A note from Tom

About Sell Your Cloak

A Calling to Readiness. A Community of Resolve.

The mission of Sell Your Cloak is simple: to call men of God to rise from spiritual sleep, reclaim their God-given responsibility, and walk in the balance of meekness and readiness. We are not forming a militia—we’re awakening a generation of men to the holy burden of leadership, protection, and spiritual stewardship. The world doesn’t need louder men. It needs prepared ones. Gentle in spirit. Fierce in conviction. Ready in every way.

The name comes from the words of Christ in Luke 22:36:

“…he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.”

That’s not a call to violence—it’s a call to awareness. To spiritual seriousness. To practical responsibility. In a culture that celebrates softness, delay, and comfort, Sell Your Cloak calls men to give up the cloak of ease and take up the mantle of readiness.

Why I Wrote the Book

I didn’t write Sell Your Cloak because I’ve mastered this walk. I wrote it because I’m in the thick of it. Because I looked around and saw too many men—good men, faithful men—waiting on someone else to lead, someone else to train, someone else to be ready.

The vast majority of the books written on this subject come from a military or law enforcement perspective. And while those voices are invaluable and have helped shape me personally, I’ll be the first to admit that at a glance they can sometimes be daunting. They can feel unreachable to the average man who didn’t serve, who’s never worn a badge, who’s just trying to hold his family together and walk with God in an increasingly unstable world.

I’m not a Navy SEAL. I’m not a tactical guru. I’m a husband. A father. A brother in Christ. I’ve wrestled with the balance of spiritual pacifism and practical preparation. I’ve sat with Scripture and asked hard questions. I’ve read the passage and first ignored then felt the pull of “Train your hands to war, and your heart to trust.” This book is for the men who feel the same pull.

It’s for the man who knows he needs to lead, but doesn’t know where to begin.

It’s for the man who doesn’t feel brave—but is willing to stand anyway.

It’s for the man who loves his Bible, loves his family, and knows that loving them means being ready to protect them—spiritually, emotionally, and if needed, physically.

My Prayer for This Community

My prayer is that Sell Your Cloak becomes more than a book, more than a brand. That it becomes a brotherhood.

Not one built on toughness, but on truth.

Not on bravado, but on biblical balance.

Not on fear, but on faith.

I pray for a community of men who will:

• Stay soft before the Lord and strong before the world.

• Teach their sons to pray and to prepare.

• Lead their homes with love and readiness.

• Walk closely with their local church.

• Encourage one another in spiritual discipline and daily obedience.

This isn’t about building a platform. It’s about building a remnant.

A generation of men who take seriously the call to stand watch—over their hearts, their homes, and the household of faith.

So if you’ve sold your cloak, if you’ve laid down comfort to take up the charge, welcome. You’re not alone.

Let’s walk this road together. Eyes up. Sword ready. Hearts steady.

Because we were never meant to be passive.

We were meant to be prepared.

— Thomas Plemmons

Author of Sell Your Cloak

Husband. Father. Watchman.