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    When the End is the Beginning
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • 20 hours ago
    • 3 min

    When the End is the Beginning

    I thought I lost my passport a few days before our flight to London. Panic squeezed my heart dry. I revisited every room, closet, and...
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    Got Any Good Dirt?
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Jun 22
    • 5 min

    Got Any Good Dirt?

    In the backyard where we lived in St. Louis, the previous owner had put in a raised garden. I decided I could plant some vegetables and...
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    When Jesus Turned the Tables
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Mar 22
    • 2 min

    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...
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    A Burning in the Heart
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Mar 2
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Make Room for God
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Jan 19
    • 3 min

    Make Room for God

    Jesus called out the people who thought that they were close to God because they were descendants of Abraham. He said, Is that where our...
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    Four Ways to Help You Thrive Spiritually
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Jan 11
    • 3 min

    Four Ways to Help You Thrive Spiritually

    What do we need to thrive? Food and oxygen for sure. Relationships and meaningful involvement are high on the list. We give a lot of...
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    5 Ways to Stunt Spiritual Growth
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Jan 5
    • 3 min

    5 Ways to Stunt Spiritual Growth

    Spiritual growth isn’t automatic. Nor can growth become a task on list to check off. Instead, growth is 25% determination but 75%...
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    The Unplanned Plan
    Debbie Salter Goodwin
    • Oct 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Unplanned Plan

    How many times have I tried to make my plans only to have them explode before my eyes. Nobody was caught in the shrapnel but me. I bear...
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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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    Who's Laughing Now?
    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...
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    When Everything Goes Wrong
    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...
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