Category Archives: Theology

Dead Man Down: Vengeance Requires Payment (Movie Review)

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

Even the most broken heart can be mended.–Darcy How can a film with Colin Farrell, Terence Howard, and Noomi Rapace be “under the radar?” Dwarfed in marketing by Oz the Great and Powerful, Dead Man Down didn’t have a chance. But for … Continue reading →

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The Heat: Redefining Family (Movie Review)

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

FBI’s finest (most by-the-book) agent, Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock), finds herself up against a mysterious drug lord, and forced to work with Boston’s finest (thorough and rough) cop, Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy), in the latest girl power film from Paul … Continue reading →

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Freedom, Guns, And The 4th Of July

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

“That could have been my son.” That’s the thought that’s been playing in my head off and on all day, and frankly, has me back out of bed tonight. It’s been playing on repeat since I heard the story of … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Shadows Prove The Sunshine

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

This sermon is for Sunday, July 7, at The Stand UMC at 9 a.m. and Blandford UMC at 11 a.m. in Petersburg. If you’ll be there, stop reading! For the rest of you, it’s based on Genesis 37-45. Please leave … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Dream Big

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

A disclaimer: if you’ll be at White Bank for worship on Sunday morning, June 30, stop reading! Otherwise, you may be bored… or more bored than normal! My Biblical namesake was a real peach. “Jacob” is the translation of the … Continue reading →

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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone: Rediscover Joy

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

Two geeky kids, beaten up and left behind in the midst of middle school, find magic one day, and recognize that there’s more to life than being shoved in lockers and escaping swirlies. Thirty years later, Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carrell) … Continue reading →

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A New Season (Neighbors Fall 2013)

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

This devotion will show up in the Virginia Methodist devotion, Neighbors, this fall. But here it is now. Fall is one of my favorite times of year. It brings football, colder weather, some family traditions, and usually the sort of … Continue reading →

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Man Of Steel: Epic Reboot (Part II) *Spoiler Version*

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

If you haven’t seen the movie, I recommend going here first. What follows is unabashedly for those who’ve seen the film already and contains spoilers.  Man of Steel begs for this idea I read somewhere… that all stories boil down to … Continue reading →

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Man Of Steel: Epic Reboot (Part I)

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

My most anticipated film of the summer had arrived. After years of waiting for my favorite superhero from childhood to be “refinished,” for the sour taste of Superman Returns to be washed out of my mouth, I engaged Zach Snyder’s Man of … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: One Tribe

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

I’d recommend you read Genesis 12-19 and Hebrews 11 before reading this. And I’d recommend you not read it if you’ll be sitting in the Blandford UMC sanctuary on Sunday, June 16, because you’ll probably be bored during the sermon. … Continue reading →

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