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Author Archives: Jacob Sahms
The Judge: What Lies Do We Tell Ourselves (Movie Review)
The Judge makes me want to be a better dad. Like a sequence out of the Old Testament (the feud between Jacob and Esau, the favoritism toward Joseph and its consequences), the screenplay by Nick Schenk (Gran Turino) digs into the … Continue reading
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Tagged John Grisham, murder trial, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Vincent D'Onofrio
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Samson’s Story: 4th & Long (Sunday’s Sermon Today)
Some stories we read because they inspire us and lift us up; some stories we tell because they warn of what could be if we continue down the path that we’re currently on. Some stories, like Samson’s, are a beautiful … Continue reading
Amy Simpson’s Anxious: Tackling Worry, Anxiety, & Fear (Book Review)
Amy Simpson, author of Troubled Minds, tackles the layers of worry, anxiety, and fear in her latest book, Anxious: Choosing Faith in a World of Worry. From the get go, she’s clear that a faithful focus doesn’t replace counseling or medicine as … Continue reading
Fury: The Unglory Of War & The Nature Of Man (Movie Review)
I’m no war movie buff. But the experience of Fury is rattling around in my soul like a live grenade inside the belly of a tank. Explosive and tension filled, the film pushes war into the forefront of our vision but puts … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Theology
Tagged A History of Violence, brad Pitt, David Ayer, Drive, End of Watch, Gravity, John Wayne, Joyeux Noel, Logan Lerman, Mystic River, Roman Vasyanov, Shia LaBeouf, Steven Price, The East, William Tecumseh Sherman, Zero Dark Thirty
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Moses’ Story: Everyone Is Someone’s Child (Sunday’s Sermon Today)
Before Moses was the guy standing in the middle of nowhere staring into a burning bush, before he was the man who would perform miracles and defy Pharaoh and his court, before he was the one who stormed his people … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged bulrushes, Burning Bush, Moses, papyrus, Pharaoh, Pharaoh's daughter
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Empty Your Hands (A Mustard Seed Musing)
Sometimes, when I get to the front door, I realize my keys are buried underneath my phone, several receipts, and an assortment of whatever I’m carrying in my pockets that the kids have decided I need to hold onto for … Continue reading
Joseph’s Story: God Meant It For Good (Sunday’s Sermon Today)
It all starts with a dream, ends up in a nightmare, and somehow ends happily ever after. It’s the ridiculous story of the life of Joseph that never seems to be typical but somehow shows us the miraculous love of … Continue reading
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What I’ve Been Reading (Book Reviews)
A host of books have caught my attention lately- some sent my way and some I’ve purchased. Here are some of the more notable ones… Jon Bassoff, Factory Town. A dark, dark book that leaves you guessing, this one reminded me of … Continue reading
Gone Girl: What Is Marriage? (Movie Review)
I didn’t read the book, so I went in mostly… blind. That’s a fitting place to start a review of a film that is basically about the covers we put up to hide our true selves, and the secrets no … Continue reading
Left Behind (2014): Why? It’s Not What You Think… (Movie Review)
Why remake a Left Behind film? Why would people go see it? Why did I watch it? I watched because I was ‘professionally’ obligated. I personally think the Timothy LaHaye/Jerry B. Jenkins series of apocalyptic fiction and the subsequent Kirk Cameron vehicle … Continue reading
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