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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Fellowship part 4

05/09/2020 19:48

What if everything we said and everything we did was based on the love that we have for one another? The love, in truth, that God has for us. Because that's the only way this works. "We love him, because he first loved us" (1 John 4:19). And we love Him BY loving each other. Whatsoever we do unto...

Fellowship part 3

05/08/2020 20:11

I'm going to do it today. Really. "Fellowship of the Spirit." From Philippians 2:1-2, "If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one...

Fellowship part 2

05/07/2020 20:26

When I started my ministry (Word Without Walls) I asked a few people what I should call the thing. I've never been very traditional or "religious" so I wanted to take the temperature of the common man, so to speak. My best friend said to me, and I'll never forget it, "I don't know. Something with...

Fellowship part 1

05/06/2020 19:59

I hope you're not sick of hearing about relationships. If you are, you're probably not reading these Rants anymore. If you're not sick of here... here we go! "If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, Fulfil...

Vanity part 5

05/05/2020 20:02

The opposite of vanity (emptiness) is fullnes. That makes sense, right? In the beginning we were dark and void and without form. But then God said, "Let there be light" and filled us up with light. Filled us up with love. Filled us up with Himself. And then we fill ourselves to overflowing with...

Vanity part 4

05/04/2020 20:01

I think--I HOPE--this is an encouraging Rant. Well, really, I hope they all are. That's kind of the point: Edification and encouragement. I think that's kind of the least we can do for each other. Which, by the way, is also the most we can do for each other. I've been stuck on this idea of love...

Vanity part 3

05/03/2020 20:11

Filling that emptiness we feel. That's a big part of what we've turned life into, right? Life, liberty, and the PURSUIT of happiness. See, according to that, happiness isn't guaranteed. But the pursuit of it is. Chasing the carrot. The problem is, so many times, we only ever get the stick. Because...

Vanity part 2

05/02/2020 19:58

Vanity means emptiness. And it is that emptiness that we go through life spending our three T's (Time, Talent, Treasure) trying to fill. Here's the deal though: "And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the...

Vanity part 1

05/01/2020 20:32

"Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity" (Ecclesiastes 1:2). It feels like that sometimes, doesn't it? Like no matter what you do you're always trying to get to the top of the hill... and you're always just sliding further and further down the slope. One step...

Sufficiency part 5

04/30/2020 20:11

I think this is a good--right--way to end this Rant series: "Be very sure now, you who have been trained to a self-sufficient maturity, that you enter into a generous common life with those who have trained you, sharing all the good things that you have and experience" (Galatians 6:6 MSG). The...

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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.

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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...