Category Archives: Current Events

What #Ferguson Tells Us About Ourselves (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

My Facebook feed has been riddled with rants about how justice was served (!) or how justice wasn’t served (!) for the last seventeen hours, after the verdict came back with no indictment of Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting … Continue reading →

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Little Hope Was Arson: What Does Forgiveness Look Like? (Movie Review)

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

As a pastor, I can’t imagine the phone call in the middle of the night, the call to tell me that my church has burned to the ground. I know the building isn’t the main thing, but it stands for … Continue reading →

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What If All The Kids Had Coats? Praying For A Christmas Miracle (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

The little girl came into church with her two brothers and her two older cousins. I noticed she was shivering, and that her hoodie looked pretty threadbare. The weather has turned for the colder, and it’s only supposed to get … Continue reading →

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Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In: Cynthia Zamperini-Garris On Unbroken, Her Father, & His New Book

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

What would you do if you were lost at sea? Imprisoned and beaten in an enemy war prison? Losing the love of your life because of your own addiction and anger? In 1949, Louie Zamperini heard Billy Graham preach, and … Continue reading →

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The Overnighters: One-on-One With Director Jesse Moss (Interview)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

The Overnighters tells the story of Pastor Jay Reinke, of Wiliston, ND, who opened the doors of his church, Concordia Lutheran, and his home to homeless men seeking jobs in the oil fields. While some of the struggles may be … Continue reading →

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Interstellar: A Father’s Love Spoiler Version! (Movie Review)

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

If you missed the first half of the review, the spoiler free version, I refer you back there to avoid blowing it – if you care about the details I’m about to unpack. There, you’ve been warned! Several elements of … Continue reading →

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On Veterans Day (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I’ve never been in the military; in fact, I’m a conscientious objector. But I grew up near the Naval War College in Newport, RI, and my friends were the children of soldiers; I pastor a church a few miles from … Continue reading →

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Dogs Of War: Who Supports Our Veterans? (TV Preview)

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

What happens when veterans return from the war but they’re broken in body and soul? They’re clinically diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) but how they get through that journey varies. So, when  three-tour veteran of the Iraq wars, … Continue reading →

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Is Reading Fundamental? (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

As a father, husband, pastor, blogger, adult, etc. I know I get to the end of the day, and sometimes the last thing I feel capable of is opening a book and providing non-robotic, out-loud reading. It would be easier … Continue reading →

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The Overnighters: When Ministry Gets Messy (Movie Review)

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

You and I are a whole lot more alike than we are different. We’re broken. And we’re in this together.– Rev. Jay Reinke, to a homeless worker Pastor Jay Reinke never meant to start a program for homeless workers in … Continue reading →

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