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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Labor of Love part 4

07/08/2020 20:02

This life is a labor of love. Because to live IS to love, and to love is to live. You can't have one without the other and you can't do one without the other. They aren't just connected, they are the same thing. The gift of God is His abundant, everlasting, eternal, Resurrection Life of love. And...

Labor of Love part 3

07/07/2020 19:35

Entering into rest is really the only "work," if I can put it that way, that is left. And that's only because while God made the Way of Grace, we have to respond to it with the Walk of Faith in order to experience and enjoy the gift we've been given. See, faith doesn't make something true. The...

Labor of Love part 2

07/06/2020 20:03

This is one of my favorite verses (all of them, I know) because on the face of it, it seems ridiculous and nonsensical, "Let us labour therefore to enter into rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief" (Hebrews 4:11). Makes it sound like, "hurry up and finish the work so you can...

Labor of Love part 1

07/05/2020 20:14

I like that phrase. "Labor of love." Because even though it could be perceived as having a slightly negative connotation, "I'm only doing this because I love you. I don't really want to though," it has the best motivation that there is for us to do anything. Ever. Look at Colossians 3:23, "And...

Preaching part 5

07/04/2020 19:25

What we have been given, we are to give. Receiving and releasing, right? We have been reconcilied, and we have been given the ministry of reconciliation. That's how it works. God fills us up and then lets us loose to empty ourselves out--which, by the way, is how we fill ourselves to overflowing...

Preaching part 4

07/03/2020 20:08

Preaching the gospel is something anybody can do. No matter where they are. No matter who--if anyone--is around. Because preaching the gospel is simply loving your environment. The people, places, and things you interact with. I remember reading a story once about this girl--it was supposed to be a...

Preaching part 3

07/02/2020 19:31

This is one that I like: "And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where" (Luke 9:6). And I like it because it, to me, kind of gives a qualifier to the gospel we should be preaching. If what you are saying isn't healing people--physically, mentally,...

Preaching part 2

07/01/2020 19:37

When I think of ministry, I usually think about preaching. You know, because I'm a preacher. I've been told that I'm a pretty good public speaker, and I know I'm a decent wordsmith. These Rants, and the YouTube videos... at this time and place that's a lot of what I do. But that's not ALL of what I...

Preaching part 1

06/30/2020 20:11

I've been a preacher for a while. And I don't really do it as much anymore, at this point I'm doing the online thing. But when I first got started in ministry that was my main job: preaching. Standing up in front of people and telling them what I hear God saying to me. Receiving and releasing what...

Grow Up! part 5

06/29/2020 19:42

The thing I like about Matthew 5:48 is that when it says, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect," is that--as always--the emphasis is on GOD and not on us. Jesus wasn't saying, "God is perfect so you better be perfect too, or else." He was saying, "God is...

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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...