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    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...
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    Seven Miles from Seeing Jesus
    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...
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    A Second Helping of Awe, Please!
    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...
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    Lord, I Want to See!
    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...
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    The "Rest" of the Story
    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...
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    When Jesus Turned the Tables
    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...
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    Pray Without If
    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...
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    The Way Into God's Heart
    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...
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    A Burning in the Heart
    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...
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    Interrupted by Grace
    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...
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    How to Survive Uncertain Times
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Feb 16
    • 2 min

    How to Survive Uncertain Times

    I am so tired of this pandemic. I thought the hardest and most complicated days would be over by now. I was fine to isolate for more...
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    My Biggest Challenge
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Feb 8
    • 2 min

    My Biggest Challenge

    Ask me what my biggest challenge during these days has been and I have only one answer: connections. I can handle more home time. I am a...
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    The Heart-maker:  A Parable
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Feb 2
    • 1 min

    The Heart-maker: A Parable

    by Debbie Goodwin
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    What Books Teach Me About God
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Jan 26
    • 3 min

    What Books Teach Me About God

    I love books. Books open worlds we cannot visit, enlarge our imaginations, and give us uncomplicated ways to explore ideas and...
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    Make Room for God
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Jan 19
    • 3 min

    Make Room for God

    Jesus called out the people who thought that they were close to God because they were descendants of Abraham. He said, Is that where our...
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    Four Ways to Help You Thrive Spiritually
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Jan 11
    • 3 min

    Four Ways to Help You Thrive Spiritually

    What do we need to thrive? Food and oxygen for sure. Relationships and meaningful involvement are high on the list. We give a lot of...
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    5 Ways to Stunt Spiritual Growth
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Jan 5
    • 3 min

    5 Ways to Stunt Spiritual Growth

    Spiritual growth isn’t automatic. Nor can growth become a task on list to check off. Instead, growth is 25% determination but 75%...
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    Growing into a New Year
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Dec 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Growing into a New Year

    How can we make 2022 a year of spiritual growth. Nothing helps our world, our family, our communities more than become a growing follower...
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    The Armies of Heaven
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Dec 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Armies of Heaven

    In most of the stories of Christmas, one angel comes to deliver a message. So why did the armies of heaven show up for the shepherds? Did...
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    How Much Does God Love ME?
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Dec 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    How Much Does God Love ME?

    God chose us before we were born. We were not left like last picks for a schoolyard team. We were valued from the beginning. But not in...
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