If, like Ignatius of Antioch said, "Faith the beginning and love the end," how to go from faith to love? The answer is Hope. In Hebrew, the word for hope is "tikvah" and means a cord. Join Mandy as she uses the wisdom of the past to explore how we can hold on to hope to make it through the storms and tests of life.

Join Mandy as she takes discusses the challenges of translation and illustrates them by taking a deeper look into the first few verses of the Gospel of John. If you would like to enroll in her live course about the Gospel of John, beginning at the end of March, please visit: Projectillumination.thinkific.com

Happy New Year from Reflecting Light! Rather than rushing into the new year with resolutions, Mandy discusses greeting the new year with a sense of shabbat, rest, or a pause. Join us as she explores clues from the Gospel of Mark that exemplify how the Lord found rest and solace.

Merry Christmas from Reflecting LIght! Join Mandy as she walks you through the Judean Hillside to take in the events of the Saviors birth. Happy Holidays!

Holiday Greetings from Reflecting Light! Join Mandy as she discusses the best idea of how to celebrate the 12 days of Christmas this Year. Hint: The answer is in the title. Episode artwork found from an article: https://www.templeton.org/news/can-forgiveness-bring-healing-to-the-world. Illustration by Rachel Aparicio.

Join Mandy in this weeks podcast to learn about the prophecies of Isaiah related to the birth of Jesus Christ.

Sometimes, we are healed of our infirmities. Other times, we must bear them. Either way, we can find heavenly peace in Christ. Join us as Mandy kicks of the season with the "Peace that was prepared before ever your war was."

We all have garbage in our lives. What makes the difference is how we view it. Join Mandy as she shares some of the lesson she learned from her recent visit to Garbage City in Cairo. There is just something beautiful about Heaven's alchemy--even when it shows up as "garbage." Love and Light and Happy Holidays my freinds!

Anciently, when you invited someone to break bread with you, it signified admitting someone into your family and life. Join Mandy as she shares a store of her Shabbat in Jerusalem and a little bit of wisdom about how we can be open up and share our commonalities with others.

This is one of my very favorite episodes, but I recorded it VERY early on in the podcast. So while I am out of town, I wanted to re-share it for all of our new listeners and as a reminder for all of those who have already heard it, but could use the reminder. Love and light!