Debbie Salter Goodwin
7 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
Dec 102 min read
December Prayers
My favorite Christmas angel story is not when Mary receives her message from an angel. It is the story of Zechariah and his angel visit....
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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
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
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 14, 20212 min read
How Much Does God Love ME?
God chose us before we were born. We were not left like last picks for a schoolyard team. We were valued from the beginning. But not in...
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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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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Nov 24, 20212 min read
Let Heaven and Nature Sing!
Heaven cries. Nature groans. Either we can’t hear it or we ignore it. Has it always been that way? Not from the beginning. God created...
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Debbie Salter Goodwin
Jan 4, 20212 min read
Don't Put Christmas Away!
Christmas is over for another year. We wear our Christmas meals in extra pounds. We’ve tried to find new homes for gifts and promise...
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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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