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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Stand Fast part 4

08/17/2020 19:32

Some people aren't ready for freedom. That's just a plain and simple fact. And, listen, don't judge them too harshly. People know what they've experienced. A lot of times it goes all the way back to those cruical formative years. Which is why I love Proverbs 22:6 so much, "Train up a child in the...

Stand Fast part 3

08/16/2020 20:33

In order to stand fast in your liberty, your freedom, you must know that you are free. And you must know what it means to BE free. Not using your liberty for an occasion of the flesh, but using it to love people. Because that's what freedom is. To live is to love and to love is to live. To be free...

Stand Fast part 2

08/15/2020 20:05

Here, in a nutshell, is what I'm trying to say in this Rant series: "For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another" (Galatians 5:13). That's as simple as I (or Paul) can make it. It's not freedom TO sin. It's...

Stand Fast part 1

08/14/2020 20:08

Full disclosure: I am a bit "don't tread on me." I agree with Ben Franklin's famous quote, "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, right? Having said that, I want to spend...

Escape Hatch part 5

08/13/2020 19:52

Let me drop my memory verse first, which is not my favorite thing to do, but I think in this case we need to know what the Scripture says so I can build off of it. "To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto him, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us...

Escape Hatch part 4

08/12/2020 19:48

I try to quote this memory verse a lot, because I love it. But I think I use it in a rather non-traditional way. Ready? Romans 10:13, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." The religious folk use that as a ticket to heaven, right? With the alternative being, "If you...

Escape Hatch part 3

08/11/2020 20:13

You can't escape from your life. In the sense of "getting out of it" or avoiding it. Ninety percent of life is just showing up. And we know that God cares more about availability than ability. What you're willing to do is more important than what you think you're capable of doing. And, listen, I...

Escape Hatch part 2

08/10/2020 19:50

In reality, "escaping" things is less about avoiding them and more about getting through them. Enduring them. Coming out stronger on the other side. And that is what we are promised, over and over again, in the Bible. Look at 1 Corinthians 10:13, "There hath no tempation taken you but such as is...

Escape Hatch part 1

08/09/2020 19:49

The Bible talks a bit about escaping. Which I think is probably where we get this pie in the sky, some glad morning, rapture me up out of here mindset comes from. And listen to me, if that's where you're at... and you're happy there... that doesn't bother me. It's not my job to make you believe the...

Tenderhearted part 5

08/08/2020 19:23

There's a line in one of my favorite books that I just completely disagree with. Luckily it's said by one of the antagonists so I don't need to agree with it. But what she says is, "God doesn't want you happy, he wants you strong." Completely disagree. What Father wouldn't want His Son (in whom He...

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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...