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  • Money Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,726 views

    “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor and believe me, rich is better.” My dad told me that.

    “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor and believe me, rich is better.” My dad told me that. I’ve mentioned it before. He was just kidding around when he said it and he sure wasn’t rich, but the saying stuck with me. Funny how some things stick, isn’t it? Everybody’s got an opinion about money. ...read more

  • Money Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,478 views

    “The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.” (Proverbs 10:15 NLT)

    Money Ooh boy. We could spend a while on this one. We will, as a matter of fact. We’ll be on this for a few weeks. Money isn’t a comfortable subject for Christians. Privately, we don’t have much of a problem with it at all. Who doesn’t like money? But publicly, we traverse the subject like we’re ...read more

  • Integrity

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,376 views

    Integrity is an interesting word. Everybody wants it. A lot of folks claim to have it. And a lot of folks that claim to have it, turns out, don’t really have so much of it as they led us to believe.

    Integrity is an interesting word. Everybody wants it. A lot of folks claim to have it. And a lot of folks that claim to have it, turns out, don’t really have so much of it as they led us to believe. All you’ve got to do is watch the evening news. Preachers, politicians, business leaders; all folks ...read more

  • Self Control Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 12,406 views

    The struggle for self-control goes on entirely inside an individual, but the results of self-control, or lack of it, show up entirely on the outside of a person.

    “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23) It’s probably fitting that “self-control” is the last fruit of the Spirit in our nine week study. It may be the most ...read more

  • Gentleness Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,211 views

    The nine attributes of fruit of the Spirit, spelled out in Galatians 5: 22-23 are absolutely key to understanding God’s perspective of what we ought to be.

    “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5: 22-23) We’ve been at this study of the fruit of the Spirit for eight weeks now; and we’ve got one week yet to go. Why ...read more

  • Faithfulness Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
     | 9,268 views

    “… faith (a human response to God) and faithfulness (a virtue of God and his servants).”

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22) Holman’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary has a pretty extensive entry under “Faith/Faithfulness.” You’d expect that. “Faith” and “faithfulness” are pretty big ...read more

  • Goodness Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,779 views

    When Paul lists the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians, “kindness” comes just before “goodness.”

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22) Last week we talked about “kindness” as a fruit of the Spirit. When Paul lists the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians, “kindness” comes just before “goodness.” ...read more

  • Kindness Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 20,094 views

    Intentionally doing acts of kindness as opposed to not intending anything and letting nature take its course.

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22) When I told my wife I was writing about “kindness” this week, she choked … I’m sure it was just a reflex action; nothing personal. But still, I figured I’d ...read more

  • Being "Long Of Nose” Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,163 views

    This week’s subject fruit is “patience.” How does possessing patience relate to understanding and achieving my purpose in life?

    “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23). This is week four of a nine week study of the fruit of the Spirit and what it has to do with finding purpose in ...read more

  • The Roadmap To Peace Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,043 views

    Peace...“The condition that exists when nations or other groups are not fighting.”

    “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23). The Roadmap to Peace George W. Bush and I were in Israel earlier this month … not together. But I did see his airplane ...read more

  • Joy Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
     | 12,356 views

    People display joy (intense happiness or great delight) over all sorts of things – a new house, a new car, a new baby. What makes joy, as a fruit of the Spirit any different than joy in general?

    “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23). Thinking of this week’s subject, joy, I was having a tough time getting my mind around the idea. Joy, according to ...read more

  • Love Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
     | 6,378 views

    In English we use the word “love” to convey a lot of different meanings, from I “love” hotdogs, to I “love” the guys on my bowling team, to the sign on that seedy little video store on the west side of town called the “Love Shop,” to “For God so loved the

    “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23). I was beginning to wonder if spending nine weeks exploring the fruit of the Spirit might be a little too preachy, a ...read more

  • Producing Fruit

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,373 views

    “You are in control of your own destiny.”

    I started True Potential Publishing to address how we define success and human potential in this culture. Before founding the publishing company I had been in business for several years and had been in full time sales for years before that. As a young, energetic, thinking salesman I gravitated ...read more

  • New Years Resolutions

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,202 views

    “A good resolution is like an old horse, which is often saddled but rarely ridden.” - Mexican Proverb -

    “A good resolution is like an old horse, which is often saddled but rarely ridden.” - Mexican Proverb - I must be part Mexican. I love New Years resolutions … making them, that is. I’m not sure what happens on the keeping them side, but I make them faithfully. I have kept a personal journal, ...read more

  • Its A Wonderful Life

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
     | 3,042 views

    “It’s A Wonderful Life” is a remembrance of that innocence.

    Every Christmas season I watch Frank Capra’s “It’s A Wonderful Life” on television. It’s not that I plan it or anything; it just happens to come on some night when I happen to be watching TV. Usually, one of the networks will air the movie on the 23rd of December; sometimes even Christmas Eve. ...read more