Monthly Archives: May 2014

Ben & Julianna Zobrist’s Double Play: More Than The Big Time (Book Review)

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I knew two things about Ben Zobrist before I read his collaborative memoir with his wife, Julianna. One, Zobrist plays for the Tampa Bay Rays, one of my beloved Red Sox’s arch rivals.  Two, He’s a great fantasy baseball player, as … Continue reading →

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@Rick_Mattson Faith Is Like Skydiving: An Apologetic’s New Handbook

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Rick Mattson, a campus minister and “apologetics expert” for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship delivers a thorough look at the various conversations that people of faith have with folks who fall on a spectrum of disbelief. Some are seeking more information, some … Continue reading →

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Barbara Brown Taylor’s Learning To Walk In The Dark: What Are You So Afraid Of? (Book Review)

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I am a novice reader of Taylor’s. Granted, there have been a number of sermons I’ve heard that cited her works (Leaving The Church) but I’d never read one of her books. When Learning To Walk In The Dark arrived, I dove … Continue reading →

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Six Things I Learned From Mom (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I could write about the time my mom beat the snake to death in the driveway with a softball bat, and then carefully placed it in a glass jar so my biologist dad could identify whether it was poisonous or … Continue reading →

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Ten Words #2: No Idols… Or Sacred Cows

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

No carved gods of any size, shape, or form of anything whatever, whether of things that fly or walk or swim. Don’t bow down to them and don’t serve them because I am God, your God, and I’m a most … Continue reading →

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Amazing Spider-Man 2: For Love Of Gwen Stacy (Movie Review)

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Watching Amazing Spider-Man 2, it’s not hard to believe that Peter Parker AKA Spider-Man and Gwen Stacy are really in love. Well, okay, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone are really dating, and their chemistry gives the second (of what we can … Continue reading →

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