Debbie Salter Goodwin
5 days ago2 min read
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
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
Jan 173 min read
Three Prayers for Your New Year
Too many times I start at the wrong beginning in planning for a New Year. I think about what I want to accomplish, answer questions that...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Dec 27, 20232 min read
Don't Keep Jesus in the Manger!
Bethlehem . . . Egypt . . . Nazareth . . . the desert . . . Samaria . . . Jerusalem . . . Gethsemane . . . …to the cross . . . into...
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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
Nov 22, 20231 min read
The Gratitude Attitude
Thankfulness is an attitude, and a focus. It doesn't happen naturally, but it can be learned. The most important beginning point of...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Jul 5, 20231 min read
A Declaration of Freedom in Christ!
If you would like a free, printable 8 1/2 X 11 copy of this declaration, click the button below.
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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 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
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
Jan 3, 20232 min read
Don't Take New too Seriously!
Happy New Year to all of you! But is it, really that new? Most of us return to the same routines and responsibilities we left in the old...
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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
Dec 1, 20222 min read
Waiting for Jesus
Advent reminds us that we are waiting for more than December 25. We are waiting for the world to be made right. We are waiting for an end...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Nov 30, 20222 min read
Straight Through
“We’re going straight through,” my father announced as he loaded two sleepy girls and too much luggage into a car that would shrink with...
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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
Nov 16, 20223 min read
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
Dec 7, 20212 min read
A Picture Album for God
Today, our phones have become our photo albums. We take pictures of our food, our friends, our family, our vacations, and all manner of...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Dec 1, 20212 min read
When Darkness Covers
Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And...
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