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.

Blog

Unlimited part 1

05/30/2016 11:02
I read this quote the other day: "Everything you want is on the other side of fear." And it got me thinking... how often do we miss out on something because we're afraid to go for it? If you're always afraid to go out on a limb, you'll never get any fruit. Because that's where the fruit is! And the...

Kindness part 5

05/29/2016 10:00
I started this Rant series with the idea of, "How do I be kind when what I want is in direct opposition to what you want?" And that's where I want to end it. We've looked at a lot of different aspects of kindness. What it means, how it's possible. But, again, I want to really hit the idea of...

Kindness part 4

05/28/2016 11:08
I think what we want from others is really what we want from ourselves. We want others to be kind, because really our desire is OUR kindess. We want the light to shine, but we have a hard time believing it comes from within. We think the light needs to shine ON us, when really it shines OUT of us!...

Kindness part 3

05/27/2016 11:47
When you dig down deep enough, you always seem to find that the things you take for granted--Biblically speaking--are upside down and backwards. This selfish, self-centered carnal mind that we so often rely on is always just... wrong. Let me explain. We think it's all about getting. Because we feel...

Kindness part 2

05/26/2016 12:05
We're all basically the same. We're all just people. But at the same time we are all completely unique. Totally and utterly different. There's no one in the world just like me, or just like you. And that means even though we are all going through the same thing--the human existence--we all go...

Kindness part 1

05/25/2016 12:33
This Rant series is a little personal to me. You know how they say preacher's who go on a specific sin hunt are usually dealing with the very thing they're preaching against? Well, I'm dealing with the balance between giving people what they need, while also taking care of myself. And I know I...

Success! part 5

05/24/2016 11:56
True success--and the reason that love never fails--is not about what you get. It's about what you give. If you give love, you've succeeded. Just as the Word itself (Himself) prospered in what it (He) set out to do. Which was to prosper you! To give you the Kingdom. And that's what we do when we...

Success! part 4

05/23/2016 11:48
I suppose it comes down to what you're trying to accomplish. If you're trying to get something, then you aren't dealing with love at all. And even though you might think you're loving someone, you will be left wondering why "love" wasn't enough. Because love is never about getting. Love IS giving....

Success! part 3

05/22/2016 12:31
As simply as I can put it... sometimes it seems like love is not enough because we put an impossible expectation on it. We "love" in order to GET, instead of loving in order to GIVE what we have! Look at 2 Corinthians 12:15 in the NLT, "I will glady spend myself and all I have for you, even though...

Success! part 2

05/21/2016 09:59
I think where we get into trouble with a verse like, "Love never fails," is that we think that means we can use love to get whatever we want. And that is, quite honestly, the farthest thing from the truth. Because love is NEVER about getting. Love is always about giving. Because love IS giving. So...
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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...

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