Category Archives: Theology

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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What The Church Can Learn From The Pitch (That’s the Soccer Field, Y’all!) (Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

What a night. The playoff game was intense as our home team Richmond Kickers faced off against a rival from South Carolina. The winner would move on and the loser would go home for another offseason of wondering what went … 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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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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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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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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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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