Quiet Circle Blog | Debbie Salter Goodwin

Sep 21
2 min

Does Hurry Really Help?

Where did I learn to hurry? I know the answer for myself. I was my own mentor. I listened to all the get-more-done voices. I attacked...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Sep 14
2 min

Living Un-hurried in a Hurry-up World

Hurry is our mantra. Do everything fast. Be more productive. Multi-task. Where did I get the idea that I had to hurry? It isn’t in...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Aug 29
4 min

A Reason Not to Weed

Matthew 13:24-30, Weeds have a love-hate relationship with earth. They protect uncared for ground from erosion, but they are disastrous...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Aug 17
4 min

As the Yeast Rises . . .

Matthew 13:33 Yeast is a miracle worker. It adds life to a mixture of simple ingredients to create a reaction. It’s a tsunami in a bowl!...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Aug 3
4 min

A Wedding Story Not About the Dress!

Matthew 25:1-13 Everything is supposed to be perfect on your wedding day. However, no matter how well you plan, the unexpected happens....

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Jul 20
4 min

Mending Lessons from Jesus

No one tears a patch from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will have torn the new garment and the patch from the...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Jul 6
3 min

When the End is the Beginning

I thought I lost my passport a few days before our flight to London. Panic squeezed my heart dry. I revisited every room, closet, and...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Jun 22
5 min

Got Any Good Dirt?

In the backyard where we lived in St. Louis, the previous owner had put in a raised garden. I decided I could plant some vegetables and...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Jun 8
4 min

Are We Five Talent Investors?

Matthew 25:14-30 tells the parable of the talents. We know it without looking it up. There are three servants, three gifts, one failure....

Debbie Salter Goodwin

May 25
5 min

Is Spiritual Discernment a Lost Art?

Are we haphazard listeners to God? Do we practice listening only when it’s convenient or super important? Are we guilty of listening...

Five Principles to Help You Pray for Those You Love

Debbie Salter Goodwin

May 11
3 min

Five Principles to Help You Pray for Those You Love

As I prayed for our daughter through countless physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges, I learned much about prayer. I learned the...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Apr 27
2 min

Seven Miles from Seeing Jesus

Two Jesus-followers were leaving Jerusalem with the worst news possible. Jesus had been nailed to a cross and buried in a tomb. Their...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Apr 12
2 min

A Second Helping of Awe, Please!

What will get us through hard times? Not just a pep-talk. Not even a more positive attitude. We need awe. Awe is that instant when...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Apr 5
2 min

Lord, I Want to See!

When our daughter began to lose sight, her world changed. Though she perceived light, the light itself blinded her because of the...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Mar 29
3 min

The "Rest" of the Story

Soul-weariness slows me down more than physical fatigue. It attacks what I thought I believed about myself, that I can make it if I just...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Mar 22
2 min

When Jesus Turned the Tables

No one was prepared for what Jesus did when he walked into the Temple and turned over the business tables. What was it that disturbed him...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Mar 16
2 min

Pray Without If

How would we pray if we really believed God would answer? And there it is, the 2-letter word that can come between us and God just like...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Mar 8
2 min

The Way Into God's Heart

We don’t like do-overs. Once and done; that’s our motto. However, if we apply that persuasion to God’s protective requirement to turn...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Mar 2
3 min

A Burning in the Heart

Fire is merciless. When fire burns paper, wood, refuse; nothing is left but ashes. A gray, powder or fragile flake is all we see from...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Feb 23
2 min

Interrupted by Grace

I never expected what happened one morning of last December. I was up early as normal to begin my writing morning with an Advent...