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A former co-worker coined the phrase when I offered to let her listen to one of my sermons on CD. She said, "Sure, I'll listen to Tom rant about Jesus." At first it sounded funny, but the more I thought about it the more it seemed to fit. That's what we, as preachers, pretty much do. We rant about Jesus. In 1 Corinthians 2:2 the Apostle Paul says, "For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified." That's it. Jesus. Who He is, and what He did, and what it means for us. That's my job, or calling, or anointing. To preach Christ. Jesus is in every book of the Bible. The entire volume speaks of Him. If you don't see Jesus, you're looking at it wrong.

So that's what I'm going to continue to do in this forum: Rant about Jesus.

My hope is to Rant every night by 9:00 pm, so check daily for new blogs.

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Expectations part 4

08/08/2018 19:40

If you expect one thing then there's only one way for you to not be disappointed. And a million billion trillion ways for you to be disappointed. See what I mean about setting yourself up for failure? Being doomed to disappointment? But if you take things for what they are--instead of what you wish...

Expectations part 3

08/07/2018 19:39

Where things get tricky is in relationships. I've always found even the idea of two people--two completely individual, unique, different people--smashing their lives together. Differing opinions. Differing ideas. Differing... expectations. I guess I'm trying to say it takes a lot to make a...

Expectations part 2

08/06/2018 19:37

The more I think about it--and you might have noticed that I think about this subject quite a bit--the more I wonder why we think people should live up to OUR expectations in the first place. Like, just because something's right for ME doesn't mean its right for everybody (or anybody) else. There...

Expectations part 1

08/05/2018 20:00

I'm just going to go ahead and dive into a full Rant series on the folly of having expectations. I talk about it a lot, but I want to really dig into it. Because I believe our expectations are our biggest roadblocks. It seems to me that the reason we get so disappointed isn't because of how things...

Fullness part 5

08/04/2018 18:47

When you're full of something, you can't keep it in. No matter how hard you try. That's the principle behind living from the inside-out. And that happens whether you realize it or not. What's inside WILL come out. Or, I should say, what you BELIEVE is inside will come out. It has to. So the key to...

Fullness part 4

08/03/2018 19:49

You're full of it. No, really, you are. In the very best way. Because Jesus is the fulness of the Godhead bodily. All of God in a human body. God in the flesh, love in a body. God in YOUR flesh, love in YOUR body. As He is, so are we in this world. Everything God is, is everything you are. And God...

Fullness part 3

08/02/2018 19:55

Its scary when you think you don't have what you need. Terrifying. And if its truly something that you NEED, not just WANT, you'll be willing to do just about anything to get it. That's why religion is so seductive; we think it gives us our best chance of getting what we need. And we don't mind...

Fullness part 2

08/01/2018 19:50

Do any of you all remember that old song, "Here's my cup, Lord. Fill it up, Lord"? Something like that. Anyway, that seems to be how most "religious folk" operate; walking around with their hand out, begging for something they haven't got. Or, if they're really feeling good about themselves, trying...

Fullness part 1

07/31/2018 19:40

I have no lack because my God has no lack. We used to say that just about every Sunday at my old church as part of our statement of faith. And it really stuck with me. Because, while I believe that is absolutely true, we sure do stumble around acting like we have a lot of lack. Chasing the carrot...

The Life part 5

07/30/2018 19:52

Jesus--God in the flesh, love in a body--is the Life of God. And He lives in us. LIFE lives in us. LOVE lives in us. That is how we are able to experience His abundant, everlasting, eternal, Resurrection Life of God--by letting HIM live it in us, and through us, and as us. That's the Way to love...

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EPIC

06/09/2014 13:05

The Answer Trilogy is done! EPIC (Eternal Purpose In Christ) is now available at www.amazon.com ! The e-book version is available for Kindle! Identity Crisis tells us who we are (Jesus, not Adam). Six Steps to the Throne tells us where we are (the Promised Land, the Kingdom of God). And now EPIC...

Six Steps to the Throne

01/19/2013 12:09

My new Jesus book, "Six Steps to the Throne," is available now in the store section and on www.amazon.com! It is a look at how we got to where we are in Christ. Jesus took Six Steps to the Throne (Crucified, Died, Buried, Quickened, Raised, Seated). This book will look at each step, and then it...

Identity Crisis

11/09/2012 15:39

My first book, Identity Crisis, is available now in the Store section, on Amazon.com, and in e-book form for Kindle, Nook, and iTunes iBooks. Identity Crisis tells us who we really are. It is a necessary book for anyone who has ever wondered why they're here or what their purpose is.

Book Excerpt

08/16/2012 17:28

Just a teaser... the first few pages of chapter 1 of Identity Crisis! Enjoy! Chapter 1. Two Men 1 Corinthians 15:44-49 says, "It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a...