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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Lack part 4

07/14/2019 18:13

"I must not fear. Fear is the mindkiller. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration." That's from the book Dune, but Frank Herbert. I've used this quote before, but its pretty powerful. And I think it fits when we're talking about lack. Because really, what is lack but a fear of not...

Lack part 3

07/13/2019 19:25

The thing about lack--about having a mindset where we think we lack something--is that feeling like you're less than will always make you chase that thing that you think you lack. You'll always try to do in order to be. You'll get stuck in man-centered, performance based religion. Running around...

Lack part 2

07/12/2019 18:51

I have no lack because my God has no lack. John 1:3 says, "All things were made by him; and without him was not anything thing made that was made." Jesus, the Creator of all, gave His all to us. He wanted us to have His abundant, everlasting, eternal, Resurrection Life... so He gave it to us. He...

Lack part 1

07/11/2019 19:46

You guys know how I feel about this, so I'll just put it out there right from the jump: We have no lack because our God has not lack. God, the Creator of everything, doesn't need anything. He says so pretty specifically in Psalm 50:12, "If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is...

Focus part 5

07/10/2019 15:15

To end this Rant series I want to flip the script a little bit. We've been talking about what WE need to focus on--our goals, the path we want to walk... love--but look at Ephesians 1:4 in the Message Bible. It tells us what GOD is focused on: "Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had...

Focus part 4

07/09/2019 20:02

If you don't know where you're going--or where you want to go--its going to be hard to get there. If you're not focused on your goals, you're probably not going to achieve them. That's kind of what my memory verse for tonight says. "Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established"...

Focus part 3

07/08/2019 19:47

If you're anything like me, you have a lot going on. Whether you want to or not. Because that's life. That's what happens on a day to day basis. I always say, "The hardest part of life... is living." But, to be fair, the most beautiful part of life is living. Because to live is to love, and to love...

Focus part 2

07/07/2019 18:53

Its easy to get distracted. To focus on the wrong things. To let our expectations sabotage us. But just because its easy doesn't mean its right. Sometimes the hard thing to do is the right thing to do. Or sometimes the right thing to do is... nothing at all. And I know that's hard for some people....

Focus part 1

07/06/2019 17:58

I think a big part of our problem, collectively, as a society, is that we just want to distract ourselves from our lives. Phones, games, TV, on demand... We watch TV shows about people watching TV shows. My son watches videos of people playing video games. Which I guess isn't really different than...

Heart part 5

07/05/2019 19:46

Your heart is the most important part of you. It is the part of you that makes you... you. Because that true you comes from the heart. Who you really are flows from deep within. That's why its so important to keep your heart with all diligence. To make sure you're keeping your heart... by keeping...

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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...