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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Greener Grass part 4

03/05/2021 19:16

If you're always looking at the grass on the other side, and thinking that it's greener, you're making sure you can't enjoy the grass on your own side. And if you don't like the grass on your own side... water it. MAKE it greener. Tend it and keep it. Take care of it. I truly believe that you can...

Greener Grass part 3

03/04/2021 18:07

The best way to stop being jealous of the "greener" grass on the other side... is to water your own grass. If you're taking care of you and yours you won't have the time or energy to worry about what anybody else is doing. And that, to me, makes it so simple. Instead of worrying about what you...

Greener Grass part 2

03/03/2021 17:37

If you always think the grass is greener on the other side, you need to do a better job of tending your own patch. Look at Genesis 2:15 (NLT), "The LORD God placed the man in the Garen of Eden to tend and watch over it." The garden was a finished work. But God put US in charge of it. I keep talking...

Greener Grass part 1

03/02/2021 17:47

I think it's easy to compare things in this life. What you have to what you don't have. What you have to what someone else has. But that's the thing that gets us into trouble so many times. Because when you're so busy looking at what you don't have--especially in the context of what someone else...

H-ear-t part 5

03/01/2021 18:13

When you listen with you heart--when you have an ear to hear what the Spirit is speaking--you can receive and release the love of God. Because that's what the Spirit is speaking! The Spirit and the bride say, "Come." And when you hear that invitation, you can extend that invitation. You can say,...

H-ear-t part 4

02/28/2021 17:39

When you hear (with your heart) what the Spirit is speaking... that's when you can experience what is happening in the supernatural realm. And I use that term specifically because the supernatural is when God's super swallows up our natural. When heaven touches earth, if I can say it that way. On...

H-ear-t part 3

02/27/2021 18:00

Following your heart can only come from listening to your heart. That still, small voice deep inside (your heavenly Father saying "I love you, I love you, I love you" with every beat of HIS heart in your chest) is what leads you, guides you, directs you, and protects you. Faith comes from hearing,...

H-ear-t part 2

02/26/2021 17:55

The center of the heart is the ear. Hearing what the Spirit is saying. Because you can't give what you don't have, and you can only give what you do have. So you have to KNOW what you have. And look at Romans 10:17 (NLT), "So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ."...

H-ear-t part 1

02/25/2021 17:44

I teased this Rant series before getting caught up and fired up with my discussion about the fig tree with my son, so we're going to do it now. The heart is important, right? I think we can all agree with that. Proverbs 4:23 (NLT) reads like this, "Guard your heart above all else, for it determines...

The Tree part 5

02/24/2021 17:29

The fig tree--the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the tree of death--couldn't produce any fruit. It kept people in the trap of trying to turn over a new leaf. Trying to swing from the "bad" limb to the "good" limb, without really realizing that both were on the same tree. It's not about turning...

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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...