Quiet Circle Blog | Debbie Salter Goodwin

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Sep 14, 2021
2 min

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 7, 2021
4 min

When God Names You

I was 7 or 8 when I tried to change my name. I thought I had that authority. After all, it was my name, wasn’t it? My given name,...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Sep 1, 2021
2 min

Who's Laughing Now?

God has a sense of humor. Anyone who creates a long-necked giraffe, who stripes a horse and instills the sage grouse with the most...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Aug 18, 2021
2 min

The God Who Sees

Hagar ran away. You would have, too. She was tired of Sara's taunts and sarcasm. She was tired of no compassion. She was tired of no...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Aug 4, 2021
3 min

The Backside of Control

Control is a risky partner. When we are in charge and try to secure something we want or need; it feels right, deserved, and perfectly...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Jul 21, 2021
3 min

When Everything Goes Wrong

I started my day as usual with a cup of coffee and devotional reading. I went to my desk to begin my writing day. Then everything went...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Jul 7, 2021
3 min

Who Needs a Back-up Plan?

I needed a back-up plan in 2003. Lisa had been transported by ambulance from Centralia, Washington to a Seattle hospital better prepared...

Out of Control: Catastrophe or Opportunity?

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Jun 23, 2021
2 min

Out of Control: Catastrophe or Opportunity?

What do you do when someone or some-thing has control over your life? We’ve felt this angst with the Pandemic. Even if we did everything...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Jun 9, 2021
3 min

The Control Myth

What do you do when life is out of control? I don’t know about you, but I get testy, which is just a polite word for cranky. I don’t want...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

May 26, 2021
2 min

Remember . . .

Memorial Day is a day to remember. We have been making it a part of our lives since 1868! We remember those who paid the ultimate...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

May 19, 2021
2 min

Is There Life After Resurrection?

What difference does the resurrection of Jesus make in our lives? We know the story. We reviewed it at Easter. But do we know its...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

May 12, 2021
2 min

Mission Impossible?

I remember when my mother charged me with impossible tasks, especially the one called “Clean your room.” I grew up a messy, so I could...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

May 5, 2021
2 min

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

Apr 28, 2021
2 min

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 21, 2021
2 min

Peace Doesn't Knock!

Locked doors don’t keep Jesus out! The disciples found that out. They had locked themselves in a room. They were trapped, but it wasn’t...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Apr 13, 2021
2 min

The Danger in Half Stories!

How many times have we suffered from half-finished stories? We take what we can see to be the whole story. We let unanswered questions...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Apr 7, 2021
2 min

Let There Be Light!

Light walked out of a dark tomb on Resurrection Sunday. Light! It was a sunrise for the ages! Revolutionary light! Life-giving Light. We...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Mar 31, 2021
2 min

Am I an Answer to Jesus' Prayer?

Have you ever eavesdropped on someone’s private prayer for you? The closest I ever came was seeing my name written in my mother’s Bible...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Mar 23, 2021
2 min

Don't Make the Stones Cry!

Have you ever heard a stone cry out? Me neither. But Jesus said that if we don’t use our voices to praise Him, God will give stones a...

Debbie Salter Goodwin

Mar 17, 2021
2 min

Looking for Signs?

What miraculous sign can you show us? John 2:18, NIV Journeys require signs to keep us going in the right direction. Our discipleship...