017)
Jim Watkins' annual list of cartoons and favorite Christmas columns…
Topics:
Christian Life
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Christmas
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Faith
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Humor
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Inspiration
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Writing
60 Reasons to Give Thanks by James N. Watkins
(My World November 18, 2017)
. . . despite a string of bad news…
Topics:
Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Inspiration
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Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
Twelve Sites of Christmas 2016 by James N. Watkins
(My World December 9, 2016)
We present Jim's annual list of cartoons and favorite Christmas columns, updated for 2016…
Topics:
Christmas
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Faith
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Humor
Top ten things I (Jim) am giving up for Lent by James N. Watkins
(Faith February 22, 2016)
After a humorous top-ten list, perhaps like Jim there is something you would really like to give up for Lent...and beyond…
Topics:
Christian Life
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Easter
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Religion
Easter Cartoons by James N. Watkins
(Faith February 11, 2016)
An Easter basket full of entertainment and encouragement…
Topics:
Christian Life
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Easter
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Faith
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Holidays
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Humor
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Jesus
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Ten Commandments for Cultural Change by James N. Watkins
(My World January 18, 2016)
Celebrating the hope for cultural change that Martin Luther King, Jr. preached in word and deed…
Topics:
Change
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Civility
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Faith
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History
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Holidays
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Hopes & Dreams
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Social Movements
Mary Pounded Them Into Her Heart by James N. Watkins
(Faith December 11, 2015)
The truth behind a child's funny paraphrase of the Christmas story…
Topics:
Bible
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Christmas
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Humor
The Twelve Sites of Christmas —. . . and no partridge in a pear tree! by James N. Watkins
(My World December 1, 2015)
We present Jim Watkin's annual list of cartoons and favorite Christmas columns…
Topics:
Christmas
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Faith
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Holidays
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Holiday Season
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Humor
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Popular Culture