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.

The Lone Ranger 75th Anniversary Collection: Story Of A Legend

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

From 1949 to 1957, Clayton Moore starred as the Lone Ranger, the masked vigilante who fired silver bullets but never aimed to kill. The only Texas Ranger to survive the massacre by the Butch Cavendish gang, this man took on … Continue reading →

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The Custom Mary: Faith Or Fanaticism?

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

There have been several fictional attempts to explain, understand, and consider the way that Jesus may appear, interpreting the understanding of the ways that he will “come back” at his “second coming.” Contemporary Christian Music delivered the Hero rock opera; Colin … Continue reading →

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Silver Linings Playbook: Judgment vs. Forgiveness

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

Silver Linings Playbook is the only Oscar movie I had left to watch, and the fact that Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger Games, Winter’s Bone) won an Academy Award only made my anticipation grow. A romantic comedy about a Philadelphia Eagles fan with emotional … Continue reading →

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Safety Not Guaranteed: Unexpected Time Travel

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

Having won the screenwriting award at the Sundance Festival in 2012, it’s strange that I heard no buzz related to Safety Not Guaranteed, a little indie film about a magazine’s exploration of a man claiming he can time travel. More like Primer than Hot … Continue reading →

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Hashtag Manifesto: Who Am I?

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

While my normal posts revolve around movies, pop culture, or current events related to pop culture and movies, a manifesto of sorts has been coming to mind based on the labeling that has divided the Church for centuries and continues … Continue reading →

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Rob Bell, God, and What He’s Talking About

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

I’m aware that Rob Bell means a lot of things to a lot of Christians. Some Christians see him as a breath of fresh air; some think he’s the sign of the times, that he’s watering down Christianity until religion … Continue reading →

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Jack Reacher

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

When I saw Jack Reacher in the theaters, I couldn’t get past all of the things that were wrong with with Tom Cruise. He was too young, too polished, too short to be Reacher, the hero of Lee Child’s series of … Continue reading →

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Superman Unbound

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

My anticipation of the June release of Man of Steel is pretty well publicized… if you read Hollywood Jesus. After the marketing, social, and mythos snafu that was Brandon Routh’s Superman Returns, it seemed merely a matter of time before Warner Bros. would … Continue reading →

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Iron Man: You Know Who I Am, But Do I?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

Iron Man 3 was a different kind of superhero movie than we’ve seen before, more akin to Dark Knight Rises than The Avengers, but it was still officially the first sign that summer is upon us. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) returns … Continue reading →

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Broken City: Stop Being “Stuck”

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

I’ve become a Mark Wahlberg fan, to the point where almost everything he’s in, I have to see. Now, Pain & Gain was an exception, but I ran out to see Broken City in January, and I wanted to see it again … Continue reading →

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