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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Love Letter part 4

04/20/2018 19:55

When you write someone a love letter you don't fill it up with all the things that are wrong with them. You don't tear them down. You don't remind them of their past mistakes. All the "bad" stuff they've done. Because that's not love. Love doesn't keep a list of rights and wrongs. And, contrary to...

Love Letter part 3

04/19/2018 20:09

When God had something to say He said, "Let there be light." He gave His Son--the light of the world--into His dark and void creation. And He did it in order to fill that void. He did it so that we could see clearly. So that we could see Him clearly--as loving heavenly Father--and see ourselves...

Love Letter part 2

04/18/2018 20:02

We are God's love letter to the world. To each other. He wrote His Word (which is Jesus, which is love) on our hearts, and when we keep our hearts open the letter He wrote is read by all men. People see God when they see us. When they see us... love. Because God IS love. There is no other way TO...

Love Letter part 1

04/17/2018 19:54

I want to give the ending away right at the beginning of this Rant series. Ready? You are God's love letter to the world. You are the visible expression of the invisible God. The God who is love. You are what love looks like. You were created in love, for love, by love. And if you've ever wondered...

Helping part 5

04/16/2018 19:49

When you help people they WILL take advantage of you. Do it anyway. They won't appreciate it. Don't worry about it. Its better to be naive than cynical. Better to keep your heart open than to close it down. Harder, sometimes, certainly, but better. Love is the more excellent way Paul was writing...

Helping part 4

04/15/2018 19:51

The key is having empathy. Walking a mile in someone else's shoes. Being patient enough to take the time to understand what would actually help, in a given situation. And watch this: For a while now I've been really coming to understand the idea of "blessed to be a blessing." The idea of living out...

Helping part 3

04/14/2018 19:57

Its actually kind of amazing to me how often we end up hurting instead of helping. Its like that old saying goes, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions." And I'm not getting into the whole "hell issue" today. I'm just saying... you have to be careful. Because sometimes you might have...

Helping part 2

04/13/2018 19:30

I've heard it said, and you probably have to, that more is lost by indecision than wrong decision. And I'm sure there's some truth to that. But I think sometimes we make things worse when we rush in. Even when we're trying to fix things. Sometimes we end up hurting instead of helping. Because we...

Helping part 1

04/12/2018 19:42

Here's the question I seem to ask myself over and over again: Is this helping or hurting? I ask myself if what I'M doing is helping or hurting, because I only want to help. And I ask (myself) if what others are doing is helping or hurting because I can't believe the way people act sometimes. And I...

Still part 5

04/11/2018 20:11

Stand still. Kind of goes against our "natural" instincts of either fight or flight, eh? But when you understand our new (true) nature--the love nature--and when you understand that love never fails because love endures, that's when you begin to see that there really IS a more excellent way. And...

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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...