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Straight Through
“We’re going straight through,” my father announced as he loaded two sleepy girls and too much luggage into a car that would shrink with...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Nov 30, 20222 min read


How Can I Prepare My Heart?
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and Sunday is the beginning of Advent. It feels like they run together. but maybe they should. Gratitude...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Nov 21, 20222 min read


Lessons from a Wood Walk Wonder
My husband and I greet the beginning of fall with anticipation. We know that the beginning blush and rust of the trees will deepen into...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Nov 16, 20223 min read


Live Thirsty
We are spoiled with easy water access. It's hard to register thirst unless we are exerting our bodies with exercise or find ourselves...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Oct 15, 20222 min read


The Bite that Changed the World
As the first woman, Eve shouldered responsibility she didn’t sign up for. Her one choice changed the wonderful new world she lived in. ...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Oct 5, 20222 min read


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...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Aug 29, 20224 min read


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!...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Aug 17, 20224 min read


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...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Jul 20, 20224 min read


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....

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Jun 8, 20224 min read


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...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 22, 20222 min read


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...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 2, 20223 min read


Let Heaven and Nature Sing!
Heaven cries. Nature groans. Either we can’t hear it or we ignore it. Has it always been that way? Not from the beginning. God created...

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Nov 24, 20212 min read