Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Aug 29, 2022
- 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...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Aug 17, 2022
- 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!...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Aug 3, 2022
- 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....
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Jul 20, 2022
- 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...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Jul 6, 2022
- 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...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Jun 22, 2022
- 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...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Jun 8, 2022
- 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....
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- May 25, 2022
- 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...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- May 11, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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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