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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Acknowledge Them part 4

02/24/2019 20:00

Behavior is communication. People do what they do because they think it will get them what they want... or because they can't control themselves. And either way, we need to listen to what they're saying. I think people want to be heard. And most of the time they don't feel like anybody's listening....

Acknowledge Them part 3

02/23/2019 19:33

There's a scene in an Adam Sandler movie--I can't remember which one at the moment, maybe Big Daddy--where someone like yells at him and he says, "You're mad at your dad, not at me. I forgive you!' And here's the thing... there's so much truth there. Because I'm convinced that people are more for...

Acknowledge Them part 2

02/22/2019 17:42

I knew a social worker once who would always say, "I hear you saying..." and then whatever she thought the person was saying. "I hear you saying you're frustrated." Etc. And for whatever reason, that stuck with me. If nothing else, she was acknowledging the person and their feelings. Because its...

Acknowledge Them part 1

02/21/2019 19:54

This Rant series kind of picks up where the last one left off. Its the idea of meeting people where they're at. And for the next few days I want to focus on what it means to meet people where they're at. Specifically letting people BE where they are. LETTING people be where they are. Allowing...

Meeting part 5

02/20/2019 19:56

A meeting, realistically, is supposed to be a two way street. Give and take. Talking AND listening. We're not supposed to just berate people. We're not supposed to try to force people to be where we're at. We're supposed to meet people where they're at. Remember the woman caught in adultery? Jesus...

Meeting part 4

02/19/2019 10:01

A successful meeting happens when we find common ground. I've said already that we can't expect people to come up to where we're at. Because while we're all running the same race, so to speak, we aren't all on the same lap. We aren't even all following the same path. So we can't expect people to be...

Meeting part 3

02/18/2019 19:58

I think probably the best way to meet people where they're at is to invite them to dinner, so to speak. Because when the Bible describes God as love, the word "love" means "love feast." And there's nothing more inviting than coming over for free food. That also takes care of first in the natural...

Meeting part 2

02/17/2019 15:09

You can't expect people to meet you where you're at. You have to meet them where they're at. Just because you understand something doesn't mean they will. Because your experiences are different than theirs. We're all on the same journey, if I can say it that way, but we aren't all at the same place...

Meeting part 1

02/16/2019 19:15

I think something that is overlooked oftentimes is empathy. Putting yourself in someone else's shoes. Seeing things from their point of view. And this is important because we have to meet people where they're at. We can't expect people to know what we know, or understand what we understand. Because...

Consequences part 5

02/15/2019 18:52

I want to (hopefully) end on kind of high note. Consequences are not only negative. They are natural. What you get out of it is what you put into it. Look at Hosea 10:12, "Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come...

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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...