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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Past Tense part 5

08/28/2016 13:23

The past can make you tense... but only if you let it. Yesterday I said, "Get over it." And that's where my focus is for today. See, we throw the term "overcomer" around quite a bit in the church world. But I really think we use it incorrectly. We tell people they need to be an overcomer. They need...

Past Tense part 4

08/27/2016 19:27

The past is history. The future is a mystery. All we really have is right now. And that's why it's called the present; it's a gift. So instead of robbing ourselves of the gift we've been given--by letting the past hold us back OR by worrying about the future--what we ought to do is enjoy what we've...

Past Tense part 3

08/26/2016 13:45

There's a quote from a movie that goes like this, "The problem isn't the problem. Your attitude about the problem is the problem." And in many ways it's the same with your past. Your past isn't the problem. Your attitude about your past is the problem. Because so often we let our past define us. We...

Past Tense part 2

08/25/2016 12:02

The thing about the past is... you can't do anything about it. It is what it is. You can't change it. You can't fix it. You can't make it better. But, on the other hand, you can't make it any worse either. I'll say it again: It is what it is. It happened. And since you can't do anything about it,...

Past Tense part 1

08/24/2016 12:31

I want to pick up on an idea I kind of touched on in an early Rant. The idea that your experiences CAN define you, but don't HAVE to. Which is why I picked "Past Tense" for the title of this series. If you let it, the past can make you really tense. It can make you miserable. It can keep you...

MOH part 5

08/23/2016 15:55

In a sense, you get what you give. Because by giving what you've got... you experience it. You feel love, by loving others. You "get" happy, by Making Others Happy. Let me say it like this, "But Jesus replied, "I have a kind of food you know nothing about" (John 4:32 NLT). And then He explained...

MOH part 4

08/22/2016 12:50

It's like the Wizard of Oz. What you're looking for is already inside you. So in order to "get" it... you have to give it. In order to experience it you have to share it. In order to feel love you have to love. In order to be happy... you have to Make Others Happy. That's the secret of life. It's...

MOH part 3

08/21/2016 15:38

If you want something... you have to give it. Or share it. Because you already have everything you could ever possibly need. You have been blessed with all Spiritual blessings. You have been given all things that pertain to life and godliness. Jesus did it all so you could get it all. And now you...

MOH part 2

08/20/2016 12:40

Make Others Happy. I'm convinced that's the secret to happiness. And since our credo says, "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," it seems to me that the pursuit is more important than the happiness. The journey is more important than the destination. Touching people's lives is what it...

MOH part 1

08/19/2016 12:43

I don't know if I read this somewhere, or what but the term "Make others happy" somehow got stuck in my Spirit. We spend so much time focusing on happiness. "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." That's what America is supposed to be based on, right? Be alive, be free, be happy. Or at least...

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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...