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 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
- Apr 5, 2020
- 2 min
We Need More Donkeys!
Perhaps the only invited participant on Palm Sunday was a donkey. A halting, hee-hawing, stubborn donkey. This was no accidental...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Mar 25, 2020
- 2 min
How Much Faith Is Enough?
They were blind. Dark is all they saw. However, there was nothing wrong with their hearing. They knew that Jesus, the Healer, was near....
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Mar 18, 2020
- 2 min
When Something Becomes an Idol
We shun the practice of bowing before sculptured idols and leaving some payment or tribute. We know there is no heartbeat in a statue,...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Mar 11, 2020
- 3 min
Holiness in Person
Our world is starving for in-person holiness. Everybody’s different truths collide. The general belief that there is no absolute truth...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Mar 4, 2020
- 2 min
God's UNfailing Love for YOU!
God is not a stranger to our mishaps in love. He sees every rejection, every betrayal, every argument, every separation. He longs for...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Feb 26, 2020
- 2 min
Take Your Heart to God
What we hold in our hearts, shapes us. That’s why God wants to make sure that everything we hold here, including what we hide, passes...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Apr 10, 2019
- 2 min
Covered!
Why do we sugar-coat sin? Are we so insecure that we have exchanged rationalization for confession? David thought he could hide an ugly...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Apr 4, 2019
- 3 min
Get Ready for Something New!
When God wants to do something new, stand back and watch a Master at work. He pairs unlimited resources with perfect timing to form...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Apr 2, 2019
- 3 min
Really New
"When someone asks, "What's new?" we immediately think of something we bought or changed. However, really new is beyond what we can buy...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Mar 29, 2019
- 3 min
Rolled Away
When the Israelites crossed the Jordan River to enter the land God promised them, it wasn’t just about giving them new land. It was...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Mar 26, 2019
- 3 min
Someone Cut Down My Tree!
Someone cut down my tree. It was a beautiful crepe myrtle that bloomed in the spring with fistfuls of confetti-white blossoms. I...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Mar 22, 2019
- 3 min
Thirsty?
How do you know when you’re thirsty? I’m not a big water-drinker. I often quip about how dehydrated my generation must have been before...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Mar 19, 2019
- 3 min
Friend or Foe?
Are you a friend of the cross? It depends how you respond to surrender. Crosses make more enemies than friends. It is human nature to...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Mar 15, 2019
- 3 min
Shielded!
Abram sat under the stars, away from conversations with his tribal compatriots, away from management responsibilities of how to move so...
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