Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Sep 13
- 2 min
When Iron Floated
Throw a piece of iron in water and it will sink faster than a ship with a hole in it. No one expects a hunk of iron to float to the...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Aug 16
- 2 min
A Strange Meal
Ezekiel 2-3:3 Do you have an appetite for God’s Word? I mean, literally? Do you eat it for breakfast, lunch, or supper? Do you digest...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Aug 2
- 2 min
Dying for a Sermon!
Acts 20:7-12 Who hasn’t fallen asleep during a sermon? Sometimes it has more to do with late nights and stressful days than the quality...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Jul 19
- 2 min
Donkey Talk
When a donkey brays, people call him stubborn. But what do you call a donkey who speaks for God? That’s what happened to Balaam on his...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Dec 16, 2020
- 2 min
Hope from Star Seekers
The Magi give me hope for every secular-minded, God-ignoring person on this planet. The Magi were God’s first clue that He sent His son...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Dec 9, 2020
- 2 min
What If I Had Been Mary's Mother?
We don’t know much about Mary’s mother except that she had one. There are several ways to interpret the silence.. Maybe she had died...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Dec 2, 2020
- 2 min
Lessons from a Carpenter
We don’t make much of Joseph. He comes into the first Christmas scene only briefly. He was engaged to Mary and obeyed an angel in a dream...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Nov 12, 2020
- 3 min
Where Courage Conquered Fear
Is courage just an over-positive accounting of your skills and belief in yourself? Is it a reckless nod to adventure and risk? What is...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Nov 11, 2020
- 2 min
Paul: A Heart Transformed
Most of the New Testament scripture I remember the best, Paul wrote. He was a master in communicating the truths of transformation. He...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Oct 28, 2020
- 3 min
Ruth and a Risk of Love
As a young adult, I wondered how I could know for sure that a marriage relationship could last for life.
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Oct 20, 2020
- 3 min
Just Crumbs?
On a day when I felt my parenting skills shriveling, when fear wrapped me in an impenetrable shroud, and I felt helpless staring into a...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Oct 14, 2020
- 3 min
Where Healing Meets Compassion
My favorite Gospel writer is Luke. He captured so many of Jesus’ stories and interactions, especially the ones about healing. I look at the
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Oct 7, 2020
- 3 min
Sister Power?
I love my sister. We grew up practically joined at the hip. One of our favorite activities to share has always been time in the kitchen.
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Sep 26, 2020
- 3 min
Need to Know?
We are people who need to know. We think that knowing more information helps us follow God. But what kind of information?
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Sep 23, 2020
- 2 min
A Heart for God
What is the trait that makes a person someone God can use? We take personality tests. We find our number on an enneagram scale. We look...
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