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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Faith Works part 4

12/26/2018 19:50

Loving people is a lot of work. There, I said it. But now let me explain what I mean. Loving people ISN'T hard. Because loving people is the natural effect of what's inside us coming out. Love is our new (true) nature. What I mean is... people give love in lots of different ways. And, equally if...

Faith Works part 3

12/25/2018 15:47

Here's the question: "This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?" (Galatians 3:2). And here's the answer: "Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect in the flesh?" (Galatians 3:3). Its all about faith. Its...

Faith Works part 2

12/24/2018 20:36

Faith works when you do. Because faith without works is dead. Charity is love in action. And its not about talking the talk. Its about walking the walk. Don't sing it. Bring it. Don't talk about it. Be about it. I believe that love is maximum effort. Both because it the most powerful thing you can...

Faith Works part 1

12/23/2018 19:58

There have been two phrases in my head over the last little while, and they both pretty much mean the same thing. "Don't sing it... bring it." That's from a pro wrestler. And, "Don't talk about it, BE about it." I don't know where I picked that one up from. But like I said, basically the same...

The Dove part 5

12/22/2018 19:54

To me, the dove is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Ghost that descended upon Jesus when He was baptized. The dove that Noah released from the ark that flew all the way to that water baptism. And when we understand that we have doves' eyes... when we see things through the lens of love... then we see...

The Dove part 4

12/21/2018 19:46

Seeing with doves' eyes... seeing things through the Holy Spirit... seeing things through the lense of love... is what equips and empowers us to be who we really are. The dove. The Holy Spirit. Jesus. God in the flesh. Love in a body. God in OUR flesh. Love in OUR body. The transformation--or...

The Dove part 3

12/20/2018 19:49

This is my favorite part. When I was studying Song of Solomon a while ago--feels like a long time ago--I saw something so cool. Ready? Ok. Song of Solomon 1:15 says, "Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes." So take what we've been building on. The dove is the...

The Dove part 2

12/19/2018 20:00

This is a little bit more Scripture than I usually try to quote in a Rant, but I think its a good foundation for what I want to say going forward, "Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; But the dove found no rest for the sole of her...

The Dove part 1

12/18/2018 19:50

I've Ranted on some of this stuff before, I feel like, here and there. But I want to kind of dig into it. Because the dove is a very important picture in the Bible. And I guess we should just start kind of right where I left off in the last Rant series: "And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily...

Settled part 5

12/17/2018 19:53

When you're settled, you're at rest. When you're planted on the rock you cannot be shaken. When you're moving and flowing and living in, and through, and because of, love you can truly experience the abundant, everlasting, eternal, Resurrection Life of God. Its all about love. God filled us with...

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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...