Monthly Archives: November 2014

The Overnighters: One-on-One With Director Jesse Moss (Interview)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

The Overnighters tells the story of Pastor Jay Reinke, of Wiliston, ND, who opened the doors of his church, Concordia Lutheran, and his home to homeless men seeking jobs in the oil fields. While some of the struggles may be … Continue reading →

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Batman The Series: Pow! This IS Awesome (TV Review)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

With the growing interest in Batman due to Tim Burton’s use of Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton in 1989’s Batman, and with the twenty-fifth anniversary of ABC’s live-action television series, Adam West toured, promoting his book and other ventures when … Continue reading →

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Interstellar: A Father’s Love Spoiler Version! (Movie Review)

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

If you missed the first half of the review, the spoiler free version, I refer you back there to avoid blowing it – if you care about the details I’m about to unpack. There, you’ve been warned! Several elements of … Continue reading →

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Interstellar: Nolan Makes 2001 Contact With Final Frontier (Movie Review)

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Watching the nearly three-hour experience that is Chris Nolan’s Interstellar, I expected to be bored, even sleepy. But while it was often bogged down by discussions of detailed science that may or may not be real, and which would certainly have … Continue reading →

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Esther’s Story: Time For A Hail Mary (Sunday’s Sermon Today)

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

With twenty-eight seconds left, trailing by four, Boston College’s Doug Flutie called “55 Flood Tip,” where all receivers ran straight routes to the end zone. Five foot, nine inch Flutie narrowly escaped a sack and from his own 37, threw the … Continue reading →

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On Veterans Day (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I’ve never been in the military; in fact, I’m a conscientious objector. But I grew up near the Naval War College in Newport, RI, and my friends were the children of soldiers; I pastor a church a few miles from … Continue reading →

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Dogs Of War: Who Supports Our Veterans? (TV Preview)

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

What happens when veterans return from the war but they’re broken in body and soul? They’re clinically diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) but how they get through that journey varies. So, when  three-tour veteran of the Iraq wars, … Continue reading →

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Is Reading Fundamental? (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

As a father, husband, pastor, blogger, adult, etc. I know I get to the end of the day, and sometimes the last thing I feel capable of is opening a book and providing non-robotic, out-loud reading. It would be easier … Continue reading →

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The Hobbit Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition: Fire-Breathing Encore (Movie Review)

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

The middle installment of the tri-part Hobbit, The Desolation of Smaug, received the extended version treatment with an additional twenty-five minutes included from director Peter Jackson’s original footage of the film. The story doesn’t change much: the mission that first … Continue reading →

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Big Hero 6: Embrace Your Gift (Movie Review)

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Meet Baymax. He’s an artificial intelligence created by Tadashi Hamada in San Frantokyo to help heal people, who becomes the pet project of Hamada’s younger brother, Hiro, after Hamada dies in a fire. Baymax provides much of the comedy in … Continue reading →

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