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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The Struggle part 1

05/26/2015 13:43

You are NOT a bad person who needs to change into a good person. That might be what religion--and even to some extent the world--would have you believe. Self-help... laws to obey... rules to follow... hoops to jump through... This isn't what Jesus' abundant, everlasting, eternal, Resurrection Life...

Beautiful part 5

05/25/2015 12:52

The key is not to judge things as beautiful or ugly... but to find the beauty in everything. And notice I said IN everything. Because that's where true beauty is; it's on the inside. A meek and quiet Spirit is beautiful. The inner man, the hidden man of the heart. Where else could beauty come from,...

Beautiful part 4

05/24/2015 17:00

We see perfection, or beauty, as being flawless. Never making a mistake. Looking good on the outside. And that's our problem. That's where so much condemnation comes from. Self-condemnation, and condemning others. Because we are judging by appearance. We have this impossible standard that we are...

Beautiful part 3

05/23/2015 13:52

The problem with self-condemnation is that it disqualifies us. It goes hand in hand with the religious idea of earning something, or doing in order to be. In fact, speaking of the difference between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant, 2 Corinthians 3:9 in the Message Bible puts it like this, "If...

Beautiful part 2

05/22/2015 13:20

According to Romans 8:1, "There is therefore now no condmenation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." But while that may be TRUE, it doesn't seem to be somethng that we truly understand. Because it seems like most of the church is on a sin hunt. We...

Beautiful part 1

05/21/2015 13:22

You guys know sometimes I get stuck on something, right? Well, if the last Rant series didn't convince you that since beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and since God has grace in His eyes, you are beautiful in His sight... then hopefully this Rant series will really bring it home. But I want...

In the Eyes part 5

05/20/2015 13:11

Here's what humanity seems to think: I'm a dirty sinner and there's no way God (or anyone else for that matter) could possibly love me until and unless I clean up my act. It's the plot of all of those movies where the geeky girl takes her glasses off and then she's a knockout, right? We think we're...

In the Eyes part 4

05/19/2015 13:52

William Shakepeare said, "The Eyes are the window to your soul." Something exterior that lets you know what's inside. That right there is the importance of where Noah found grace. He found it in the eyes of the Lord. He found it IN God. IN love. When we judge things (and people, ourselves included)...

In the Eyes part 3

05/18/2015 13:11

One of the biggest, most important things that Jesus came to the earth to do was open our eyes. Shine the light of the world and show us how things really are. Show us the Father. Reveal Himself to us--and then, through the cross, reveal Himself in us, and through us, and as us! Back in the garden...

In the Eyes part 2

05/17/2015 13:28

"But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD" (Genesis 6:8). This is one of my favorite Bible verses. And yes, I know, I say that about almost all of them. But there's such an amazing truth here. Because while it is true that when the Lord looked at Noah, He saw someone worthy of His grace... this...

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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...