Category Archives: Pop Culture

AHA: Embracing Your Inner Prodigal (Book Review)

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Are you a fan or a follower? Have you put aside all of your ‘gods’ so that God can be at the center of your life? These are the questions that Kyle Idleman, teaching pastor at Southeast Christian Church (Louisville, … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Who’s Invited? (Luke 14:15-24)

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

If you were having a party, and you could only invite one person, who would it be? Five people? Fifty people? Obviously, the more people you could invite, the less selective you have to be. The thing about Jesus’ “Parable … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Find Home (Luke 15:11-32)

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Have you ever read a book that changed your life? I know I have. There are a few of them. In His Steps by Charles Sheldon. Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman. Hands Free Mama by Rachel May Shelton. Several years ago, I read Henri Nouwen’s … Continue reading →

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Gravity: Where Do You Get Your Strength? (Movie Review)

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Castaway in space. That’s how my review was shaping up as I sat through the first two-thirds of the Oscar-nominated Gravity. Sure, Sandra Bullock was pulling off her typical ‘wow’ performance as Dr. Ryan Stone, first-time astronaut and survivor of a catastrophic … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Are You Convinced? (Luke 16:19-31)

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Imagine the most luxurious house you’ve ever seen. Was it in a movie? Was it watching Cribs or The Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous? It’s the kind of house that screams excess, that has more rooms than you could visit on a weekend … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Get Found (Luke 15:1-10)

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

We think we get Jesus. Jesus, who performs miracles of healing. Jesus, who feeds many. Jesus, who teaches. Jesus, who dies one dark Friday and rises again on a Sunday. But our scripture today drops us right into the center of the … Continue reading →

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Inevitable Defeat Of Mister & Pete: Interview with Michael Starburry

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

After reviewing Lionsgate’s The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete last week, I was surprised to get a Twitter response from one of the first-time stars, Skylan Brooks, the director George Tillman Jr., and the screenwriter Michael Starburry. Starburry graciously agreed to … Continue reading →

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The Lego Movie: Embrace Joy (Movie Review)

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Should an animated kids movie really be this fun? In this film inspired by the little stacking blocks, Phil Lord and Chris Miller (the writer/directors behind the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs films and, oddly enough, the big screen 21 Jump Street films) deliver … Continue reading →

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Uncommon Marriage: One Faithful Couple (Book Review)

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

It seems appropriate, on Valentine’s Day, to post a review on an amazing couple who are “learning about lasting love and overcoming life’s obstacles together.” Sure, as a pastor, I’ve read my fair share of books on “love and marriage,” … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Are You Trustworthy? (Luke 16:1-13)

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I saw two signs on the way back from Richmond one day. “We are you going, heaven or hell?” read one. “We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,” intoned the other with a white Jesus standing on … Continue reading →

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