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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Puddle Jumper part 4

07/18/2020 19:24

In a world where people are so fixated on what they can give... flip the script. Give what you've got. Give what they need. Show them something different. Show them a more excellent way. When you hear, "Don't cross oceans for someone who wouldn't jump a puddle for you," respond with, "It's not...

Puddle Jumper part 3

07/17/2020 20:17

When we make our love towards other people dependent upon how they treat us... we are giving up all of our power. We are becoming reactive, instead of proactive. And, let me just say this: God is all-powerful, right? Which means love is all-powerful. Which doesn't mean MOST powerful. It means ALL...

Puddle Jumper part 2

07/16/2020 19:49

I think it's easy to get to the place where you've been hurt by someone you loved. Not because you loved them, but because of the expectations you put on them. And when that happens I think it's easy to blame love. "Love hurts." No, it doesn't. Love heals. Love edifies and fortifies. What hurts is...

Puddle Jumper part 1

07/15/2020 19:34

Have you ever heard that phrase, "Don't cross oceans for someone who wouldn't jump a puddle for you"? Yeah... I don't like that phrase. I guess, with my Will Graham super-empathy I can see where it comes from. You want to protect yourself, right? You want to make sure you're putting your three T's...

Motive part 5

07/14/2020 19:51

The tricky part about motive is that it's so easy to get it twisted. To do something, but to have an ulterior motive. Or to do something because you have the wrong motive--which, at the time, feels like the right motive. The ONLY motive. It's so easy to let our emotions control us. Or to let them...

Motive part 4

07/13/2020 19:39

Another one of my all-time favorite verses: "And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men" (Colossians 3:23). Puts us in the right frame of mind, right? Because sometimes we think people don't deserve our love, or our effort, or what have you. Sometimes people do us wrong...

Motive part 3

07/12/2020 20:15

It is God working in us that gives us the want to, and the power to. In short, He is our motivation. Which means LOVE is our motivation. Because God is love. Love working IN us, in order to come OUT THROUGH us. That's what this life is for--letting God love the hell out of us, and then loving Him...

Motive part 2

07/11/2020 20:27

I want to build off of our key memory verse from yesterday. Philippians 2:13 says, "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." that, in a nutshell, is our motive. God working in us giving us both the want to and the ability to. That's why--and how--we do what...

Motive part 1

07/10/2020 20:12

I'm stuck on this idea of why we do what we do. And, as I was taught by my pastor, I'm going to preach it until my heart is empty on it. The cool thing about that is that I don't write because I think I know everything. I write, in large part, to explore. To find things out along the way. It's like...

Labor of Love part 5

07/09/2020 20:20

I always find the story of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane interesting. And I've heard quite a bit of preaching about what Jesus actually meant when He asked for the cup to pass from Him. I don't want to get into all of that tonight. I simply want to focus on the truth--the immaculate,...

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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...