Category Archives: Books

Ten: What Words Do You Follow? (Book Review)

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

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 →

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The Interview With The Hands Free Mama

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Rachel Macy Stafford is the author of Handsfreemama.com and the originator of the Hands Free Revolution. She recently gave me the opportunity to review her first book in advance, and provided time to answer questions about her decisions, her faith, and her … Continue reading →

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I Hate New Year’s Resolutions (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I hate New Year’s Resolutions. No, wait, maybe that’s too strong; maybe, I strongly dislike them. Maybe it’s not the idea of the thing but rather that resolutions seem to be too easily broken and discarded. As in, “I’m going … Continue reading →

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Hands Free Mama: The Gift Of Now (Book Review)

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Let’s be clear: Rachel Macy Stafford’s blog and book are not just for stay-at-home moms, or people who are worried about saving a marriage or a relationship with a child. They are for those wise enough to recognize that the “right now” … Continue reading →

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Good News Of The Day: Real Life Devotion (Book Review)

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

This is a review of a fellow HJ writer’s new book, that I’ve copied from HJ. But many of you don’t read both so I thought it was relevant here. Hope you’ll check it out! I don’t know Yo Snyder … Continue reading →

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Dan Brown’s Inferno: Robert Langford In Dante’s Hell

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

The fourth installment of Dan Brown’s books to feature Harvard’s adventurous art history prof, Robert Langford, finds the hero of Angels & Demons, The Davinci Code, and The Lost Symbol suffering from amnesia and unaware why he’s in Florence, the victim of an … 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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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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