Category Archives: Theology

Turbo: What’s Your Calling (Movie Review)

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

Dreamworks has been regularly releasing some excellent animated films lately (Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, Rio, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, How To Train Your Dragon), providing some competition for the Walt Disney stronghold. Turbo is the latest from the Paramount studio, with the tale of … Continue reading →

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What’s On? Summer Television

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

I’ll admit it: I watch a lot of television. I regularly watch the premieres of fifteen to twenty new television shows each fall, and sometimes hit a dozen premieres for the summer. This summer, I haven’t quite hit that yet, … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: A Fish Story

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

This sermon has two endings, and it’s up to you which one you need the most to hear today. Consider it a “choose your own adventure”…. If you’ll be around the Stand UMC on July 21 at 9 a.m. in … Continue reading →

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Orphan Black: Who Are You? (TV Review)

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

BBC America’s Orphan Black delivers some shockingly good moments in its first ten-episode season. Starring Tatiana Maslany as streetwise hustler Sarah, and a number of other clones, the show begins with the startling suicide-by-train of one of the clones, Detective … Continue reading →

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The Matrix & Elysium: Psychological Oppression (Movie Review)

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

As we’ve worked toward the upcoming release of Neill Blomkamp’s (District 9) next release, Elysium, we’ve worked on preview pieces at Hollywood Jesus. I agreed to work on this one, a look at how the Wachowski brothers had taken Big Brother-like ideas … Continue reading →

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The Hoodie Verdict: Law vs. Justice

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

I have to admit it: I’m angry. And sad, confused, disappointed. The George Zimmerman trial ended with an acquittal of the charges of 2nd degree murder and manslaughter in the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman was determined to … Continue reading →

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42: A Living Legacy (Movie Review)

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

I’ve always marveled at the Civil Rights movement, as idealistic individuals on different sides of the color line worked together to overturn the laws of discrimination against African Americans. Some thought them crazy, others thought they were right, many more … Continue reading →

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World War Z: Finding A Cure For What Ails Humanity (Movie Review)

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

In a long-troubled trip from the multi-voiced novel of Max Brooks to the screen adaptation by J. Michael Straczynski, World War Z gained more negative press heading to its arrival in theaters in June 2013. But in the first few weeks of … Continue reading →

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The Lone Ranger: Justice Defined (Movie Review)

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

To be quite honest, I had NO positive vibes about Disney’s second reboot of an old franchise in the last year (I still can’t finish the train wreck that was Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter). Does anyone see the problem with … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Holy Ground

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

For worship on Sunday, July 14, at The Stand (casual and contemporary, 9 a.m.) and Blandford UMC (traditional, 11 a.m.) Reading Exodus 1-5 isn’t required, but it wouldn’t hurt! As we continue to weave our way through the Old Testament, … Continue reading →

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