Category Archives: Books

@JoshMalerman – #BirdBox: High Strung Society (Book Review)

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Josh Malerman’s debut novel, Bird Box, is as down-to-earth a horror novel as I’ve ever read. At least, I think it’s a horror novel. Chilling and unboxed in by convention or prose, it tells us the story of Malorie and her two children, … Continue reading →

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Steve Berry’s The Lincoln Myth: Brigham Young vs. Abe Lincoln (Book Review)

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Dan Brown has made a habit of initiating feuds with subsets of various religions, whether its Opus Dei in The Da Vinci Code or the Freemasons in The Lost Symbol. One has to imagine that Mormons, members of the Church of Latter Day … Continue reading →

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Rollins & Blackwood’s The Kill Switch: K9 Spy Thriller Redefines The Genre (Book Review)

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

James Rollins has delivered every time, with Robert Ludlum-like tales that spinout all over the globe, sending characters we come to care about into harms way to save the world. Now, he teams with Grant Blackwood to deliver the first-ever … Continue reading →

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Adam Hamilton’s Making Sense Of The Bible: How Do You Read? (Book Review)

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Adam Hamilton, founder and lead pastor of Church of the Resurrection in Kansas City, has produced a long line of books and resources  but Making Sense of the Bible is the first that I’d call a thoroughly accessible seminary class. Beginning with … Continue reading →

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Ben & Julianna Zobrist’s Double Play: More Than The Big Time (Book Review)

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I knew two things about Ben Zobrist before I read his collaborative memoir with his wife, Julianna. One, Zobrist plays for the Tampa Bay Rays, one of my beloved Red Sox’s arch rivals.  Two, He’s a great fantasy baseball player, as … Continue reading →

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@Rick_Mattson Faith Is Like Skydiving: An Apologetic’s New Handbook

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Rick Mattson, a campus minister and “apologetics expert” for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship delivers a thorough look at the various conversations that people of faith have with folks who fall on a spectrum of disbelief. Some are seeking more information, some … Continue reading →

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Barbara Brown Taylor’s Learning To Walk In The Dark: What Are You So Afraid Of? (Book Review)

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I am a novice reader of Taylor’s. Granted, there have been a number of sermons I’ve heard that cited her works (Leaving The Church) but I’d never read one of her books. When Learning To Walk In The Dark arrived, I dove … Continue reading →

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Ten Words #2: No Idols… Or Sacred Cows

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

No carved gods of any size, shape, or form of anything whatever, whether of things that fly or walk or swim. Don’t bow down to them and don’t serve them because I am God, your God, and I’m a most … Continue reading →

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Eddie Byun’s Justice Awakening: End Human Trafficking… Now (Book Review)

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

In Justice Awakening, I read the story of South Korea’s Onnuri Community Church in Seoul, who recognized that to bear the image of God, they had to pursue mishpat or dikaisoyne (justice), that singing “This Is My Father’s World” wasn’t … Continue reading →

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David Baldacci’s The Target: Face Your Demons (Book Review)

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

The latest thriller by David Baldacci doesn’t just follow our heroes, Will Robie and Jessica Reel, and their enemy. No, this series of parallel tales tells at least four stories that could stand on their own, intermingling and twisting together and apart … Continue reading →

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