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July: South Korean Muslims pray for Christian hostages (Photo from ChristianPost.com)
January 1, 2008: Webzine
2007 year in review
Welcome to my fifth annual, totally subjective and slightly biased review of the past year at www.jameswatkins.com.
Dominating the headlines for 2007: the never-ending parade of celebrities in and out of rehab (and jail), the never-ending 2008
presidential campaign, and, of course, the never-ending
war in Iraq. Fortunately, the never-ending grace of God held the planet together
for another year despite the meltdown of the Artic ice cap and Britney Spears.
Since this was such a heavy year, the light-hearted stuff is denoted with a ♥ symbol.
(My new year resolution: make myself and this site 11 percent lighter!)
And, journey farther back in time for my rants, reactions and responses to
2006,
2005,
2004,
and 2003. Go back even farther
with my tenth anniversary retrospective of
www.jameswatkins.com.
Finally, gaze into the future as I once again predict the
events of the new year.
(I've been running the very same column since December 2002, and I've managed to maintain a 90 percent
degree of accuracy!)
Oh, one more thing: if you'd like to respond to my year in review, click
here.
Most of all, have a God-directed New Year!
February
site declared 'anna-nicole-smith-free'
• Law would require married couples to have children—or have marriage annulled (2.6)
• Texas man gets death penalty for killing fetus (2.9)
♥ No 'snow days' for home-office workers (2.12)
• Wishing you a happy valentine's day! (2.14)
♥ Author/speaker turns 55 (2.16)
• Britney "Shears" shaves head, gets tatoos (2.19)
• "Da Jesus" sports "Mark of da Beast" (2.22)
• Study reveals hangups with hookups (2.24)
♥ Congrats to Little Miss Sunshine, winner of best screenplay (2.26)
March
director makes titanic claim: finds tomb of Christ
• Director makes titanic claim: finds tomb of Christ(3.1)
• Britney Spears attempts suicide, shouts 'I am the antichrist' (3.5)
• Jesus 'appalled' by Americans' selfishness, candidate claims (3.6)
• Wicked-pedia editor highlights site's lack of credibility (3.7)
• Laptop computer crashes and burns (3.9)
• Cute polar bears, yes; cute unborn babies, no (3.26)
AP News pic
April
shooter at virginia tech kills 32 students, teachers
• "Chocolate Jesus" leaves sour taste (4.1)
• Don Imus loses radio talk show after racial slurs (4.10)
• All charges against Duke lacrosse players dropped; no evidence (4.11)
• Ten years of "heavy topics with a light touch" (4.12)
• Shooter at Virginia Tech kills 32 students, teachers(4.16)
• Shooting renews gun control debate (4.16)
• Shooting not worst school killing in U.S. history (4.16)
• Is coverage of school shootings over-kill? (4.18)
• Communicate to Change Lives released (4.21)
• Supreme Court upholds ban on "partial birth abortion" (4.21)
♥ Hannah and Micah turn two (4.15, 4.24)
♥ 'Hershey kisses' four times more exciting than human kind (4.24)
♥ Top ten differences between a secretary and an "administrative professional" (4.25)
• Would "Biker Jesus" wear a helmet? (4.26)
May
'mission accomplished' no time sunni
• "Mission Accomplished" No time sunni (5.1)
• Top 693 things you must do to please God (5.2)
• Spiderman 3 spins web of words: who's supreme superhero? (5.3)
• God is such a drama king! (5.5)
• Jerry Falwell: embarrassing grandfather? (5.16)
• What's with angry atheist authors? (5.28)
June
ruth bell graham dies at 87
• Paris Hilton jailed for probation violation (6.11)
• Not wild about Wild at Heart (6.12)
• Ruth Graham, 87, wonderful example of grace, charm (6.14)
• Wildmon's wild claim: crime to speak against homosexuality (6.15)
