Authors

D. Rebecca Hansen

The Rev’d D. Rebecca Hansen is the rector of St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in San Diego, and is the Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officer for the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego. She has served faith communities in Oregon, Missouri, Michigan, and Ohio. She discovered her call to ministry while serving as a missionary in Chiang Mai, Thailand, as a young adult. She shares her life with her husband, three children, and their multiple furbabies. 

Sermons and Bible Studies

Bright Threads, The Great Vigil of Easter (B) – March 30, 2024

March 30, 2024

[RCL] Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21; Psalm 114; Romans 6:3-11; Mark 16:1-8 A “dramatic” Easter sermon inspired by Mark 16:1-8, as told from the perspective of Mary Magdalene. I want to tell […]

Christus Rex, Christ the King Sunday (A) – 2023

November 26, 2023

[RCL] Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Psalm 100; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46 Kings and rulers are not usually the most obvious or shining examples of spiritual faith. In fact, in today’s text […]

Lifted Up, Ascension Day (A) – 2023

May 18, 2023

[RCL] Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47 or Psalm 93; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53 In early 2011 there were billboards plastered across the nation warning of Judgment Day on May 21, 2011, […]

Peace, Proper 9 (C) – 2022

July 03, 2022

[RCL] 2 Kings 5:1-14; Psalm 30; Galatians 6:(1-6)7-16; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 In the movie, “Miss Congeniality,” there is a scene during the beauty pageant in which contestants are asked what […]

St. Peter’s Story, The Great Vigil of Easter – 2022

April 16, 2022

[RCL] Exodus 14:10-31, 15:20-21; Psalm 114; Romans 6:3-11; Luke 24:1-12 A “dramatic” Easter sermon, as told from the perspective of St. Peter. Inspired by Luke 24:1-12. I want to tell […]

Distractions, Proper 17 (B) – 2021

August 29, 2021

RCL: Song of Solomon 2:8-13; Psalm 45:1-2, 7-10; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Author Anthony DeMello tells a story about an ashram cat. He writes, “When the guru sat […]

New Narratives, Proper 10 (B) – 2021

July 11, 2021

RCL: 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19; Psalm 24; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29 Fairytales and happy endings play a significant role in shaping us and our expectations about life. We are inundated […]

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