This sermon has a very simple, but very difficult, message: Faith is a social practice, but one that requires solitude.

Genesis 2:18 reads: “It is not good for man to be alone.”
Daniel 10:8 reads: “I was left alone, and saw the great vision.”

Sometimes society, sometimes solitude. Sometimes it is not good to be alone. Sometimes we need to be left alone to see what God has for us to see.

The most talked about movie at the time of this sermon’s composition is “The Artist,” a 2011 French comedy-drama film shown in black and white and mostly silent. In January 2012 it was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor in a Leading Role. The story takes place between 1927 and 1932, and revolves around the relationship between a declining film star and …