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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Embrace part 5

10/17/2016 11:46

There aren't many things in this world that are more powerful than a loving embrace. It can turn things around in a hurry. And I've always liked the quote that says, "You can't change the whole world, but by loving someone you can change THEIR whole world." That's what an embrace is all about. It's...

Embrace part 4

10/16/2016 15:34

When you give someone something unexpected, it can turn their whole world around. Especially when, instead of an eye for an eye, you give them a loving embrace. Especially when you show them a more excellent way. I think people--unfortunately--are used to getting a bad deal. We always ask, "Why do...

Embrace part 3

10/15/2016 18:20

There were two brothers. And they didn't exactly get along. The younger brother was a swindler. He stole his brother's birthright, and his first-born blessing. Then he ran away and hid, for fear that his big brother would, well, kill him. He had what they refer to as a "guilty conscience." So when...

Embrace part 2

10/14/2016 15:39

I find that if something is Spiritually true, the reverse is often true. Usually even more so. For example, Acts 17:28 says, "For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring." Absolute truth. We live in Him. But the...

Embrace part 1

10/13/2016 18:45

You had to know I was gonna pull on this thread a little bit. I truly think one of the things the world is most desperate for is a loving embrace. And it drives me absolutely bonkers crazy when we put up hoops for people to jump through in order to earn they thing they NEED. Notice--I didn't say...

Hand Full part 5

10/12/2016 15:29

The thing is... we have everything we need. But if we don't know what we have, it doesn't do us very much good. And, listen, I KNOW that God is always looking out for us like the amazing Father He is. I KNOW that He does things behind the scenes that we might not be aware of. But what we've been...

Hand Full part 4

10/11/2016 15:35

We need to stop looking without, and start looking within. We need to stop acting like we ARE without, and start enjoying the gift we've been given. Don't seek the Kingdom as if you don't have it. Seek it--EXPLORE it--to find out what you DO have! I liken it to the admonition in Ephesians 3:17-19,...

Hand Full part 3

10/10/2016 11:32

It's not about getting. It's about giving what you've got. USING what you've got. Sharing what you've got, and in that way truly experiencing it. Look at Matthew 4:17, "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." I think this is such an important...

Hand Full part 2

10/09/2016 16:15

When you have your hands full... use what's in your hand. I hear this phrase it seems like every day, "God works in mysterious ways." And I always have to ask myself, "Really? He does?" Because it seems to me like MOST of the time God works through people. Even when something miraculous happens,...

Hand Full part 1

10/08/2016 18:01

I always think it's interesting--and a little bit tragic, really--that people (especially religious folk) are always waiting for God to do something. Because God did what He was going to do. He gave His only begotten Son. And then Jesus did what HE was going to do. He went to the cross and finished...

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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...

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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

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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.

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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...