Author: Gene Stockton (Gene Stockton)

Plugged In and Powered Up   A couple of weeks ago my wife called and said, “my computer is completely dead. It has a black screen and it won’t power up.”  At that point I thought to myself as I rolled my eyes, “oh great another unplanned expense. Fabulous!”  And then I said, “make sure...

Too Much Have you ever wondered about the implications of having too much? On the other end of the spectrum, most of us have had moments of anxiousness and often overcompensate to prevent having too little. My grandparents and a great grandmother, all I got to know intimately, had at least one thing in common. They...

Knowing and Living Your Identity   A couple of weeks ago Cheri and I had the privilege of viewing the movie, “Overcomer.”  The same Kendrick Brothers that made movies like “Facing the Giants,” “Fireproof,” “Courageous” and “War Room” also created this movie. If you haven’t watched the movie, I highly recommend it as a must-see movie. I don’t...

As we study ancient Greek mythology, we discover that there were many Greek gods and goddesses but the most important were the twelve Olympians, namely: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Ares, Apollo, Hermes, Dionysus, Artemis, Hera, Aphrodite, Athena and Demeter. If you think 12 gods is awkward, try understanding Hinduism claiming 33 million gods. Although, the list of polytheistic...

Did you ever wake up early in the morning thinking about the strangest thing?  Well, I woke up on Sunday morning thinking about hollow trees.  How is it even possible to wake up at 4:30 am thinking about such a thing I asked myself? After all, I have to preach 2 times on Sunday morning,...