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    How do I Grow Like Jesus?
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Jan 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    How do I Grow Like Jesus?

    And Jesus increased in wisdom, stature, and in favor with God and man. Luke 2:52 How do you grow wisdom or stature? How do you grow in ...
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    Growing Like Jesus
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Jan 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    Growing Like Jesus

    I stood in the group of fourth to sixth graders, awkward in my pre-adolescence. It was Wednesday night and I was a part of an organized ...
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    Another Advent Story
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Dec 31, 2019
    • 3 min

    Another Advent Story

    Underneath the story of Christmas that we celebrate every year is another story. It is a story of waiting as long and as misunderstood as...
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    My Christmas Prayer for You!
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Dec 24, 2019
    • 1 min

    My Christmas Prayer for You!

    May Christmas remind you how far God came just for you. While the story is simple, the message is profound and life-changing. God broke t...
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    Don't Open Until . . . ?
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Dec 18, 2019
    • 2 min

    Don't Open Until . . . ?

    If Advent teaches us anything, it is that waiting is the introduction to God’s best gifts. The stories of waiting in the Bible reveal gre...
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    A Startling Story
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Dec 11, 2019
    • 2 min

    A Startling Story

    Startle me out of my complacency, God, this and every day. Dec 4 reading from The Daily Feast. Are we so used to the story of Christmas t...
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    Heart Before Home
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Dec 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    Heart Before Home

    I love a decorated house. Getting it there, is another story. No matter how I store, organize or try to schedule; decorating the house ...
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    More Gratitude, Please!
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Nov 26, 2019
    • 1 min

    More Gratitude, Please!

    We need more gratitude in this world. It is an oil for relationship that heals and calms. It is a telescope that sees the world in bright...
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    More than Lip Service
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Nov 20, 2019
    • 2 min

    More than Lip Service

    Remember when you got in trouble as a child? Your parent said something like, “Do you remember what I told you? Why didn’t you do it?” ...
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    Worry-less!
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Nov 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    Worry-less!

    Worry is a pesky intruder that threatens to undermine everything God wants us to enjoy. Worry shows up when we are out of control, fearf...
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    Can't Never Could
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Nov 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    Can't Never Could

    Playing with I can’t is as dangerous as playing with fire. Can’t rehearses the wrong information. Can’t often sets up false boundaries....
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    Somewhere Between If and Anything
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Oct 30, 2019
    • 2 min

    Somewhere Between If and Anything

    What Jesus does when you ask for His anything is more than you could think to ask. Find new hope in the sweet surrender to His unbounded res
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    When Mercy Cries
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Oct 23, 2019
    • 3 min

    When Mercy Cries

    Come with me to the edge of Jericho where Jesus had attracted a large crowd again. Most don’t see the furrowed brows of Jesus. He is ju...
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    When Doubts Swarm
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Oct 16, 2019
    • 2 min

    When Doubts Swarm

    Doubt can swarm like bees who have been disturbed. Doubt can tie us up in ways that make it difficult to move forward. Doubt unsettles....
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    When Jesus Asks Questions
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Oct 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    When Jesus Asks Questions

    Jesus asked questions. He asked them of his listeners, his debaters, his disciples. They weren’t detours or delay tactics. They were iss...
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    Are You Listening?
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Oct 2, 2019
    • 3 min

    Are You Listening?

    Do you remember why we looked at key verses through Philippians? This was an exercise to take one to two verses that we could “listen” to...
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    The Final Word is JOY!
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Sep 25, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Final Word is JOY!

    Finally . . . rejoice in the Lord! . . . it is a safeguard for you. (Philippians 3:1) Take another look at joy, Paul says. What is it we ...
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    Less Struggle-More Joy!
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Sep 18, 2019
    • 3 min

    Less Struggle-More Joy!

    How do we know when something is God’s will? This is where too many of us struggle with confusion. We carry a belief that God’s will is ...
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    A Checklist for Joy
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Sep 11, 2019
    • 3 min

    A Checklist for Joy

    Where does your most important, soul-satisfying encouragement and comfort come from? Paul shares the most comprehensive summary of what i...
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    Growing Joy
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Sep 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    Growing Joy

    How do you grow joy? Paul put his growth plan in a prayer. Paul was a prayer partner for every group of people he taught, wrote for, an...
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