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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Endurance part 4

12/21/2019 20:54

Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you deal with it. I've been saying this a lot. Because it's important. It's like when Jesus asked Peter (who had just been walking on water) "What's gotten into you?" See, the problem isn't what we get into as much as it is what gets into us. God has...

Endurance part 3

12/20/2019 20:01

"I can't do this." Maybe not by yourself. But I'm here to tell you, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me" (Philippians 4:13). I'm here to tell you that, "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted...

Endurance part 2

12/19/2019 20:06

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Those are the kind of phrases I like. Because life is hard. It is. Life happens every single day. The hardest part of life... is living. Enduring. Making sure to take care of business. Look at James 5:11, "Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye...

Endurance part 1

12/18/2019 20:12

It's not a sprint. It's a marathon. I can't tell you how many times I've heard that particular piece of wisdom. Along with nuggets like, "It came to pass, not to stay." Or, "Tough times don't last, but tough people do." Well, here's the thing, and this is directly from Rocky Balboa, "No one will...

Consuming Fire part 5

12/17/2019 15:43

When you are totally consumed with, and by, the love of God... that's when what's inside you--the love of God--comes out of you. When you set your affection on things above, that's when things on the earth stop dragging you down. Jesus can, and will, and does keep us from falling. LOVE can, and...

Consuming Fire part 4

12/16/2019 16:47

Our God is a consuming fire. He goes before us, buring away (consuming) everything but Himself. Our God is love. Love goes before us, consuming everything but Himself. I always say, "Follow your heart" right? Well, if you don't let your heart lead... how can you follow it? Everyone wants to be a...

Consuming Fire part 3

12/15/2019 20:25

I feel like I Rant about this idea a lot. But I do that because I think it's important. And because I think we learn best through repetition. So let's talk about the burning bush. Good old Moses. Out in the backside of the desert. Where bushes burned on the regular. That was no big deal. So look...

Consuming Fire part 2

12/14/2019 19:35

Our God is a consuming fire. That is one of the most concrete pictures we have of Him from the Bible. Three verses in the King James Version of the Bible describe Him that way. Yesterday we looked at the first and last one, and kind of looked at why the New Testament verse left out the part the Old...

Consuming Fire part 1

12/13/2019 20:01

There are a lot of different pictures of God in the Bible. Probably because He is so multi-faceted. Because LOVE is so mulit-faceted. It (HE) comes in so many shapes, and sizes, and colors. I was sitting in a parking lot in my truck today with my kid. And he laid his head on my shoulder. I said,...

Now What? part 5

12/12/2019 20:17

The book of Hebrews speaks quite a bit about the high priest. About how Jesus is the fulfillment of that roll. He is our true High Priest. Now, this isn't the time or the place to get into all of the duties and activities of the high priest. I just want to highlight that in the Old Covenant he...

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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...