

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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