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
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 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
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
Nov 8, 20233 min read
How Spiritual Discernment Will Grow Us
We try hard to keep our bodies and minds from unnecessary or early atrophy. Will we do the same for spiritual growth? Contrary to what...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Oct 25, 20233 min read
How Can I Know God's Will?
Help! Is that what you feel like when you want to know God's will for a specific decision? Cultivating spiritual discernment helps us...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Oct 8, 20233 min read
Can I Really Learn to Recognize God's Voice?
If we want to follow God, we must be able to recognize His voice, His nudges, His warnings. But how do we do that? That is probably the...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Sep 27, 20232 min read
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
Sep 13, 20232 min read
When Iron Floated
Throw a piece of iron in water and it will sink faster than a ship with a hole in it. No one expects a hunk of iron to float to the...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Aug 26, 20232 min read
A Fishy Story
Matthew 17:24-27 It was tax day in Capernaum and the tax collectors were making the rounds. Matthew, a former tax collector, tells this...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Aug 16, 20232 min read
A Strange Meal
Ezekiel 2-3:3 Do you have an appetite for God’s Word? I mean, literally? Do you eat it for breakfast, lunch, or supper? Do you digest...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Aug 2, 20232 min read
Dying for a Sermon!
Acts 20:7-12 Who hasn’t fallen asleep during a sermon? Sometimes it has more to do with late nights and stressful days than the quality...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Jul 19, 20232 min read
Donkey Talk
When a donkey brays, people call him stubborn. But what do you call a donkey who speaks for God? That’s what happened to Balaam on his...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Jul 5, 20231 min read
A Declaration of Freedom in Christ!
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