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    When God Names You
    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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    The God Who Sees
    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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    The Backside of Control
    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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    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...
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    The Control Myth
    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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    Hope from Star Seekers
    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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    What If I Had Been Mary's Mother?
    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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    Lessons from a Carpenter
    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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    Where Courage Conquered Fear
    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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    Paul:  A Heart Transformed
    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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    Ruth and a Risk of Love
    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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    Just Crumbs?
    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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    Where Healing Meets Compassion
    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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    Sister Power?
    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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    Need to Know?
    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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    A Heart for God
    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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    Taming a Princess
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Sep 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    Taming a Princess

    Sarah was named a princess. That's what her name means. However, her name carried no royalty. She has always been treated as a...
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    God's Star
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Sep 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    God's Star

    When do you see stars? At night, mostly. In fact, the darker the night, the better we see them. Esther lived in a very dark time and...
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