Tag Archives: Jesus Christ

Why Aren’t There Easter Lights? (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Driving home one night last week, I passed a church that was wrapped in lights. Not lit up with a spotlight or a Living Nativity display. With actual, multicolored lights. It seems like even the church wanted to get into … Continue reading →

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On Freedom (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I’m a little behind on the blog, but some time away from the computer, watching fireworks, enjoying family, and reflecting on freedom got me thinking. Our forefathers wrote: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created … Continue reading →

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Ten Words #3: The Name

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.” (Exodus 20:7) “What’s in a name?” That’s the question that Juliet asks, bemoaning the fact that Romeo … Continue reading →

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Catching Fire: What Does A Revolution Cost? (Movie Review)

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

In the second installment of the Hunger Games series (is that a trilogy or a quadrilogy?), Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) finds herself in a different predicament than in the first film when she entered the Games in place of her younger sister. Now, … Continue reading →

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Red Rising: Bloodydamn Epic Mars (Book Review)

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

“Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow.” That’s thriller author Scott Sigler’s recommendation on the front cover of newcomer Pierce Brown’s debut novel, Red Rising, that chronicles lowbred Red miner Darrow’s improbable infiltration of the Gold hierarchy on the planet Mars. It’s heady … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: What If… (Ruth Part II)

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

There are crazy couples everywhere. Couples that should never be together (anyone who has ever married a Kardashian); couples that have their pictures, and their babies on national television (Prince William and Kate Middleton). Desi and Lucy. But bridging the … Continue reading →

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Coming Clean: Reflections From The Beach (Being Church)

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

I’m not a neat-nik, and I may have germaphobe tendencies. It’s just part of being me. I won’t drink after you, I wash my hands before eating almost every time, and I like to know where things are so I … 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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Broken City: Stop Being “Stuck”

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

I’ve become a Mark Wahlberg fan, to the point where almost everything he’s in, I have to see. Now, Pain & Gain was an exception, but I ran out to see Broken City in January, and I wanted to see it again … Continue reading →

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