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Lessons from a Garden
I’ve just finished an intense last week push to finish my manuscript on Sarah. To say it depleted me is an understatement. I was...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Sep 33 min read


How Spiritual Discernment Will Grow Us
We try hard to keep our bodies and minds from unnecessary or early atrophy. Will we do the same for spiritual growth? Contrary to what...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Nov 8, 20233 min read


The Hopeful Truth about Spiritual Discernment
Decisions. We make about 35,000 of them a day! Of course, not all are life changing. Many are just the mundane stuff of life. But what...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Sep 27, 20232 min read


More Salt, Please!
Jesus reminded us that the way we live our lives is supposed to make people thirsty for God. It’s the potato chip response. You’ve...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Apr 28, 20232 min read


Discovering Spiritual Rhythms
Spiritual rhythms help us grow spiritually. If I have a rhythm in place as a seamless part of my life, it helps me become more receptive...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Jan 18, 20233 min read


Lessons from a Wood Walk Wonder
My husband and I greet the beginning of fall with anticipation. We know that the beginning blush and rust of the trees will deepen into...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Nov 16, 20223 min read


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 21, 20222 min read


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
Sep 14, 20222 min read


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...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Feb 23, 20222 min read


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...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Feb 8, 20222 min read


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...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Jan 19, 20223 min read


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...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Jan 11, 20223 min read


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%...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Jan 5, 20223 min read


Where's My Sign from God?
When I am lost, I look for signs. Street signs. Landmark signs. However, what I really want is to see someone lifting up a sign that...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Oct 25, 20213 min read


The Unplanned Plan
How many times have I tried to make my plans only to have them explode before my eyes. Nobody was caught in the shrapnel but me. I bear...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Oct 20, 20213 min read


The Amazing Reach of Grace
In our lives with God, we have a reach problem. Not God’s. Ours. We want to reach God. Isn’t that what prayer is supposed to do—knock...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Sep 14, 20212 min read


Lockdowns and Openings
Lockdown. That’s what we’ve been experiencing during this pandemic. We’ve sustained an uncomfortable and unnatural lockdown of...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
May 5, 20212 min read


A Message in the Scars
Does it surprise you that Jesus’ resurrected body had scars? Thomas gives us this peek into this resurrection fact. A visual learner, no...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Apr 28, 20212 min read


How Will I Answer God's Questions?
What will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to account? Job 31:14, NIV Lent is something of an annual review. We...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 9, 20212 min read


Practices that Cultivate Intimacy with God
When I think of people who modeled an intimate relationship with God, it always showed up best in their prayers. They were talking to a...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Feb 2, 20214 min read