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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Mine part 5

07/29/2016 11:22

I started this Rant series talking about a special kind of love. The love between a father and his son. And that kind of love is special because when I'm thinking about my son... he's MINE. Bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh. He looks like me. Walks like me. Talks like me. I see myself in him....

Mine part 4

07/28/2016 10:58

There's a song called, "He's Mine." And the whole time the singer's son is doing things that might not necessarily be seen in a positive light. And the whole time the singer is proud as could be to claim him. Because he sees himself in his son. It's not about what you do... it's about who you are....

Mine part 3

07/27/2016 09:43

We belong to our heavenly Father. I am His and He is mine. And that doesn't mean He owns me in the sense of I have to do what He says or else. It means He is responsible for me. It means I am His special possession. The object of His affection. It means we have a special bond. The unconditional...

Mine part 2

07/26/2016 10:01

We belong to our heavenly Father. But not in the sense of having to do what He says or else. That was the perception that the people had under the Law of Moses--even though there was an elaborate system of animal sacrifice in place to protect us from the supposed "or else." We belong to our...

Mine part 1

07/25/2016 14:16

Sometimes my son, Logan, asks me, "Daddy, why do you love me so much?" And I always answer him the same way: "Because you're mine." And I know this kind of flies in the face of the idea that we are supposed to love everybody equally. I once heard a preacher talk about how his family isn't more...

Connection part 5

07/24/2016 15:55

It's about unity. Sharing this world that we inhabit. It's NOT about building walls of separation. It's about building bridges of connection. Coming together. Because we are better together. It's not good that man should be alone. It's not good that we isolate ourselves, or each other. Jesus--the...

Connection part 4

07/23/2016 09:33

They say opposites attract. And there IS some truth to that. But there's a lot more truth to similarities attracting each other. One of the first things we look for is, "What do we have in common?" We look that for that point of connection. That common ground. We look for something to build on. The...

Connection part 3

07/22/2016 14:28

If we can find a point of connection we can build a bridge. If we can stop condemning each other we can start helping each other. The deep calls out to the deep. The Jesus in me is the same as the Jesus in you. And while that love may be buried deep inside... it's there. All we have to do is let it...

Connection part 2

07/21/2016 12:46

I love the concept found in 1 Corinthians 9:19-22, "For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that...

Connection part 1

07/20/2016 13:06

I've heard it said, and I've even said it myself, "The ground is level at the cross." Which is to say, "...all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). Which is to say we're all in this together. Good and evil are outdated concepts that separate us instead of connecting us....

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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.

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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...