

Keep the Stones Quiet!
What about our voices? Where do we raise them to honor Jesus?
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Apr 22 min read
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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...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 27, 20242 min read
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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...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 20, 20242 min read
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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...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 13, 20242 min read
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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...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 6, 20242 min read
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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...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Feb 28, 20242 min read
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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...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Feb 21, 20242 min read
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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...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Feb 14, 20242 min read
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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...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Jan 31, 20242 min read
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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...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Apr 4, 20232 min read
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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...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 29, 20232 min read
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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,...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 22, 20232 min read
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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...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 15, 20232 min read
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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...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 1, 20232 min read
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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...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 22, 20222 min read
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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...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 16, 20222 min read
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A Burning in the Heart
Fire is merciless. When fire burns paper, wood, refuse; nothing is left but ashes. A gray, powder or fragile flake is all we see from...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 2, 20223 min read
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Am I an Answer to Jesus' Prayer?
Have you ever eavesdropped on someone’s private prayer for you? The closest I ever came was seeing my name written in my mother’s Bible...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 31, 20212 min read
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How Will I Answer God's Questions?
What will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to account? Job 31:14, NIV Lent is something of an annual review. We...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 9, 20212 min read
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Taking a Spiritual Shower
If confession is good for the soul, why is there so little of it? Is it because we can’t stand to see ourselves in a bad way? Do we plead...
Debbie Salter Goodwin
Mar 3, 20212 min read
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