Be a Sparrow

Proclaim, Persist, Discern

Preacher: The Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas Occasion: 150th Anniversary of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Date: June 28, 2026 Location: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Winston-Salem, North Carolina In this powerful anniversary sermon, The Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas invites St. Paul’s—and all who listen—to consider what it means to carry forward the gospel legacy of Jesus in an anxious and disorienting age.

Be a Sparrow

Sermon by The Rev. Nancy Vaders · June 21, 2026 In this sermon on Matthew 10, Rev. Nancy Vaders begins with her own “bird nerd” fascination and focuses on the humble house sparrow mentioned by Jesus

This Invasive Hope

In a world that often calls us “weeds,” the Rev. Erika Takacs looks to the humble dandelion and to Scripture to proclaim an “invasive hope” that refuses to die. Drawing on Paul’s words that “suffering produces endurance… and hope does not disappoint,” she invites us to see that our hardest seasons are not the end of the story, but the soil where God’s relentless, expansive love takes root and spreads.

It’s Okay to Cry

Listen now to this sermon preached by The Rev. Dixon Kinser at St. Paul's Winston-Salem at the 10 AM service on June 7, 2026. Drawing on the story of the bleeding woman and Jesus’ healing touch, this sermon explores how our culture resists public grief—and why God meets us precisely in those vulnerable, “leaky” places. Our tears can be a doorway to deeper trust and wholeness together.

Trinity, Memory, and Mission

Listen to The Rev. Nick VanHorn preach on May 31, 2026. On Trinity Sunday, we reflected on how God’s story shapes our own—through resurrection and doubt, memory and hope—and how ordinary people are sent to carry an extraordinary story into an “ordinary” world hungry for good news.