Category Archives: Theology

What I’ve Been Reading: From Theology To Veronica Mars (Book Reviews)

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

The Dark Knight, Veronica Mars, theology by Pope Francis and the Shooks, this week’s “What I’ve Been Reading” has a little bit of something for all kinds of readers.  Batman Eternal Volume I (Scott Snyder): In this graphic novel, Jim Gordon gets … Continue reading →

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Lessons From A Weekend Away (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

A weekend away: turn my brain off and enjoy the laughter of the kids, the splash of the water, the luxury of no phone to answer. Yes and no. It’s amazing what you can learn from a weekend spent in … Continue reading →

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Birdman: We Want To Be Known (Movie Review)

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance is Alejandro González Iñárritu’s (21 Grams, Babel, Biutiful) love/hate letter to the movie industry, a mixture of satirical send-up and insightful soul-searching that hinges on the legend of Michael Keaton. Keaton, who reportedly walked away from sequels to … Continue reading →

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New Rating System For Reviews (Movies, Books, TV)

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

This is one of those boring but necessary occasional posts that only the most avid readers of the blog will care about… if any! But I’m unleashing a new review system and will be tweaking it (if necessary) over the … Continue reading →

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Sons of Thunder (Sunday’s Sermon Today- Gospel of Luke)

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

So, you want to be like Jesus… Seems easy enough, right? Love. Serve. Give. Strike that. This being like Jesus thing might read easily enough, but being like Jesus is tough. It costs us something because of what we give up to … Continue reading →

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On Martin Luther King Day: Find Your Voice (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

I’ll probably never change the world, not like The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, I’ll probably never end an era, or bring an issue to the world. They’ll probably never name a day after me, or announce that I won … Continue reading →

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American Sniper: The Costs of War (Movie Review)

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

War films have been a staple of American cinema for years. Director Clint Eastwood has even starred in a few of those films himself… but his directorial look at war has a different vantage point (Gran Turino, Flags of Our … Continue reading →

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Obey Your Thirst (Sunday’s Sermon – Luke 4:1-13)

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

So I won’t be preaching this Sunday – our Lay Leader, Gus Hulcher, will be leading our Laity Sunday service, but here are a few reflections on this week’s scripture from our Gospel of Luke series.  One of the coolest … Continue reading →

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Selma: It’s Still A Struggle (Movie Review)

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

The quiet chatter of four small girls seconds before the church explodes in flames. Matthew 6:26 whispered in a prison cell to remind Martin Luther King that God had a plan for him. The charging shadow of a state trooper … Continue reading →

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We’re Not In Control (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

My new year started out with a funeral, when I attended the service for a friend’s mother. Then, the news broke that longtime ESPN Sportscenter anchor Stuart Scott had died of cancer, a man who basically was my news anchor in college … Continue reading →

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