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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Apples and Trees part 1

06/25/2015 12:54

This Rant series is NOT about the trees in the garden of Eden. This Rant series is about Fathers and Sons. I love that expression, "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree," because it's so often appropriate. Especially in the case of my son, Logan, who is more or less hanging onto the tree for...

The New Commandment part 5

06/24/2015 11:05

The New Commandment is to love one another as God loves you. Which means you have to first LET God love you. That's the number one difference between Adam--the son of God--and Jesus--the BELOVED Son of God. God loved (loves) them both. But Jesus let Himself BE loved of God, while Adam was too busy...

The New Commandment part 4

06/23/2015 12:07

It's such a common question: What am I supposed to do? What does God expect of me? How do I serve Him? We find this in Mark chapter 12, verses 28-31, "And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first...

The New Commandment part 3

06/22/2015 12:00

You can't give what you don't have. How could you? And that's why it's so important to understand--and why it's so absolutely amazing--that the New Commadment is simply for us to receive and release the love that God has already given us. John speaks of this idea extensively in his letters. Look at...

The New Commandment part 2

06/21/2015 13:47

A new man needs a new commandment. But before we really get into all of that, let's look at the old commandment first: "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets" (Matthew 7:12). The Golden Rule, right? And...

The New Commandment part 1

06/20/2015 13:17

I think one of the more important things that Jesus ever said is found in John 13:34, "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." And I think it's so important because it shows us that while we are no longer--on this side of the...

Right Mind part 5

06/19/2015 13:13

"Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous" (1 Peter 3:7). That's exactly how I feel today. Finally. At the end of the Rant series. After we've looked at what it means to be in our right mind--to let the mind of Christ that's...

Right Mind part 4

06/18/2015 13:26

With your right mind (the mind of Christ) you can think the right thoughts. And I'm not saying try really hard to figure out God's thoughts and then try to think them and then try to do them. That's way too much thinking. Way too much trying. That's the way that SEEMS right to a man, but leads to...

Right Mind part 3

06/17/2015 11:04

Your RIGHT mind is the mind of Christ. Which is to say, between "right" and "wrong" it's always Jesus. Between the truth and the lie... between life and death... Let me say it this way, "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death" (Proverbs 14:12). A...

Right Mind part 2

06/16/2015 13:13

Your right mind is the mind of Christ. Think about that for a minute. I'm so sick of this idea that we are "bad" and we need to (somehow, as if we possibly could) change to "good." I believe that what is true of us is the deep, inner, hidden man of the heart. That's what circumcision is all about....

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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...