Monthly Archives: August 2014

View From The Shore #2: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

For something different, we decided we’d tackle the sand dunes. Not exactly beachfront, but my wife assured our children that it would be fun– it was thirty years ago! All grumbling aside, it turned out to be a fabulous morning… once … Continue reading →

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Michael Murphy’s The Yankee Club: Prohibition Age Conspiracy Fires Away (Book Review)

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Set in 1933, The Yankee Club is a historically aware thriller that blends the age of Prohibition with a love story and a flair for espionage. The protagonist, Jake Donovan, is a retired gumshoe-turned-novelist who returns to New York with the hopes … Continue reading →

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View From The Shore #1: The Waves Of Life (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

It wasn’t the first wave my youngest asked to explore with me. We’d already jumped to avoid getting pounded by a couple of shore-breaking waves. But this wave, this wave was the most powerful one we’d seen that morning. The … Continue reading →

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Guardians Of The Galaxy: Hooked On (More Than) A Feeling (Movie Review)

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Amidst a creative blend of eye-popping special effects (complete with Bradley Cooper’s CGI Rocket “I’m Not a Raccoon” and more battles than Star Wars and Star Trek combined) and poignant story lines about different individuals of various races seeking family … Continue reading →

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Heaven’s Room (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

No sermon this week as I’m out of the pulpit, but this nugget of a story has been toying with my subconscious for a few weeks. The kingdom of heaven is like the story of a man died and went to … Continue reading →

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Linwood Barclay’s No Safe House: Family First? (Book Review)

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Revisiting a previous story isn’t ‘typical’ Linwood Barclay, but in No Safe House, he picks up the story of Terry and Cynthia Archer from No Time For Goodbye. Previously, the Archers worked with a criminal named Vince to find out the truth … Continue reading →

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Does God Love The Devil? (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

A colleague friend of mine shared with me that his son had asked him if God loved the devil. We talked about how children have this tendency to see the world differently as adults; I shared that when I was … Continue reading →

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