Jon Sherwood

Silence can be unsettling. But it can also be incredibly inviting. And yes, like Depeche Mode told us, we should enjoy the silence . When the usual noise of daily life fades away, what remains is raw and revealing. I recently spent five days on silent retreat, an annual rhythm I am blessed to partake in. It is a time set apart from the world to listen deeply — to God, to myself, and the world around me. These retreats continue to sculpt my understanding of faith, presence, and peace. a prayer...

Advent is a season of anticipation, reflection, and hope as Christians await the coming of Christ. But hope that is seen … is no hope at all. If we are honest, it can be very difficult to hope at times. Times when we see death and destruction all around us. Times when we experience backbiting, manipulation, greed, and the distortion of truth. Times when we feel another year slipping through our fingers. Times when we look … and see no progress. But during Advent – both in remembrance of...

In this sermon we discuss that Jesus is not the Bible, and the Bible is not Jesus. We discuss the fact that the Bible is a unified story that leads to Jesus, and that in our digital age we need to recover communal, long-form reading that goes beyond the “quiet time”.