Category Archives: Current Events

Blue Lights In The Mirror (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Driving home on the interstate one night, I was passed by an SUV doing well over the speed limit. No innocent to speeding myself, I looked down at my speedometer and recognized that the other vehicle was doing twenty to … Continue reading →

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The Be-Attitudes: Peacemaking or Keeping the Peace? (Sunday’s Sermon Today)

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Blessed are the peacemakers,for they will be called children of God.–Matthew 5:9 I’ve always wanted to be a superhero. Whether it was Superman or Luke Skywalker, I wanted to be the person who would defeat evil and make it so … Continue reading →

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Strangers, All Of Us (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

More often than not, I don’t wade into the world of politics and legal matters. My worldview is just too small, too focused on my community and what I can do to make it work right. But the images and … Continue reading →

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Michael Sloan’s The Equalizer: The Odds Are Stacked (Book Review)

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

A month before the film starring Denzel Washington hits the big screen in late September, Michael Sloan’s The Equalizer novel debuts. Based on the character Robert McCall that Edward Woodward played for four seasons in the early 1980s, Sloan’s protagonist services in … Continue reading →

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View From The Shore #5: Duck Donuts & The Main Thing (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Early in the morning (for me, anyway), I headed out for the Duck Donuts experience. Arriving by 8 a.m., I stood in line for close to a half hour to collect the ‘bucket’ of donuts my family would dine on … Continue reading →

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View From The Shore #4: Big Fish, Little Fish (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Two encounters with fish today come easily to mind upon reflection. Even casual readers of the blog have probably noticed an uptick in fishing references, as it’s become a hobby lately. Fishing in itself can be a maddening, invigorating, relaxing, … Continue reading →

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View From The Shore #3: ‘Unbroken’ On A Rainy Day (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Some days on vacation, the rain just doesn’t want to allow for time at the beach. That’s why there is always a stack of solid beach reads packed, which this year includes The Giver, Marvel’s Infinity, and Terry Hayes’ I Am Pilgrim. But this … Continue reading →

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View From The Shore #2: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

For something different, we decided we’d tackle the sand dunes. Not exactly beachfront, but my wife assured our children that it would be fun– it was thirty years ago! All grumbling aside, it turned out to be a fabulous morning… once … Continue reading →

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View From The Shore #1: The Waves Of Life (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

It wasn’t the first wave my youngest asked to explore with me. We’d already jumped to avoid getting pounded by a couple of shore-breaking waves. But this wave, this wave was the most powerful one we’d seen that morning. The … Continue reading →

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Heaven’s Room (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

No sermon this week as I’m out of the pulpit, but this nugget of a story has been toying with my subconscious for a few weeks. The kingdom of heaven is like the story of a man died and went to … Continue reading →

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