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Author Archives: Jacob Sahms
Things Jesus Never Said: You Need To Keep Christ In Christmas
A few weeks ago, a brouhaha erupted over the styles of cups that Starbucks unveiled for their 2015 holiday season. Previous cups had featured rainbows and snowflakes, but this year – gasp – they are plain red! A firestorm, headed … Continue reading
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Things Jesus Never Said: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves (Or, What Jellybeans, Thanksgiving, & Refugees Have In Mind)
I had been planning a sermon for months about what it looked like to welcome in the unwelcomable (I made that word up) and what it looked like to care for those who were unloved. And then Paris happened last … Continue reading
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Letter To My Younger Self (A Mustard Seed Musing)
For my English class, I instructed students to write a letter to their younger selves to see what advice they could give, and what they might learn from the reflection. To be fair, I thought I should write one myself. I am … Continue reading
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Things Jesus Never Said: Faith Fixes Everything (Hebrews 11:1-16)
We all have faith in something. Even people who say they don’t believe in anything have faith that their understanding, their intellect, their concept of “not god” is correct, true, powerful, and is going to get them where they need to go. … Continue reading
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What If All The Kids Had Coats 2.0
A year ago, I wrote a blog post about the kids who were streaming through our church in Prince George/Petersburg, Virginia. We had thirty to forty kids from a low income area who lacked the necessary coats to stay warm … Continue reading
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Things Jesus Never Said: Grow Up! (Luke 18:15-17)
Paula Poundstone has joked that “adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they’re looking for ideas.” It leads itself into the debate over what it means to be adult and what … Continue reading
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Things Jesus Never Said: God Only Has One Plan For Your Life (Jeremiah 29:11-14)
Do you stay on the path or do you wander all around it? That’s a simple question but the answers are complicated. It can apply to your practical application when taking a walk – do you go where everyone else … Continue reading
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Things Jesus Never Said: Everything Happens For A Reason (Romans 8:18-30)
Some of you have been through the grinder over the last few months. Maybe it’s emotional, or scientific, physical or completely relational. But at some point in your struggle, someone has said something like: God is doing something big in … Continue reading
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Things Jesus Never Said: “Some Sins Are Worse Than Others”
I recently read a story told about a pastor who advertised his sermon titles several weeks in advance. One title was “How To Be Poor” and no one showed up. But one week, he advertised that the sermon would be “The 752 … Continue reading
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Things Jesus Never Said: “You Should Only Pray When…”
I’ve used this before – some of you will groan – but it always presents me with a look at how prayer must look to God. A very religious man was once caught in rising floodwaters. He climbed onto the … Continue reading
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