Category Archives: Books

Gone Girl: What Is Marriage? (Movie Review)

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I didn’t read the book, so I went in mostly… blind. That’s a fitting place to start a review of a film that is basically about the covers we put up to hide our true selves, and the secrets no … Continue reading →

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Left Behind (2014): Why? It’s Not What You Think… (Movie Review)

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Why remake a Left Behind film? Why would people go see it? Why did I watch it? I watched because I was ‘professionally’ obligated. I personally think the Timothy LaHaye/Jerry B. Jenkins series of apocalyptic fiction and the subsequent Kirk Cameron vehicle … Continue reading →

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Jason Mott’s The Wonder Of All Things (Book Review)

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Jason Mott, the author of The Returned (known as Resurrection on ABC), returns with his second novel, The Wonder of All Things. The story of a small town, it lasers in on Ava and Wash, a young woman and her best friend, who survive a deadly … Continue reading →

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Andy McDermott’s Valhalla Prophecy: Thwarting Doomsday

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

The latest cinematic thrill ride from Andy McDermott delivers a globe-trotting, flashback-filled adventure that finds International Heritage Agency boss Nina Wilde and her ex-military Brit husband Eddie Chase tackling a legendary doomsday of Viking proportions. Filled with Norse mythology, The Valhalla … Continue reading →

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Mike Yankoski’s The Sacred Year: Old Practices For A New Day (Book Review)

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Using a framework of divine practices, centuries old yet ultimately vital to today and tomorrow, Yankoski moves through a series of chapters that are anecdotal and practical all at once. Reading the book IS hearing his story, but it’s also … Continue reading →

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Matt Cook’s Sabotage: Worldwide Terror (Book Review)

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

In Matt Cook’s debut thriller, he weaves three seemingly disparate stories together into an entertaining tale that appeals to fans of Ian Fleming’s James Bond, Alias, and The Last Ship. In one vein of the story, a prisoner named Ragnar is explosively … Continue reading →

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Lisa Rogak’s Angry Optimist, Life and Times of Jon Stewart: A Rabbinic Newsman (Book Review)

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Before you’ve cleared the introduction of Lisa Rogak’s look at Jon Stewart, comedian, film director, and leader of The Daily Show, you’ve already seen the variety that makes him great. As a self-proclaimed court jester, he provides laughs, but as a critic, … Continue reading →

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Robert Parker’s Damned If You Do: Jesse Stone Versus Injustice (Book Review)

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

The mass market release of Robert Parker’s Damned If You Do by Michael Brandman netted me a hardcover copy of the book for review. It’d been awhile since I picked up a Parker novel, as if I couldn’t quite handle that the author … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Been Reading (Book Reviews)

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Julia Immonen with Craig Borlase, Row For Freedom. The story of Immonen’s turn from living in the bubble to rowing across the ocean with four other people to raise awareness bout hurting people ensured in human trafficking. Heartfelt, honest, and inspiring, this one … Continue reading →

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The Be-Attitudes: Challenged Or Beaten Down (Sunday’s Sermon Today)

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Sometimes, I think that the Church has a persecution complex. We can convince ourselves in the holy huddle, the protective bubble of family and friends who think like we do, that ‘the world’ (whatever that is) is out to get … Continue reading →

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