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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Tenderhearted part 4

08/07/2020 19:56
A little bit of kindness goes a long way. Which, on the one hand, is kind of sad. Because we are so used to the opposite that it's like we're starving for it. Desperate for it. But, on the other hand, it means we can really affect each other on a deep level by simply being kind. By doing things...

Tenderhearted part 3

08/06/2020 20:05
Let's look at our key memory verse again, because there's really only one thing I want to say today: "And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you" (Ephesians 4:32). Here's what I want to say: Be kind, please rewind. Some of...

Tenderhearted part 2

08/05/2020 19:34
I like the chapter in 2 Peter where it talks about adding things. Add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge... like that. But the part I really like about it is 2 Peter 1:4, "Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine...

Tenderhearted part 1

08/04/2020 19:38
I don't like to fight. You might have picked that up by now. There's a TV show in which the main character is hiding in the bathroom, and her best friend asks her what she's doing. She says, "Eating cookies and avoiding confrontation." For the most part... that's me. If I can avoid a confrontation,...

Resist Not part 5

08/03/2020 19:41
Here's where I want to end this Rant series: "And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake." Some things need not be resisted. Evil, for example. Simply overcome it with good. The lie. Which can be ignored when you know the truth. And some things need to be resisted...

Resist Not part 4

08/02/2020 20:11
Yesterday we talked about "resisting" by not resisting. Knowing the truth and ignoring the lie. Turning the other cheek, shrugging our shoulders, and walking away. You don't have to fight when you understand that Jesus won the war to end all wars. He fought so that we don't have to. So finished the...

Resist Not part 3

08/01/2020 19:36
So. In Matthew 5:39 Jesus says, "But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." Don't resist evil. That's the point of this Rant series. You don't have to fight. If someone slaps you, you don't have to slap back. You...

Resist Not part 2

07/31/2020 19:48
You don't have to fight. Anything. Ever. Except for the good fight of faith. Which is laying hold of the gift you've already been given. Knowing and believing that you have what you need. That you have what God says He has already given you. Look at Zechariah 9:15 in the Message Bible,...

Resist Not part 1

07/30/2020 20:08
We always seem like we are ready to fight at the drop of a hat. Like we LOOK for reasons to fight. And, in religious circles, we use phrases like "Prayer Warrior" or "Tough Love." We--for some ungodly reason--talk about "getting the sin out of the camp." As if that is our job or our responsibility....

Charity part 5

07/29/2020 19:35
We've been talking about seeing a need in someone and meeting it, right? Here's what I want to say to end this Rant series, "And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing" (1 Corinthians 13:3). I think 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...

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12/26/2020 20:16
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12/26/2020 20:03
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