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.

FF Rant: And It Begins (Fantasy Football 2014)

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Just to get this out of the way: I’m predicting New Orleans versus New England for the Super Bowl come February, 31-28 OT. Why not… Stephen Gostkowski kick to win it! All of the following are ESPN, PPR (point per … Continue reading →

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The Rocks Cry Out: (Sunday’s Sermon Today)

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

“In the beginning…” That’s always how it starts, isn’t it? Somewhere, at some point in time, there is a beginning. But as one of our enterprising young people asked in Children’s Church last week, “where was God before that?” That, … Continue reading →

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Robert Parker’s Damned If You Do: Jesse Stone Versus Injustice (Book Review)

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

The mass market release of Robert Parker’s Damned If You Do by Michael Brandman netted me a hardcover copy of the book for review. It’d been awhile since I picked up a Parker novel, as if I couldn’t quite handle that the author … Continue reading →

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Ice Cream & Predestination (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

In the mid-2000s, my friend Jason set me on a path to explaining predestination… or at least how God is omniscient without manipulating, controlling, and marionetting us around. It involves ice cream, and as a father, I’ve come to understand … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Been Reading (Book Reviews)

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Julia Immonen with Craig Borlase, Row For Freedom. The story of Immonen’s turn from living in the bubble to rowing across the ocean with four other people to raise awareness bout hurting people ensured in human trafficking. Heartfelt, honest, and inspiring, this one … Continue reading →

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#TBT: The Usual Suspects: Truth From So Many Angles (DVD Review)

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

At Hollywood Jesus, we’re doing a month-long look at our favorite indie films. Here’s another of my favorites, this time a crime noir about a mismatched band of thieves who find themselves tangled in a bigger conspiracy. It’s one of … Continue reading →

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The Be-Attitudes: Challenged Or Beaten Down (Sunday’s Sermon Today)

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Sometimes, I think that the Church has a persecution complex. We can convince ourselves in the holy huddle, the protective bubble of family and friends who think like we do, that ‘the world’ (whatever that is) is out to get … Continue reading →

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Blue Lights In The Mirror (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Driving home on the interstate one night, I was passed by an SUV doing well over the speed limit. No innocent to speeding myself, I looked down at my speedometer and recognized that the other vehicle was doing twenty to … Continue reading →

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FF Rant: #Winning (2014)

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Here’s my dream draft in a ten-team league for this year, drum roll please… Quarterback: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints ($35). Consistency, consistency, consistency. Brees just keeps chucking it, even while the NO brass keeps saying they’ll take more running reps. … Continue reading →

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Tawni O’Dell’s One Of Us: Shadows Of Home (Book Review)

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Psychologist Danny Doyle returns home to his coal-mining roots in Pennsylvania to check on his ailing grandfather, and finds himself embroiled in a serial killer’s machinations to avenge old wrongs in Tawni O’Dell’s fifth novel, One of Us. Eerily similar in … Continue reading →

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