Category Archives: Current Events

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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Six Things I Learned From Mom (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I could write about the time my mom beat the snake to death in the driveway with a softball bat, and then carefully placed it in a glass jar so my biologist dad could identify whether it was poisonous or … Continue reading →

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Amazing Spider-Man 2: For Love Of Gwen Stacy (Movie Review)

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Watching Amazing Spider-Man 2, it’s not hard to believe that Peter Parker AKA Spider-Man and Gwen Stacy are really in love. Well, okay, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone are really dating, and their chemistry gives the second (of what we can … 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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Fight Church: Christian Fight Club? (Movie Review)

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Director Bryan Storkel, the man behind Strictly Background and Holy Rollers, delivers another rocking documentary, this time exploring the world of Christians promoting MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) and using it as a vehicle for personal and community transformation. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, … Continue reading →

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Ten Words Intro: From Slavery To Freedom (Sunday’s Sermon Today)

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Have you ever been stuck? I remember some of my more sticky situations. Once, I was driving an older car that I didn’t know very well. I’d never really had any trouble with it, but it was hand-me-down. It was … Continue reading →

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Heaven Is For Real: Not Giving Up The Lion (Movie Review)

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

“If heaven is for real, we’d all lead different lives.”–Todd Burpo Heaven is For Real explores the experience of Pastor Todd Burpo (Greg Kinnear) and his family, as his son Colton (Connor Corum) has a vision while he’s undergoing an emergency … Continue reading →

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Jesus & The Court Of Public Opinion (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Palm Sunday is already a distant memory as we roll on toward Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter, right? Seems like it usually is easily forgotten for another year. Yesterday, we celebrated how the people called out their praise, “Hosanna! Blessed … Continue reading →

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Captain America, Winter Soldier: Man Out Of Time (Movie Review)

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I almost didn’t go. The trailer looked that lame. And yet, there was something that seemed un-comicbook geek of me to not go. So I went. And Captain America: Winter Soldier was everything I could’ve asked for in a superhero film, staying true to the spirit … Continue reading →

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Noah: A Second Look (Movie Analysis)

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I’ll assume that you’ve already read this if you’re coming back for more on Noah, that you’ve seen the movie and any spoilers I drop here are not going to ruin your experience. I’ll also assume that you are potentially of … Continue reading →

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