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Author Archives: Jacob Sahms
FF Rant: Back Away Slowly… (Do Not Draft 2014)
After the response to last year’s batch of fantasy football posts, I figured I’d give it a spin again this year. Here’s the first in a series coming to the blog over the next few weeks on FF. Argue, agree, … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy Football, Sports
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View From The Shore #3: ‘Unbroken’ On A Rainy Day (A Mustard Seed Musing)
Some days on vacation, the rain just doesn’t want to allow for time at the beach. That’s why there is always a stack of solid beach reads packed, which this year includes The Giver, Marvel’s Infinity, and Terry Hayes’ I Am Pilgrim. But this … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Current Events, Theology
Tagged America, Laura Hillenbrand, Louis Zamperini, POWs, prisoners of war, Unbroken, World War II, Zero Dark Thirty
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The Be-Attitudes: Pure Dirt Or Sullied Honor? (Sunday’s Sermon Today)
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.–Matthew 5:8 Did you know there’s an acceptable percentage or amount of insect parts or excrement in the food we eat and drink? That the FDA considers that “pure.” Somehow, that … Continue reading
James Rollins’ The 6th Extinction (Book Review)
The tenth book in James Rollins’ SIGMA series, The 6th Extinction, finds Gray Pierce, Painter Crowe, Monk Kokkalis, and Lisa Cummings, and a few newbies fighting against time and a resourceful energy to stop the onslaught of a lethal chemical released … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged 6th Extinction, Bloodlines, Eye of God, Gray Pierce, James ROllins, Painter Crowe, SIGMA
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View From The Shore #2: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (A Mustard Seed Musing)
For something different, we decided we’d tackle the sand dunes. Not exactly beachfront, but my wife assured our children that it would be fun– it was thirty years ago! All grumbling aside, it turned out to be a fabulous morning… once … Continue reading
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Michael Murphy’s The Yankee Club: Prohibition Age Conspiracy Fires Away (Book Review)
Set in 1933, The Yankee Club is a historically aware thriller that blends the age of Prohibition with a love story and a flair for espionage. The protagonist, Jake Donovan, is a retired gumshoe-turned-novelist who returns to New York with the hopes … Continue reading
View From The Shore #1: The Waves Of Life (A Mustard Seed Musing)
It wasn’t the first wave my youngest asked to explore with me. We’d already jumped to avoid getting pounded by a couple of shore-breaking waves. But this wave, this wave was the most powerful one we’d seen that morning. The … Continue reading
Guardians Of The Galaxy: Hooked On (More Than) A Feeling (Movie Review)
Amidst a creative blend of eye-popping special effects (complete with Bradley Cooper’s CGI Rocket “I’m Not a Raccoon” and more battles than Star Wars and Star Trek combined) and poignant story lines about different individuals of various races seeking family … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews, Reviews, Theology
Tagged bradley cooper, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Drax the Destroyer, Galactus, Glenn Close, Groot, Hercules, John C. Reilly, Lee Pace, Nova Corps, Peter Quill, Rocket the Raccoon, Ronan the Accuser, Starlord, the rock, vin diesel, Zoe Saldana
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Heaven’s Room (A Mustard Seed Musing)
No sermon this week as I’m out of the pulpit, but this nugget of a story has been toying with my subconscious for a few weeks. The kingdom of heaven is like the story of a man died and went to … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Pop Culture, Theology
Tagged church music, Heaven, types of music, worship styles
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Linwood Barclay’s No Safe House: Family First? (Book Review)
Revisiting a previous story isn’t ‘typical’ Linwood Barclay, but in No Safe House, he picks up the story of Terry and Cynthia Archer from No Time For Goodbye. Previously, the Archers worked with a criminal named Vince to find out the truth … Continue reading
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