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.

Sunday’s Sermon Today: “Friend” Me (John 5:1-15)

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Have you ever been physically incapacitated? Unable to move on your own? It’s often a condition of life that assign to the very young and the very old, but I had a brush with it a decade ago. I broke … Continue reading →

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Mr. Peabody & Sherman: Our Adoptive Relationship (Movie Review)

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Mr. Peabody & Sherman is Twentieth Century Fox/Dreamwork’s latest animated adventure, written by Craig Wright (a seminary grad, and writer for Dirty Sexy Money, Lost, and Six Feet Under), about a talking dog and his human son, Sherman (Max Charles). This particular dog, Mr. … Continue reading →

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Get Church Right: Are We “Post-Church”? (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Several of the conversations happening around the United Methodist Church seem to imply that the denomination itself won’t last into the second half of the twenty-first century. While non-denominational churches shoot up and mushroom out in pockets of suburbia, the … Continue reading →

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Lenten Movie Reflection: To End All Wars (Movie Review)

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Everyone has a film or two that they love… and no one else has seen. For me, The Power of One and To End All Wars are those films. The first stars a very young Stephen Dorff and Morgan Freeman, and the second stars … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Why Fair Doesn’t Matter & Other Kingdom Anomalies (Matthew 20:1-16)

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Today’s scripture is one of those mysterious, this-isn’t-how-the-world-works kinds of things that always seems to grab my attention and make me wrestle with who I am as a person. See, I believe in “fair.” I say I got a double-dose … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Greater Than, Less Than (Luke 18:9-14)

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Some of you have heard me talk about super heroes before, whether in movies, or comics, or old television shows. I love them all, because they rise above the fray to make decisions and take action when other people are … Continue reading →

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Ash Wednesday: Wrestling With Temptation (Mt. 3:13-17, 4:1-11)

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

This is my message for tonight at our Ash Wednesday service at 6 p.m. at Blandford UMC in Prince George, Va. If you’re looking for a place to worship, to begin your Lenten journey, I hope you’ll join us. Think about … Continue reading →

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Sara Miles’ City of God: God Is Out There (Book Review)

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Sara Miles, author of Jesus Freak and Take This Bread, returns with her third non-fiction exploration of a life of faith lived out loud. In City of God: Faith in the Streets, Miles traces her path through Ash Wednesday, 2012, as she bears the … Continue reading →

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Get Church Right: Is Church Irrelevant? (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I’ve had one of those conversations, the kind that makes you stop and think. A young adult (seriously, is that twenties? thirties?) asked me some questions that you wish everyone would be willing to wrestle with. He obviously thinks God … Continue reading →

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Runner: What Moves You? (Book Review)

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Patrick Lee’s Runner has already been optioned for film with Justin Lin (Fast & Furious) set to direct. His writing seems destined for the screen, with its quick descriptions and fast-paced action, centering around a retired Special Forces operative named Sam Dryden … Continue reading →

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