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Greg Asimakoupoulos (Rhymes & Reasons)

Barbara Greenleaf

Bill Nichols

Dan Seagren (Senior Moments)

James N. Watkins (Hope & Humor)

• Top Ten Ways to Squeeze Good Out of Bad

  This is an abridged version of Jim's 2013 book, Squeze Good Out of Bad, which is available for free when you subscribe to his email newsletter, about which he says "I promise to never share my list." (2020 - see full version below)




• God, I Don't Understand: Unanswered Prayer, Unpunished Evil, Unanswered Promises

  Have you ever envied the arrogant? The prosperity of the wicked?I’ll admit it. I have. And worse, I’ve wondered if I’ve kept my heartpure and hands innocent for nothing. Yep, it can feel like we’re on a “Slip ‘N Slide” coated with olive oil as we struggle with unansweredprayers, unfulfilled promises, and unpunished evil.As we’ll learn Asaph, one of the chief musicians of King David and King Solomon, watched the glorious rise of Israel—andits shameful decline and utter destruction. His psalms—50, 73-83—poetically and painfully chronicle his dark doubts, crippling confusion,and constant questions.Perhaps you feel the same way because Unanswered Prayer, Unfulfilled Promises, and Unpunished Evil challenge your faith and perception of God. These three issues have confronted believers for thousands of years. Walk with award-winning author, James N. Watkins, as he follows the path through the honest and passionate struggles of Asaph, King David's Minister of Music. --Watkins utilizes Scripture, the work of biblical scholars, and the experience of everyday people to bring hope an healing to those struggling with soul-shaking questions. (2019)




• Over the Hill - Onto the Mountaintop: Devotions of Hope and Humor (with Louise L. Looney)

  Have you ever envied the arrogant? The prosperity of the wicOver the Hill, Onto the Mountaintop is filled with heartwarming stories of chuckles and challenges for those who have passed the mid-point in life. Metaphors and Bible verses are sprinkled throughout as a motivation to make these years the best of years and leave a legacy that will continue long after we pass this way.(2014)

• Squeezing Good Out of Bad

  Learn the top ten ways to not only survive, but thrive with a lemon-fresh attitude as you face those lemon-juice-in-the-eye, life-puckering problems.. (2013)




• Writing with Banana Peels

  Jim had so much fun teaching "Writing Humor" at Taylor University, that he compiled all his notes into a book: Writing with Banana Peels: Principles, Practices, and Pratfalls of Writing Humor.(2009)




• Writers on Writing: Top Christian Authors Share Their Secrets for Getting Published (Edited by James. N. Watkins)

  Many Christians have a desire to communicate the gospel through the medium of writing but do not understand the basics of writing for publication. This helpful volume of 22 brief chapters provides encouragement for budding Christian writers to continue in their work, instruction in the craft of writing, and instruction in the basics of the Christian writing business. Contributors include Jerry B. Jenkins, Jerry Brecheisen, Liz Curtis Higgs, James Scott Bell, James L. Garlow, Sally Stuart, Stan Toler, and Karen Ball. (2005)

• Are There Really Ghosts?: Questions About Angels, the Supernatural, and the Psychic Friends Network (The Why Files)

  Explores ideas including witchcraft, pantheism, angels, and cults, explaining what they are and how they relate to orthodox Christianity. (2000)

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Additional books referred to in SeniorLifestyle articles

Editor's Note: We're in the process of expanding the Store list to include all references to books in SeniorLifestyle articles, so check back for updates every week. Last updated: March 26, 2021

Mitch Anthony, The New Retirementability: Planning Your Life and Living Your Dreams...at Any Age You Want
(referenced in "Being a Senior Today" by Dan Seagren, October 6, 2019)

Paul Brand and Philip Yancey, The Gift of Pain
(referenced in "Growing My Faith in the Face of Death" by Timothy Keller / The Atlantic, March 25, 2021)

Chip and Joanna Gaines, The Magnolia Story
(referenced in "Surviving or Thriving?" by Dan Seagren, August 20, 2017)

David P Gushee, Righteous Gentiles of the Holocaust, Kingdom Ethics, The Sacredness of Human Life, Changing Our Mind,
(referenced in "Truth Decay" by David Gushee / Baptist News Global, January 30, 2021)

Timothy Keller, Hope in Times of Fear: The Resurrection and the Meaning of Easter
(referenced in "Growing My Faith in the Face of Death" by Timothy Keller / The Atlantic, March 25, 2021)

Philip Yancey, Guidance: Making Sense of God's Directions
(referenced in "Lessons from Back to the Future" by James Watkins, October 21, 2015)

Louie Zamperini, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
(referenced in "Unbroken" by Greg Asimakoupoulos, December 21, 2014)