Debbie Salter Goodwin
- 6 days ago
- 2 min
The Hopeful Truth about Spiritual Discernment
Decisions. We make about 35,000 of them a day! Of course, not all are life changing. Many are just the mundane stuff of life. But what...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Apr 28
- 2 min
More Salt, Please!
Jesus reminded us that the way we live our lives is supposed to make people thirsty for God. It’s the potato chip response. You’ve...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Apr 26
- 3 min
The Right Side Up Life in an Upside Down World
Jesus showed us how to live as God created us to live. His teaching was like a mirror for our lives. And that’s how we must use the...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Apr 12
- 2 min
The Upside Down, Right Side Up Call of Jesus
Do we live so far removed from the call of Jesus that we have forgotten the uniqueness of it? How personally fitted to us it is? How...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Mar 22
- 2 min
Live Awake
What does it take to wake you up? What do you miss when you live in that twilight zone between sleepy and wakefulness? Jesus took Peter,...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Search Me!
David asked for God to examine his heart in Psalm 139 when he asked God to search me. It made sense because God already knew what was...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Feb 7
- 4 min
Your Personal Letter from God
When I get a text or email from someone I love, I click through immediately. I want the connection. I want the update. As I read the...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Jan 18
- 3 min
Discovering Spiritual Rhythms
Spiritual rhythms help us grow spiritually. If I have a rhythm in place as a seamless part of my life, it helps me become more receptive...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Nov 16, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Jul 6, 2022
- 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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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Jun 22, 2022
- 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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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Mar 22, 2022
- 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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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Mar 2, 2022
- 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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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Jan 19, 2022
- 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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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Jan 11, 2022
- 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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Debbie Salter Goodwin
- Jan 5, 2022
- 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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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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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
- 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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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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