Debbie Salter Goodwin
Dec 20, 20232 min read
Accepting God's Favor
I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant. Galatians...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Dec 13, 20232 min read
The Lord is With You!
The angel said to [Mary], “The Lord is with you.” Luke 1:28b The Lord will stay with you as long a you stay with ! 2 Chronicles 15:2b...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Dec 6, 20232 min read
No Time for Neutral
Yet I hold this against you, You have forsaken the love you had at first. Revelation 2:4 I know . . . that you are neither cold nor hot....
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Nov 29, 20232 min read
An Invitation to Hope
In the last five years, we have all lost what we believed would not change. The pandemic stole a sense of reliability. We understand...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Dec 21, 20222 min read
Christmas in the Dark
I spent a frightening time in the hospital supporting our daughter one Christmas. She developed a heart infection that was on the brink...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Dec 5, 20222 min read
Long Journeys at Christmas
The Magi receive the award for the longest journey. While no one knows exactly where the Magi started, many connect their origin to...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Nov 21, 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...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Dec 21, 20212 min read
The Armies of Heaven
In most of the stories of Christmas, one angel comes to deliver a message. So why did the armies of heaven show up for the shepherds? Did...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Dec 26, 20182 min read
Don't Keep Jesus in the Manger
Bethlehem…Egypt…Nazareth…the desert…Samaria… Jerusalem…Gethsemane…to the cross…into heaven. Luke 2:4; Mat. 2:13, 23, 4:1; John 4:4; Mark...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Dec 19, 20182 min read
Long Journeys
Magi from the east came . . . to worship him. Matthew 2:1,2 The Magi made the longest trip. They are the ones who receive the award for...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Dec 13, 20182 min read
Heart Recognition
Though he was in the world . . . the world did not recognize him. John 1:10 The saddest part of the Christmas story is how many didn’t...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Nov 27, 20182 min read
Make (a) Way for Christmas!
I don’t like the panic that finds easy entrance into our world at Christmas. The stressed-out shoppers looking for bargains and finding...
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