Author Archives: Jacob Sahms

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About Jacob Sahms

I like hearing people's stories, and telling a few of my own. You can find me at Bethia United Methodist Church in Chesterfield, Va., coaching on the soccer field or basketball court, or digging into the deep stack of graphic novels, thrillers, and theological books that's been growing for years.

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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The Better Angels: Boy To Man In Black & White (Movie Review)

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Watching the early years of Abraham Lincoln’s life as laid out across the black and white canvas of The Better Angels, one gets the distinct impression that writer/director A.J. Edwards spent a significant amount of time watching The Tree of Life and the … Continue reading →

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Why Story Matters (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Originally published through the blog connected to Context with Lorna Dueck: Life Beyond the Headlines in Canada. Why does ‘story’ matter? Why does what we watch on television, venture to the movies, or crack open a book matter? What difference can a … Continue reading →

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The Overnighters: When Ministry Gets Messy (Movie Review)

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

You and I are a whole lot more alike than we are different. We’re broken. And we’re in this together.– Rev. Jay Reinke, to a homeless worker Pastor Jay Reinke never meant to start a program for homeless workers in … Continue reading →

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