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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Transition part 4

07/09/2018 19:38

The key is understanding that the Old HAS passed away. The New HAS come forth. The transition is not about "coming out" of anything. Its about understanding what it means to BE out of it. Laying aside the sin (unbelief) and the weight that so easily besetts us. Letting go of the Old so that we can...

Transition part 3

07/08/2018 17:33

Coming out of the old and into the new (out of death and into life) can be hard. It can be painful. Uncomfortable. That's what the people of Israel found out when Moses lead them out of bondage and into the Promised Land. They whined and moaned the whole way. Even to the point of begging Moses to...

Transition part 2

07/07/2018 19:40

There's a way things were... and there's a way things are. And the thing that happened in between is the cross. Jesus' Six Steps to the Throne where He was Crucified, Died, Buried, Quickened, Raised, and Seated. And not only Him, but us IN Him. Because Jesus didn't just give His life FOR us, He...

Transition part 1

07/06/2018 19:41

To start a new year (the seventh year of daily Rants!) I want to start with the idea of the transition from Old to New. Because even though the cross changed everything--2,000 years ago--we still seem to be stuck in the old, religious mindsets that didn't work for the people of Israel and certainly...

Rally Cap part 5

07/05/2018 19:05

Everybody gets knocked down. Or falls down. Because sometimes its not your fault... but sometimes it is. And either way, when you're down you need someone to help you back up. You DON'T need someone to kick you when you're down. Let me give you an example of it not being your fault. There might be...

Rally Cap part 4

07/04/2018 19:37

A setback is really just a setup for a comeback. So don't give up on people. Put your rally cap on and cheer them on. Help them along. And, at the same time, let others cheer YOU on. Let others help YOU along. Philippians 2:4 says, "Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the...

Rally Cap part 3

07/03/2018 20:00

Even cheerleaders need cheerleaders. That's my thought for today. Because while Jesus spoke of being nourished by doing His Father's will--by serving people--it can be exhausting. My personal definition of love talks about giving everything you have and everything you are even though it seems like...

Rally Cap part 2

07/02/2018 19:27

When your team is down in the bottom of the ninth, you flip your cap around and cheer like crazy. Does it actually help? I mean, it surely doesn't hurt. And the point is that you're doing something. Giving everything you've got to try to fuel a comeback. And who doesn't like a good comeback story?...

Rally Cap part 1

07/01/2018 14:41

I want to spend the next few days just really encouraging people. Because, as Rocky Balboa said, "Nobody hits harder than life." We all get knocked down sometimes. But my key verse for this Rant series is Proverbs 24:16, "For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall...

Neighbor part 5

06/30/2018 19:42

I always say, "If you don't know what to do, do what you know." And what we know (hopefully, by now) is love. God loves us, and we love Him back by loving each other. We receive and release His love. That's what its all about. To me, being neighborly. Loving the people that are close to us. And I...

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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...