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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Recovery part 4

06/23/2021 16:53

Recovering your ilfe is not about YOU doing something. It is about what GOD did on the cross. In our key passage for this Rant series Jesus said, "I'll show you how to take a real rest." That's what being a disciple is all about--a disciple of Christ is a student of love. Learning how to love by...

Recovery part 3

06/22/2021 18:18

Get away with Jesus. Walk with Him and work with Him and you'll recover your life. To me, that means that life is walking and working. Walking by faith and not by sight. Working from a posture of rest. Love is maximum effort. Love is giving everything you have and everything you are. AND to live is...

Recovery part 2

06/21/2021 19:29

Something was lost when Adam and Eve ate of the tree of knowledge of good and evil (the tree of death). And, in a word, it was life. The abundant, everlasting, eternal, Resurrection Life of God that is the relationship between Father and son. Because, at that point, Adam and Eve--humanity--began to...

Recovery part 1

06/20/2021 20:14

There's an idea in theology that I really like: Being totally consumed by the consuming fire that is God. The bush that burned but wasn't consumed. Love engulfing and consuming everything but itself, until only love remains. And that, friends, is what happened on the cross. The Messianic Rebirth of...

Show, Don't Tell part 5

06/19/2021 17:44

Charity is love in action. Not just saying something that someone would find nice to hear, but actually DOING something to help them. Here's the key though: You can't give what you don't have and you can only give what you do have. So, with that in mind, look at Hebrews 4:15-16 (NLT), "This High...

Show, Don't Tell part 4

06/18/2021 19:12

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Right? People can say whatever they want, whether it's true or not, and you don't have to listen. In other words, you are not what people call you... but you are what you answer to. Which is why it's so important to listen to the...

Show, Don't Tell part 3

06/17/2021 19:48

"Preach the gospel always, and if necessary, use words," St. Francis. I think this quote is great. Because preaching the gospel is so much more than just hitting people over the head with "chapter and verse" from the Bible. I think people are turned off by religion. I know I am. And I'm a pastor....

Show, Don't Tell part 2

06/16/2021 19:33

There's a big difference between showing and telling. Even to the point that after Jesus told us what the greatest expression of love that a man can have is--laying his life down for his friends--He went to the cross and did just that. he didn't just tell us... He showed us. He put His money where...

Show, Don't Tell part 1

06/15/2021 19:49

It's always more effective to show than it is to tell. A man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an argument. What you THINK doesn't compare to what someone KNOWS. I think that's why there are so many verses in the Bible like Psalm 85:7 (NLT), "Show us your unfailing love, O...

The Light of Love part 5

06/14/2021 19:35

There are a few things in the Bible that God is concretely described as. God is Spirit. God is light. God is love. God is a consuming fire. These are important because in understanding who God is... we understand who we are. As He is, so are we in this world. So we need to know Him as He is. That's...

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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...