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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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Feb 212 min read
Hidden Idols and Dangerous Saboteurs
You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind. Exodus 20:4, NLT We shun the practice of bowing before sculptured idols. We know...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Feb 142 min read
Starting with Ashes
I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance. Job 42:6b, NLT While the world expresses love in extravagant ways on Valentine’s Day, we...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Jan 312 min read
Lord, Help Me See!
The blind man's response to Jesus question is leading me into Lent this year. You remember the story. Jesus is on the outskirts of...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Apr 4, 20232 min read
The Power of the Cross
Jesus had just finished private conversations with his disciples about the tumultuous times they must endure. He used the story of the...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 29, 20232 min read
The Meager and the Much
You know the stories of the the poor widow widow's gift and Mary's extravagant gift. We don't usually read them together because of...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 22, 20232 min read
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 15, 20232 min read
List Making With God
The convicting truth we learn from Jesus is that we always have enough time to do God’s will. What did Jesus do with the time he had? He...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 8, 20232 min read
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
Mar 1, 20232 min read
Doing Without to Have More
What activities and habits prevent you from hearing God? The best way to address this is with the spiritual practice of fasting. Too...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Feb 22, 20232 min read
For Ash Wednesday
If this journey to Easter is anything it is a journey to appreciate the difference that the breath of God makes in our lives. Without the...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Apr 12, 20222 min read
A Second Helping of Awe, Please!
What will get us through hard times? Not just a pep-talk. Not even a more positive attitude. We need awe. Awe is that instant when...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Apr 5, 20222 min read
Lord, I Want to See!
When our daughter began to lose sight, her world changed. Though she perceived light, the light itself blinded her because of the...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 29, 20223 min read
The "Rest" of the Story
Soul-weariness slows me down more than physical fatigue. It attacks what I thought I believed about myself, that I can make it if I just...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 22, 20222 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...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 16, 20222 min read
Pray Without If
How would we pray if we really believed God would answer? And there it is, the 2-letter word that can come between us and God just like...
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