jamie y. watkins

Author: jywatkins

  • Blood Brothers

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    As part of the The Red Couch Book Club with SheLoves Magazine, I am introducing the book Blood Brothers by Elias Chacour for the month of March. Join me at SheLoves Magazine for the whole introductory post. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.  (Matthew 5:9) Last fall, my local YMCA hosted…

  • Keep Rolling

    Keep Rolling

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    I meant to write about communication and media this week. I did. But I didn’t get to it. Turns out, there’s something about the beginning of the new year that keeps me from writing. Right around February last winter I lost track of my writing, and I’m trying really hard not to let that happen this…

  • Psalm 3: Deliverance from on High

    Psalm 3: Deliverance from on High

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    1 Lord, how many are my foes!     How many rise up against me! 2 Many are saying of me,     “God will not deliver him.” 3 But you, Lord, are a shield around me,     my glory, the One who lifts my head high. 4 I call out to the Lord,     and he answers me from his holy mountain.…

  • Communication as Ritual

    Communication as Ritual

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    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.   John 1:1-4 As someone…

  • I Learned to Really Apologize

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    I’m over at The Mudroom today, writing about reaching out and making amends. I hope you’ll join me there! I sat in the parking lot of the grocery store with my cell phone in my hand. People were bustling all around, running their errands and loading their cars with brimming bags, but I couldn’t get…

  • Reading Silence

    Reading Silence

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    I became a Christian in high school, right around the time of the Columbine High School massacre. One of the stories that came out of the tragedy was of a teenage girl who was shot because she affirmed her belief in God. At fifteen, with my fledgling faith, I remember wondering if I would be…

  • At the Intersection of Faith & Communication

    At the Intersection of Faith & Communication

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    My fascination with stories and words started a long time ago. I was a child captivated by movies and books. When I got to college, I majored in French Language and Communication: Film Studies. My studies were all about expression, dialogue, storytelling — words and words and words. I took courses in mass media, film…

  • Take Some Things With You

    Take Some Things With You

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    I was thinking about what to write this week. I’ve been reading so many end-of-the-year recaps and hopes for 2017, and I didn’t want to do that because everyone else is doing a fine job at it, you know? Most have come to the conclusion that “2016 can totally suck it” and we’re moving on…

  • In the Glow

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    Growing up, I was often called a ‘firebug,’ and as it turns out, I married someone who also loves the ambiance provided by a cozy fire. I’m over at You Are Here today, writing about how fires have crackled in the background of so many parts of my life. Join me there to read the whole…

  • Prepare Him Room

    Prepare Him Room

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    Heading northeast on the highway on my way home, the moon emerged, a bright golden disc in the sky to my left. It was immense. As I followed the curve of the road, the moon crossed in front of me before settling behind the trees to my right. It was low in the sky so…