Here’s what’s new this month:
• Don’t become a digital dinosaur! (interview with Upper Case)
• Hope and Humor: Beyond McPrayer
• The man who wrote the book on humor (interview with Jeanette Levellie)
• Top ten pages
• When God Turned Off the Lights by Cec Murphey (book review)
And, of course, our annual look at Halloween and other twist [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Encouragement’
October 3, 2009
New for October 2009
September 25, 2009
“Do the ‘happy crab’!”
“Do the happy crab!” Four-year-old Hannah and I both lean back on the couch and wave our hands and feet in the air.
It’s our original way of celebrating whenever someone wins “Candy Land,” “Hungry, Hungry Hippos” or any other board game. And the rule is, we both celebrate no matter who wins the round.
Hopefully, it’s [...]
September 23, 2009
‘Writing with Bananas’ and ‘Beyond McPrayer’
A couple new posts at jameswatkins!com:
Beyond ‘McPrayer’
Sometimes I’m afraid I treat God like the drive-through window at McDonalds. I scan the menu board of “promise verses,” place my order, and then race my engine as I wait impatiently. More
Humor makes your healthier, smarter
Writing with Banana Peels claims humor makes you healthier and smarter. Free sample [...]
July 28, 2009
New this month: August 2009
Here’s what’s brand spankin’ new:
• ACW Press features moi on YouTube
• Free sheet music: “Loving God and You”
• Gender is not black and white The South African “woman” track star
• Government offers “Cash for Flunkers”
• Help me! Use me! Love me! Confessions of an author/speaker
• How to pursue speaking engagements
• My virtual home theater: enjoy [...]
July 3, 2009
New this month: July 2009
• And the winner of our “Caption This” contest is . . .
• Harry Potter swoops into theaters July 17: some “muggled” thoughts
• Michael Jackson: Brilliant—and bizarre
• Speaking at Montrose Writers’ Conference, July 19-24
Communicate to change lives
Help me! Use me! Love me! (Keynote)
Self-publishing is not for losers
Writing online
• This month’s light touch for heavy times: [...]
June 29, 2009
New this week: June 29, 2009
Here’s what new at James Watkins’ “Heavy topics with a light touch”
• Theme song from Barney used to torture Gitmo prisoners
• This week’s light touch for heavy times: A light touch for heavy people
June 22, 2009
New this week: June 22, 2009
Brand spankin’ new articles
• A case for women in ministry
• Government offers bailout to churches going under
• Internet preferred source of news 5 to 1 over newspapers
• Jon & Kate plus fate
• Michael Jackson: Brilliant and bizarre
• Life’s VCR
• This week’s light touch for heavy times: “In this world you will have trouble”
June 14, 2009
New this week: June 15, 2009
Happy Father’s Day!
• My real job
• The Papoose-Driven Life
• You may be a parent if . . .
But wait, there’s more . . .
• I can’t wait to remove this page!
• Is Twitter just for twits?
• One-fourth of “church goers” believe in astrology, ghosts, reincarnation . . .
• Speaking at the Kentucky Christian Writers’ Conference [...]
June 13, 2009
New this week: June 8, 2009
We’ve moved . . . and moved . . . and moved
I’ve moved my blog back to JamesWatkins!com, but want to keep the RSS features of WordPress, so each week this post will let you know what’s new at my site. Or you can sign up for the RSS feed and be continually updated. Enjoy!
New [...]
February 9, 2009
‘A light touch for heavy times’
Okay, another major change here. The “magazine” format isn’t creating traffic. I had hoped for Chicago at rush hour—and got 3 am in Corn Borer, Indiana. So, I’m changing vehicles and driving against the economic “gloom and doom” flow with “A light touch for heavy times”. This brand new blog will provide weekly encouragement with [...]
