Category Archives: Theology

Sunday’s Sermon Today: Run Your Race (I Corinthians 9:19-27)

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

What’s the farthest you’ve ever run? A marathon? A 10k? A mile for gym class? Out of the back door away from your mother? My dad tells a story about doing something wrong as a kid – he can’t even … Continue reading →

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Retreat! (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

I was on retreat, told I was supposed to be silent for thirty minutes! I wanted to ask if it was okay if I took a nap… Me? Silent for a half-hour? I headed to my car and after the surreptitious … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: In Training (Romans 12:1-21)

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

I’ll admit it (like many of you don’t already know): I’m a comic book geek. I love the stories of the superheroes in print and in the theater. For the release of the second Avengers movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, I … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Suiting Up (Ephesians 6:10-18)

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

You wouldn’t show up for a half marathon wearing golf cleats. Or an ATV race with only a scooter. You wouldn’t show up for a baseball game in your hockey gear, or for a basketball game with a golf ball. … Continue reading →

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ScreenFish: It’s Coming! (There, You’ve Been Warned)

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

There’s a new website coming. Shhh! No one has heard of it yet. http://www.ScreenFish.net The Internet is populated with blog posts and editorials about film. There are plenty of sites that promote faith and values and religion, too. But in … Continue reading →

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Baltimore & Social Media: Where’s The Love? (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

The last few days, my Facebook feed has been dominated by three kinds of posts about Baltimore. There are the ones saying they’ll pray, either for the city and its people, or (usually) for a) the police or b) the protesters. … Continue reading →

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Netflix’s Daredevil: Chasing Ghosts, For Love of a City (TV Review)

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

“Can I get a witness?” That’s what watching Netflix’s Daredevil was like for me. Not just a mesmerizing bit of eye candy a la Banshee, Game of Thrones, or Scandal, but a real, honest-to-goodness parable of good versus evil, of motivations, of the tearing … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Adopted By God

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

Today is Adoption Day at Blandford UMC. You’re adopted, I’m adopted. Everyone in this room is adopted. Now, some of you were adopted by earthly parents who chose you to be part of their family. That is just… awesome. But some of … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: The Church’s Middle-Aged Powerpoint

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

God has been talking to me. Some of you were just thinking, “thank goodness, you are the preacher!” Others are less convinced, and are eyeing the exits… In all seriousness, over the last few weeks, I think God has been begging me … Continue reading →

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The Bible Says What? God and Moses: The Musical (Exodus 24-34) #11

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

Moses spends so much time with God that his face glows (Ex. 34:29-35). If there was ever a time when someone became a “friend of God” (thanks to Israel Houghton for the image), it had to have been Moses. Sure, … Continue reading →

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