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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Mind Control part 1

10/03/2015 14:35

Relax. Don't put on your aluminum foil helmet. I'm not trying to use subliminal messages to control your mind. I'm simply saying, "You don't have to believe everything you think." I'm simply working on the theme found in 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after...

Alive part 5

10/02/2015 10:46

I like the Law of First Mention. You know, where the first time a word is used in the Bible sets the tone for how it is used thereafter. So let's look at the first time the King James Bible uses the word, "alive." Genesis 6:19, "And of every thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring...

Alive part 4

10/01/2015 16:27

The difference between life and death is love. We know that. We know that we have passed OUT of death and INTO life because we have love one for another. But there's also a big difference between "living" and being "alive." Look at Genesis 2:7, "And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the...

Alive part 3

09/30/2015 12:03

Live for a little while... pay taxes... try to do more "good" than "evil" so your afterlife will be pleasant and not torment. Guys... I just don't buy it. There has to be more to it than that. And we KNOW that there is! Jesus came that we might have life, and have it ABUNDANTLY. He didn't come to...

Alive part 2

09/29/2015 15:06

You know how "religious folk" seem to make everything a heaven and hell issue? How what we do seems to be important only because of what it will mean in the afterlife? That's crazy to me. Bizarre. Life is not for making sure you take the elevator up instead of down after you die. (And just for the...

Alive part 1

09/28/2015 15:02

Sometimes I really almost get discouraged by "theology" and "religion." I constantly find myself asking, "What are we talking about?" We seem to have totally and completely missed the point. "Christianity" is not a moral code to live by. We are not supposed to follow the Law of Moses in order to be...

To Be part 5

09/27/2015 12:25

We all want... ALL we want when you get right down to it... is to be accepted and loved. That's it. That's the desire of mankind's heart. That's why we're willing to DO in order to BE. We're willing to earn it, because we want it that bad. But there's the rub. You can't earn a gift. And the gift of...

To Be part 4

09/26/2015 11:52

In order to HAVE a friend, you have to BE a friend. In order to forgive, you have to know that you ARE forgiven. In order to love you have to know (and believe) that you ARE loved. This is such an important concept. We don't DO in order to BE. We do BECAUSE we be. We want to be known. We want to be...

To Be part 3

09/25/2015 12:03

We want to be accepted, and loved. That, I believe, is the most basic human desire. The most basic human NEED. We NEED to be accepted, and loved. But that will never happen if we stay in the appearance realm. The world realm. Judging by appearance. Judging by what we see. "You lied to me so you're...

To Be part 2

09/24/2015 11:45

I think people just want to be. Be accepted. Be loved. Be known. And I think that's why people are willing to DO in order to be. We think the juice is worth the squeeze. "If I have to work for what I want... at least I'll get what I want in the end." The problem is... there never seems to be an...

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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...