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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Nature part 4

09/02/2019 20:16

If it's your nature, it's what comes natural to you. That makes sense, right? So if you're doing what comes natural to you, you don't need to struggle with it. You can let it flow. Let me quote John 7:38 again, but this time from the Amplified Bible, "He who believes in Me [who cleaves to and...

Nature part 3

09/01/2019 20:07

The trick is to stop trying to be something and just let what you have--who you are--flow naturally. That's how nature works. You can't force nature. You can't fake it until you make it. And, listen, I think it's probably better to force yourself to be nice when you don't feel like it than to be...

Nature part 2

08/31/2019 19:53

In order to let our "new" (true) nature flow out from our innermost being we have to understand that it is not something we need. Not something to aspire to. Not something to fake it until we make it. It is the grace of God, lavishly heaped onto us, that equips and empowers us to stop trying to be...

Nature part 1

08/30/2019 19:53

I keep telling you guys (repeating myself over and over) that I repeat myself. Because there are some things that are heavy on my heart that I feel are very important. That I feel I have at least a bit of a handle on. (Having said that, I don't write because I have it all figured out. I write to...

Unconditional part 5

08/29/2019 19:59

Nothing can separate us from the love of God. That's what I've been trying to say in this Rant series. God's love for us is unconditional. It comes without conditions. It came before we came, and it stayed through everything. Like my son and I say every night, "I love you and I can't stop loving...

Unconditional part 4

08/28/2019 20:45

I want to string three verses together tonight that, hopefully, will show us the "unconditional" aspect of God's unconditional love for us. Ready? Let's go. 1 Kings 8:57, "The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us nor forsake us." Which to me is kind of us trying...

Unconditional part 3

08/27/2019 19:55

If it's not unconditional, it's not love. That's what's on my heart these days. If you're picking flower petals saying, "He loves me, He loves me not," and just hoping and praying that you end up on "He loves me," then, well, you're not enjoying love. Or life. Which, really, are the same thing. To...

Unconditional part 2

08/26/2019 18:54

I just want to grab one piece of my main passage of Scripture for this Rant and really dig into it today. And it's the piece that says nakedness shall not separate us from the love of Christ. I think there's a big misconception here about nakedness. So let's start at the beginning. Way back in...

Unconditional part 1

08/25/2019 19:59

I know I repeat myself. That's on purpose. One of the (many) things my father has taught me is that one of the best ways to learn something is through repetition. And, quite frankly, I think there are some things--Spiritually speaking--that I am qualified to Rant about. So rather than straying...

Weakness part 5

08/24/2019 19:16

I think what I've been trying to say for the last few days is that being weak is just part of the human condition. It's not something to deny, or try to hide. It, really, is something to embrace. To accept. I totally and completely accept my math weakness. It's simply a part of who I am. Now look...

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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...