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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Manifestation part 5

11/06/2016 17:05

Here's how powerful belief is: What you believe is inside you... comes out. The truth is the truth (always has been and always will be) but YOUR truth is what defines your reality. YOUR truth is what manifests in your life. If you believe you're free... you'll walk in newness of life. If you...

Manifestation part 4

11/05/2016 17:51

Unless something is already true... you can't MAKE it true. That's like trying to get a square peg to fit in a round hole. It just won't work. That's like trying to earn a gift. A gift is freely given, and must be received. It can't be earned. So when we're talking about Spiritual things--the...

Manifestation part 3

11/04/2016 17:06

There's something below the surface. Deep down inside. The inner man. The hidden man of the heart. The Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of Love. But so many times we're afraid to scratch the surface. We accept what's right in front of us even as we lament that it's no good. A little while ago I was...

Manifestation part 2

11/03/2016 17:43

I don't necessarily like to start a Rant with a defintion, but I also think it's important to know what we're talking about. So stick with me. Dictionary.com defines "Manifestation" as, "Outward or perceptible indication; materialization." Which kind of goes right along with the Spiritual-ism,...

Manifestation part 1

11/02/2016 15:30

I want to work on this idea for a while, because I think it's important. Ready? The truth is true. Period. Now I know that sounds like a, "Duh!" moment. But it always seems like we're trying to MAKE the truth true. Like we have this idea of how things are "supposed" to be, and when they aren't that...

Attractive part 5

11/01/2016 14:48

The gospel is the good news. Not the scary news. Good news is attractive. Not telling people they NEED to be reconciled to God, but telling them that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself. We ARE reconciled. And it had nothing to do with anything we did, or could do. Jesus did it all,...

Attractive part 4

10/31/2016 13:03

The grass is greener on the other side, right? That's what they say? Well, in the religious world we MAKE the grass look greener on the other side. We have produced such an unattractive "gospel" that we have people running FROM God instead of running TO God. I still remember how I felt when someone...

Attractive part 3

10/30/2016 11:15

When you see something better than you've got... and someone is OFFERING it to you... I think we all pretty much have the same reaction: "What's the catch?" Because when something seems too good to be true, it usually is. Except when it comes to love. One of the things that makes love... love... is...

Attractive part 2

10/29/2016 18:09

Eve was deceived because the lie was attractive. The fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil was pleasing to the eye. The idea of "do in order to be" made perfect sense to the carnal mind. The serpent knew something that the church world seems to have forgotten: You catch more flies with...

Attractive part 1

10/28/2016 16:40

I don't know exactly when, or why, or how, but religious folk have made the "gospel" really unattractive. "Do what I say or I'll send you to an eternity of pain and torture in a fiery hell!" That... is terrifying. Which is kind of the opposite of what the Gospel REALLY is. You know... good news......

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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...