July
taliban takes missions team hostage, kills youth pastor
• Who will survive Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? (7.10)
♥ The Whoopie Cushion Code: Psychic para-archeologist discovers world's first novelty item (7.11)
• Pope polarizes with pronouncement (7.12)
• Dealing with church conflict (7.12)
• Public restroom walls provide great marketing strategy (7.16)
♥ Solution offered for prolonged presidential race: Last Candidate Standing (7.17)
• Sex ed. for Kindergarteners?! (7.20)
• Taliban takes 23 South Koreans hostage, kills youth pastor (7.30)
• Three-fourths of survey believe "prosperity gospel" is heresy (7.30)
August
denominations debate gay clergy, prosperity gospel
• Is depression "mad Christian disease"? (8.06)
• Evangelical Lutherans debate gay clergy, same-sex blessings (8.07)
• "Evangelical churches to accept gay clergy within ten years" (8.21)
♥ Top ten lamest names for hurricanes (8.21)
• Mother Teresa's "Dark Night of the Soul" (8.23)
• National Baptist convention "denounces" prosperity gospel (8.23)
♥ Weekly World News to cease publication, Bat Boy reveals
• Mega-church pastors divorce over "different directions" (8.28)
• Don't tap toe to catchy airport music (the Larry Craig scandal) (8.31)
September
third grand, nathaniel issac, arrives september 25
♥ Become a father for the motherland (9.12)
• Kathy Griffin gets an "F" on the "D-List" (9.17)
♥ I dive in the 2008 presidential pool (9.24)
♥ Third grandchild, Nathan, arrives September 25 (9.25)
October
unchristian reveals un-christ-like perceptions
• Oral arguments: ORU not OK (10.8)
• Unchristian reveals un-christ-like perception of Christians (10.16)
♥ Celebrating cyber Sabbath (10.20)
♥ Top ten advantages of robot love (10.20)
• So-called church sued for picketing marine's funeral (10.26)
♥ Helping God take out the trash (10.29)
• Dress up like Martin Luther and celebrate Reformation Day October 31 (10.30)
November
narrow "litmus tests" miss broader issues
• The blog is dead! Long live the blog! (11.03)
♥ Top ten signs the
office staff is stressed out (11.05)
• Beyond conservative Christian litmus tests (11.12)
• Holiday Christmas litmus test? Humbug! (11.15)
• "Ho! Ho! Ho" political "No! No! No! (11.23)
• Richard Roberts receives vote of no confidence at ORU (11.26)
• American Muslims silent on 'teddy bear' sentence (11.30)
Big sister Hannah and newborn Kaylah Grace
December
for unto us a grandchild is born
♥ The Twelve Sites of Christmas
• World Hope: bringing hope on "World's AIDS Day" (12.01)
• Mitt to take off gloves on Mormon faith (12.03)
• More Americans believe in devil than in Darwin (12.03)
• Charisma editor supports investigation of Hinn, others (12.05)
• "A Christian bozo is still a bozo" (12.06)
• "He ain't no baby no more" (12.08)
• Murders mar merry Christmas (12.11)
♥ For unto us a grandchild is born (12.17)
• Anglicans not happy about gay bishop (12.18)
• 'Extreme' devo banned in New York! (12.20)
• Ten best (and worst) mannered people of 2007 (12.21)
• CT reveals its top ten stories of 2007 (12.21)
• Resources for dealing with terrorist assassination of Pakistan's Benazir (12.27)
2007
year's top ten sites
I have in my right hand, direct from my home office, 2007's top ten sites; 2006 rank ( ):
1. Home page / blog (1)
2. Top ten reasons I'm not divorcing my wife (6)
3. Quips and quotes of encouragement (3)
4. "Jim Shorts" on sex (2)
5. "Adult site" for adults (5)
6. Women in ministry issues (—)
7. "Jim Shorts" on spirituality (—)
8. Is it a life or a choice? (7)
9. God hates godhatesfags.com (—)
10. "Jim Shorts" on holidays (—)
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