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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To Be part 1

09/23/2015 11:21

William Shakespeare wrote, "To be, or not to be: that is the question." And while I'm not exactly ASKING that question in this Rant series, I do want to explore the idea of being. Because I think more than anything that's what mankind wants. We want to BE. We want to be accepted, and known, and...

Be Still part 5

09/22/2015 11:18

I know I use this verse a lot, but A. I love it and B. I never hear anyone else use it so I might as well. Revelation 22:11, "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let...

Be Still part 4

09/21/2015 15:08

I feel like a big part of my ministry is helping people to know and understand their identity. Who they really are. And who we are in Christ is who Christ is in us. That's why I wrote the Answer Trilogy (Identity Crisis, Six Steps to the Throne, and EPIC), and that's why I preach and Rant so much...

Be Still part 3

09/20/2015 14:18

God speaks in a still, small voice. So we need to be still in order to know that He is God. If we're running around trying to "fix" every "problem" we see then we're not resting in the finished work. We're walking by sight, and not by faith. But if we can trust Daddy to fix it--trust that Daddy...

Be Still part 2

09/19/2015 12:42

God is not glorified when we run around like chickens with our heads cut off, trying to finish a work that is already finished. He isn't glorified by what we can do in the flesh. He isn't exalted when we try to exalt Him. He is glorified, and exalted, when we be still and know that He is God. When...

Be Still part 1

09/18/2015 13:02

The deep calls out to the deep. We communicate--really CONNECT--with each other Spirit to Spirt, holy to holy. The Jesus in me and the Jesus in you. There's a still, small voice on the inside whispering the ultimate truth of the universe, that Daddy loves you. But to hear that still, small voice......

Like a Sponge part 5

09/17/2015 15:06

Baptized in the name--or nature--of the Lord Jesus Christ. Like a sponge thrown into the ocean of grace. Filled to overflowing with the love of our heavenly Father. Soaking it in. Soaking it UP. Letting Him who took away the sin of the world soak the sin out of us. The REMEMBRANCE of sin. The...

Like a Sponge part 4

09/16/2015 12:08

There's a song by Sheryl Crow called, "Soak up the Sun." And really, that's my entire thought for the day. Instead of trying to ACT LIKE the Son, we really ought to just soak Him up. Let me say it another way, "And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun..."...

Like a Sponge part 3

09/15/2015 11:19

It really does seem like we are (foolishly) trying to finish in the flesh what was started in the Spirit. As if to say, "God set me up, but now I have to walk it out." And if you've followed this ministry for any length of time you know the distinction I make between "walking it OUT," or doing it...

Like a Sponge part 2

09/14/2015 11:53

This thing--this eternal, abundant, everlasting, Resurrection Life--is really just simply about what's inside you coming out of you. The LOVE inside you coming out of you. The very first thing I taught Logan about God is that Jesus is God, and God is love, and Jesus lives in your heart. To me,...

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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...