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 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
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 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
Sep 7, 20214 min read
When God Names You
I was 7 or 8 when I tried to change my name. I thought I had that authority. After all, it was my name, wasn’t it? My given name,...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Aug 18, 20212 min read
The God Who Sees
Hagar ran away. You would have, too. She was tired of Sara's taunts and sarcasm. She was tired of no compassion. She was tired of no...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Aug 4, 20213 min read
The Backside of Control
Control is a risky partner. When we are in charge and try to secure something we want or need; it feels right, deserved, and perfectly...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Jun 23, 20212 min read
Out of Control: Catastrophe or Opportunity?
What do you do when someone or some-thing has control over your life? We’ve felt this angst with the Pandemic. Even if we did everything...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Jun 9, 20213 min read
The Control Myth
What do you do when life is out of control? I don’t know about you, but I get testy, which is just a polite word for cranky. I don’t want...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Dec 16, 20202 min read
Hope from Star Seekers
The Magi give me hope for every secular-minded, God-ignoring person on this planet. The Magi were God’s first clue that He sent His son...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Dec 9, 20202 min read
What If I Had Been Mary's Mother?
We don’t know much about Mary’s mother except that she had one. There are several ways to interpret the silence.. Maybe she had died...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Dec 2, 20202 min read
Lessons from a Carpenter
We don’t make much of Joseph. He comes into the first Christmas scene only briefly. He was engaged to Mary and obeyed an angel in a dream...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Nov 12, 20203 min read
Where Courage Conquered Fear
Is courage just an over-positive accounting of your skills and belief in yourself? Is it a reckless nod to adventure and risk? What is...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Nov 11, 20202 min read
Paul: A Heart Transformed
Most of the New Testament scripture I remember the best, Paul wrote. He was a master in communicating the truths of transformation. He...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Oct 28, 20203 min read
Ruth and a Risk of Love
As a young adult, I wondered how I could know for sure that a marriage relationship could last for life.
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Oct 20, 20203 min read
Just Crumbs?
On a day when I felt my parenting skills shriveling, when fear wrapped me in an impenetrable shroud, and I felt helpless staring into a...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Oct 14, 20203 min read
Where Healing Meets Compassion
My favorite Gospel writer is Luke. He captured so many of Jesus’ stories and interactions, especially the ones about healing. I look at the
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