Debbie Salter Goodwin
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When Simeon's Prayer Came True
The scene is private. We would have seen nothing unusual if we had been visitors to the Temple that day. A young couple brought their...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Dec 102 min read
December Prayers
My favorite Christmas angel story is not when Mary receives her message from an angel. It is the story of Zechariah and his angel visit....
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Nov 133 min read
Thanking God IN; Not Just FOR
Give thanks in all circumstances for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. I Thessalonians 5:18 It’s easy to be thankful for ...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Oct 304 min read
Finding Hope in Hopeless Times
Why do we, as Christians, think and act in these complex, chaotic, and often hopeless times as if we have no hope for the future?
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Oct 163 min read
A Christian Response to Political Chaos
What is a Christian’s response to the mess we find ourselves in? How do we talk about the issue on everyone’s mind without argument.
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Sep 172 min read
Two Candidates: One Choice?
When the disciples needed to replace Judas, it was not a playground exercise of choosing by personal preference. This was a critical...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Sep 152 min read
More than a Father-in-Law
When Moses fled Egypt after killing an Egyptian overseer, he traveled to Midian 700 miles away! There he found safety in the simple life...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Sep 13 min read
From Deserter to Devoted
John Mark surfaces in the beginning of the early church. The first time we meet him, he is introduced as the son of Mary at whose home...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Jun 253 min read
Who is Knocking at the Door
It was not a social gathering at the house of Mary, mother of John Mark, in Jerusalem. It was a prayer meeting. Their spiritual leader,...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Jun 123 min read
Witness in a Letter
Who writes real letters anymore? We post family pictures and updates on social media. We text or email our celebrations and woes. ...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
May 63 min read
Swimming Upstream
As Christians in a postmodern world, we are swimming upstream.
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
May 13 min read
What’s So Hard About Unity?
In the first century church, unity prompted by love in Christ and for Christ, grew the reputation and reach of the first Christians....
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Apr 172 min read
The New Testament Church We Wish We Knew
I have ben thinking about the cost of becoming a first century Christian and growing a first century church. I facilitated a Bible study...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Apr 33 min read
Now What?
Easter isn't over! The power of our personal journey to the cross is just beginning, again. The celebration of Easter with its music,...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 272 min read
Where Betrayal Lurks
Betrayal is a subtle visitor . . . until it isn’t. On the night that Jesus was betrayed, only Jesus saw the darkness lurking. He had...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 202 min read
A Transfiguration for Us?
A cloud overshadowed them and a voice from the cloud said . . . Listen to him. Mark 9:7, NLT When Jesus invited Peter, James, and John to...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 132 min read
Loved with Unfailing Love
From the beginning of time, from the moment you existed in your mother's womb, on every day since you were born, God has loved you with...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 62 min read
Without If
If . . . there it is, the 2-letter word that can come between us and God just like the tempter did in the Garden of Eden and tried to do...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Feb 282 min read
Praying Like Daniel
Daniel prayed fervently, openly, daily, and specifically. He didn’t pray in protest or for show. But when he prayed, the heavens opened...
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