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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Caring part 5

01/30/2018 18:05

Sharing is caring. Sharing yourself--giving everything you have and everything you are--is love. And the best part is... when you share... you also get to experience what you're sharing! When you share a meal you get to eat it too. And, in fact, the best way to experience something is to share it....

Caring part 4

01/29/2018 19:49

I always think its really cool when someone hits me up. Especially, like, just to check on me. Because that means they were thinking about me, and actually did something about it. Because a lot of the time it seems like we have a good idea (good intentions) but we never take that next step and put...

Caring part 3

01/28/2018 16:12

I think the right order (for everything) is found in 1 John 4:19, "We love him, because he first loved us." And, remember, we love Him BY loving each other. But what I'm trying to say is... you have to receive it before you can release it. Even though, in a sense, we receive it BY releasing it....

Caring part 2

01/27/2018 20:27

If you care about somebody, loving them is eay. Giving everything you are and everything you have doesn't feel like a sacrifice. It IS a sacrifice, but it doesn't feel like it. It isn't a hard thing to do. Love is not a ball and chain that drags us down. Love is the only thing that can lift us up!...

Caring part 1

01/26/2018 18:35

They say sharing is caring, right? And if "they" don't... I sure do. I can't think of a better way most of the time to show someone you care than to give them what you've got. To share yourself with them. To lay your life down for a friend, if I can say it that way. And the coolest part--besides,...

Pleased part 5

01/25/2018 19:43

God is pleased WITH us when things go well FOR us. When we experience the gift that we've been given, which is the eternal, abundant, everlasting, Resurrection Life of love. Which we do by receiving and releasing that love that He first loved us with. But God is well pleased IN us because He is our...

Pleased part 4

01/24/2018 19:49

God is not just pleased WITH us. Because, to me, that implies conditions. Something we do pleased Him. And that happens, don't get me wrong. Every time the Word (which is Jesus, which is love) becomes flesh and the idea of love becomes charity, or love in action, I believe God is very pleased. Like...

Pleased part 3

01/23/2018 19:51

There is such a huge difference between trying to make someone be pleased with you, and doing things because you know someone IS pleased in you. And did you catch the difference of phrase there? Something being pleased WITH you is completely conditional. Someone being pleased IN you has nothing to...

Pleased part 2

01/22/2018 19:37

When God looks at Jesus, He sees you. And when He looks at you, He sees Jesus. Because you are IN Christ. And Christ is in you. That concept is so important for us to understand. Because it makes what is true about Jesus... true about you. Which is (at least) part of what Jesus was saying when He...

Pleased part 1

01/21/2018 18:08

Sometimes people ask me questions. Usually right after they find out that I'm a pastor. And its usually, "How much can I get away with" type questions. But other than that--and my answer to that is, "If you can get it past the Holy Spirit you're ok. Because true conviction comes from within. Trust...

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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...