The Rant

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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The Way part 4

07/19/2018 19:42

The Way (that leads to life) is straight and narrow. Because there's only one way to truly live: Living by loving. Because living and loving aren't just connected... they are the same thing. Let me connect two verses of Scripture to try to make this point. "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He...

The Way part 3

07/18/2018 19:41

Here's what love does: Love picks you up when you've stumbled and fallen. Love brushes you off and tells you that you can keep going. Love isn't negative. He is positive. And that's why I always key in on one certain word in Proverbs 22:6, "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is...

The Way part 2

07/17/2018 19:42

Love leads the way. Because love IS the way. And the truth. And the life. But we'll get there. The Word of God (which is Jesus, which is love) is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. Another way of saying: Follow your heart. If your heart doesn't condemn you, you can trust that you're...

The Way part 1

07/16/2018 19:58

This one might take a little getting into. So let's get into it. First of all, John 14:6 says, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." So what we're talking about (as always) is Jesus... love. LOVE is the way, the truth, and the life....

Practice part 5

07/15/2018 19:54

When you practice what you preach you let what's inside come out. Naturally. Because while practice DOES make perfect (we've kind of looked at that), love is our new (true) nature. Love isn't just what we do... it's who we are. Because God is love. And He lives in us. Loves in us. Loves THROUGH us....

Practice part 4

07/14/2018 16:10

When I first joined the ministry, my mom would always call me a PIT (Pastor In Training). And, to be perfectly honest with you, I thought of myself as a "preacher." I preached the early morning service on Sundays, an occasional Thursday night service, and that was about it. I helped out where I...

Practice part 3

07/13/2018 18:14

Theories are nice. But when you put what you believe into practice, that's when things really get going. That's when things get real. And here's the deal: I always talk about letting what's inside come out, right? Well, the deal is, what's inside DOES come out. All of the time. Or, rather, what you...

Practice part 2

07/12/2018 19:49

Here's a movie line for you, because you know how much I love movies: "You know how you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice." And while yesterday I was talking about practicing what you preach in order to not be one of those judging, hypocritical "Christians" people are so quick to holler at... today I...

Practice part 1

07/11/2018 12:56

As in, "Practice what you preach." As in, "Put your money where your mouth is." As in, "Where the rubber meets the road." Basically: Charity. Which is love... in action. And that, to me, is one of the coolest things about Jesus. He didn't just spout off a bunch of stuff that sounded good. He said...

Transition part 5

07/10/2018 19:38

The biggest mistake I think we make--Spiritually speaking--is trying to do things ourselves. Trying to make things happen. And, worst of all, trying to make something happen that happened 2,000 years ago on an old rugged cross. I believe that when Jesus was speaking in John chapter 10 about the...

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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...