Tag Archives: united methodist church

The Rocks Cry Out: (Sunday’s Sermon Today)

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

“In the beginning…” That’s always how it starts, isn’t it? Somewhere, at some point in time, there is a beginning. But as one of our enterprising young people asked in Children’s Church last week, “where was God before that?” That, … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons | Tagged Baptismal Vows, cartoon, cartoon song, chris rice, City of God, CPR, Creation, Cross Movement, Cry No More, Daily Show, Genesis 2, Jon Stewart, Luke 19, problem of evil, Romans 5:12-17, Romans 8:28, St. Augustine, united methodist church | Leave a comment

William Kent Krueger’s Windigo Island: Born Ogichidaa Stand Against Evil (Book Review)

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Intrigued by what I read about William Kent Krueger’s Windigo Island, the thirteenth book in the Cork O’Connor series and his sixteenth overall, I reached out to the author himself and quickly received an autographed advanced copy for review. The series … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reviews | Tagged Baptismal Vows, Cork O'Connor, Craig Johnson, Longmire, ogichidaa, Robert Taylor, Tamarack County, united methodist church, William Kent Krueger | Leave a comment

Ten Words #9: Little White Lies (Sunday’s Sermon Today)

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.–Exodus 20:16 Growing up, I had a very narrow view of this ninth commandment: don’t lie. It seemed simplified, but not easy; straightforward, and yet superiorly complicated. Consider the things that we lie … Continue reading →

Posted in Pop Culture, Sermons | Tagged Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Genesis 3, healing on sabbath, Jim Carey, Joan Chittister, man with withered hand, Mark 3, No More Malaria, parable of the good samaritan, Redbox, Sho Baraka, Starbucks, united methodist church | Leave a comment

Get Church Right: Stop Being So “Sex-y” (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

In the opening scene of Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom on HBO, Jeff Daniels’ Will McAvoy loses it, or more frankly, he speaks the truth: “We stood up for what was right. We fought for moral reasons. We passed laws, struck down laws … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Theology | Tagged galatians 3:28, homosexuality, lgbt, Married with Children, matthew 18:3, matthew 7:1-5, the newsroom, united methodist church, will daniels, will mcavoy | 5 Comments

Get Church Right: Are We “Post-Church”? (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Several of the conversations happening around the United Methodist Church seem to imply that the denomination itself won’t last into the second half of the twenty-first century. While non-denominational churches shoot up and mushroom out in pockets of suburbia, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Pop Culture, Theology | Tagged dying denominations, kingdom of God, post-church, pre-Christian, pre-kingdom, Psalm 118:22, second coming, Tim Hawkins, united methodist church | Leave a comment