Category Archives: Pop Culture

Captain Phillips: Everything Is Not Okay (Movie Review)

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

Two men are seen leaving home to go to work. One leaves his upper middle class, American setting, kisses his wife, and flies off in an airplane for a Middle Eastern location where he will pilot a large cargo ship. … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Wise Men Say Part I (Proverbs)

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

When I think of wisdom, I think of old men with beards like Gandalf from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings books (or movies). Consider the wisdom he shared with Frodo, when Frodo was wishing that the Ring would … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: It’s Your Time (Esther 4:1-16)

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

Do you recognize the moments when God is calling you, daring you, to step out of your comfort zone and do the impossible? In the lead up to our Scripture today, we see the way that Esther’s life was all … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: When Life Hurts (Job 1:1-12)

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

I get pretty frustrated when people hand out platitudes in the midst of someone else’s suffering. In responding to a divorce or problem at work: “Time heals all wounds.” In responding to the death of a loved one: “God needed … Continue reading →

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The East: An Eye For An Eye (Movie Review)

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

The trailer of The East drew me in and I’ll admit it, I bought a copy. Gasp! Determined to review things for free, I usually rely on publicity contacts, but this one had something that intrigued me. What if an underground … Continue reading →

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Faith As Small As… (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” … Continue reading →

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Rush: What Are You Chasing? (Movie Review)

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

“Everyone is driven by something.” That’s the tag for Ron Howard’s Rush, the biopic about Formula One racers James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Bruhl) and their pursuit of the championship in 1976. While there are certainly other actors … Continue reading →

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Prisoners: Battling The Darkness (Movie Review)

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

I’m a fan of Hugh Jackman and Terrence Howard, but I went to Prisoners reluctantly. It looked like Taken only with more of an exploratory moral conscience. If you’ve seen the trailer, you know it’s dark, as the two aforementioned actors play fathers whose daughters … Continue reading →

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Chicago Fire: What’s Your Family’s Style (TV Review)

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

I’ll admit it: I like to binge watch television shows. My record is still two and a half days for the first season of the greatest television show ever (Lost). But over the last week, I blew through the first … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: True Freedom (Nehemiah 5:1-13)

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

The walls have been rebuilt, the city has been restored. It’s one of those holy moments where the workers can look around and see what they have done, and sit back and be proud. But sometimes, it’s easier to fix … Continue reading →

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