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Author Archives: Jacob Sahms
Lone Survivor: Real Hospitality (Movie Review)
Operation Red Wings was an unmitigated disaster, if Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell’s (Mark Wahlberg) book, Lone Survivor, is to be believed. Sent in with three of his fellow Seals (Taylor Hitsch, Emile Hirsch, and Ben Foster) to scout out a Taliban leader, … Continue reading
12 Years A Slave: Can Art Change The World? (Movie Review)
It was a big year for films based on true stories about racial relations in the United States. In 2013, merely weeks into January, Michael B. Jordan played Oscar Grant III in Fruitvale Station, the victim of a police-related shooting … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Theology
Tagged 42, bad grandpa oscars, Benedict Cumberbatch, brad Pitt, chiwetel ejiofor, forest whitaker, fruitvale station, jackass bad grandpa, Jackie Robinson, lupita nyong'o, Michael B. Jordan, michael fassbender, Oscars 2014, Paul Dano, paul giamatti, solomon northrup, steve mcqueen
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In Honor Of… (Mustard Seed Musing)
I ran on Saturday in honor of Meg Menzies. Menzies died after being hit by a drunk driver a week ago, while she was training for the Boston Marathon. I ran to be part of the movement to finish her … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Theology
Tagged amputees, Boston Marathon, brain cancer, honoring God, hosea 6:6, hotel california, james 1:27, Meg Menzies, Meg's Miles, Psalm 51:17, Running
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True Detective Eps. 1-2: If Faulkner Had Done Criminal Procedures (TV Review)
HBO’s latest miniseries isn’t set in some medieval realm of fantasy and fire, but instead, the world of the dirty Louisiana bayous. Detectives “Rust” Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) and Martin Hart (Woody Harrelson) tackled a ritualistic serial killer in 1996, and … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Theology, TV
Tagged Dallas Buyers Club, HBO, Matthew McConaughey, Southern noir, True Detective, woody harrelson
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Gimme Shelter: The Hands Of Jesus, Interview With Kathy DiFiore
Have you ever been homeless? A few weeks ago, I watched Vanessa Hudgens’ new movie, Gimme Shelter, about a young lady named Apple and her road from homeless teenager to mother to established member of the community. Her story is Ron … Continue reading
The Butler: Two Roads Divided (Movie Review)
Over the last year, I’ve seen 42, Fruitvale Station, 12 Years A Slave, and Django Unchained. Each of them presented a time period in American history where racism and prejudice caused great pain, even death, as the country struggled through toward civil rights for everyone … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Theology
Tagged a butler served well by the election, alan rickman, cuba gooding jr, danny strong, David Oyelowo, Esther, Forrest Whitaker, jane fonda, john cusack, lee daniels, lenny kravitz, live schreiber, mariah carey, minka kelly, Oprah Winfrey, robert frost, robin williams, terrence howard, the road not taken
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Ten: What Words Do You Follow? (Book Review)
Every few years, the public eye seems to focus in on a courtroom somewhere in the United States where one group of people is battling another group of people over whether or not the Ten Commandments should be displayed. Sometimes, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Pop Culture, Theology
Tagged 9/11, Asbury Theological Seminary, Church, Dark Knight Rises shootings, Newtown, Sean Gladding, Ten Commandments
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Turn The Lights On (Matthew 5:13-16)
Several years ago, George O’Leary was a highly successful ACC football coach with a 52-33 record, and was hired by the University of Notre Dame to be the twelfth coach of the Irish football program. But within days, it was … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Sermons
Tagged authenticity, c.s. lewis, Christianity, city on a hill, george o'leary, light, mere christianity, salt, salt of the earth
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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Jesus and the N.A.P. (Mark 4:35-41)
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” So said FDR when considering the United States’ national perspective and outlook in 1932. He was talking about the ways that the U.S. would move forward post-Great Depression, but we’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged chicken little, disciples, Jesus sleeping, non-anxious presence, Storm, tom brady
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