Category Archives: Current Events

Aliens & Strangers (Sunday’s Sermon Today)

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

The question in the psychological evaluation went something like this: “When you arrive at a new place, do you barge right in and take over or do you lurk at the back until you’ve assessed everyone?” Somehow, neither answer sounds … Continue reading →

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When The Game Stands Tall: Every Play Perfect (Movie Review)

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

When the Game Stands Tall is the best football film since Friday Night Lights. Tracking the final games of De La Salle High School’s 151-game winning streak in 2003 to the subsequent games afterward, the film is framed around a football season, … 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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Blue Bloods: The Importance Of Sunday Dinner (TV Review)

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

At four seasons old, I have found a new favorite show in CBS/Paramount’s Blue Bloods. Centered around NYC Police Commissioner Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck), the show highlights how a family of cops and lawyers sort through the law, human behavior, and … Continue reading →

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Breaking The Cycle Of Violence: Ray Rice, The NFL, & The Court of Public Opinion (Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I’m stunned. Months after knocking out his then-fiancee in an Atlantic City hotel elevator, Ray Rice has been cut by the Baltimore Ravens and banned indefinitely by the NFL. That is not what I’m stunned about. I’m stunned that it took this … Continue reading →

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The Remaining: It All Starts With A Wedding… (Movie Review)

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

We’ve seen the opening vignettes of The Remaining (out September 5) before: friends interacting, wedding preparations, and the handcam videos of people before, during, and after the wedding. What we haven’t seen is the immediate fallout of The Rapture on the heels of … Continue reading →

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#TBT Any Given Sunday: Football Is “War,” Business, & Love? (Movie Review)

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

“On any given Sunday, anything can happen.” In the first five minutes, the starting and backup quarterbacks have been incapacitated, the owner is hopping mad, the coach thinks they’ve lost the season, and the ugly underbelly of the world of … Continue reading →

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Ice Cream & Predestination (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

In the mid-2000s, my friend Jason set me on a path to explaining predestination… or at least how God is omniscient without manipulating, controlling, and marionetting us around. It involves ice cream, and as a father, I’ve come to understand … 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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