REFLECTING LIGHT

SABBATH: IN THIS SMALL AND SIMPLE THING SALVATION LIES: COME FOLLOW ME: Terrence C Smith's commentary: Noah fashioned the ark exactly as he was instructed to do. The Lord was very specific in His instructions to Noah. It was to be made of certain specified materials. It was to be of a certain height, length, and breadth—300 cubits in length, 50 cubits in width and 30 cubits in height (which is abo...

Thoughts taken from John Mark Comer's book, "The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry." "Little moments throughout our day wake us up to the reality of God all around us." Pg. 121 Today by Mary Oliver   Today I'm flying low and I'm not saying a word. I'm letting all of the voodoos of ambition sleep. The world goes on as it must, the bees in the garden rumbling a little, the fish leaping, the gnats gettin...

Art: Flaming June, by Fredrick Leighton Welcome to Season 5 and the invitation to rest, pause and center.  For a link to the book "The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry", please visit:  https://amzn.to/49k3yqX Sounding the Seasons Tangled in time, we go by hints and guesses,   Turning the wheel of each returning year. But in the midst of failures and successes We sometimes glimpse the love that casts...

Welcome to a preview of the year's coming events, and Forbidden Adventure's "Exploring Ancient England."  To purchase "The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry," click here: https://amzn.to/49k3yqX For more information about the tour or to sign up for it, click here: https://www.forbiddenadventure.com/unlocking-england Jerusalem ["And did those feet in ancient time"] BY  WILLIAM BLAKE And did those feet...

Art by Wendy Keller "For Unto Us A Child is Born" Winter Solstice Night—PODCAST 2:   One of four cardinal points where the earths elliptical   celestial paths   align. Thinking of you. Holidays, while wonderful, may not always elicit triumphant and joyful tidings. Loss and grief seem to weigh in more heavily during the season. I know we've felt it with the loss of our nephew from suicide a year ag...

Gods answer is a baby. Artwork: Tshikamba, Nativity Isaiah 55:8-9 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts,     neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth,     so are my ways higher than your ways     and my thoughts than your thoughts. TOUR INFORMATION!~ https://www.forbiddenadventure.com/unlocking-england Unlocking Ancient England with Mandy Green...

Whoever you are, wherever you are, I hope you find a home and a place in this glorious conversation here at Reflecting Light. Welcome home.   "Perhaps the secret of living well is not having all the answer, but in pursuing unanswerable questions in good company." Rachel Naomi Remen You're invited to join me and other truth seekers in this ongoing conversation in the U.K., March 13-27th, 2024 with...

The Feast Day of St. Mary Magdalene, July 22, honors this remarkable woman. This podcast is a updated version of the most recent information about this singular disciple of Christ and the illuminating path she forged forward for the rest of us.  Additional reading: 

The Saturdays of our lives are sometimes our darkest hours, as we wait, like disciples of old, for the new life promised in Christ. In this episode, Mandy speaks to this darkness as we wait and hope.  artwork: The Grey Havens, by Matt Stewart , as seen in the Middle-earth Collectible Card Game INTO THE WEST, Lyrics by Annie Lennox, Produced by Howard Shore Lay down Your sweet and weary head The ni...

Today's podcast features guests, Adelaide Roberts, Miss Wyoming For America Strong and Tyler Schwab, President and CEO of Libertas International, an organization committed to the rescue and after care of girls imprisoned in human trafficking. It's a tough and tender conversation--and an necessary one. To beat an evil of this magnitude, it's going to take all of us! Please listen to the end if poss...

Better late than never! Mandy returns with Easter Greetings and a look at the beauty of the mayhem the first Easter, as recorded in the Book of Mark. Wishing you all some beautiful Easter mayhem. xoxo art by He Qi: Women Arriving at the Tomb He Qi Copyright 2021. Limited use. To Purchase Kate Bowlers book:   https://amzn.to/4anG81J    

Are we willing to ride out our storms knowing the Lord is in the boat with us? Matt 8, Luke 5. Image Credit: Yongsong Kim, "The Hand of God.'  https://yongsungkimart.com/products/the-hand-of-god-by-yongsung-kim?variant=40700331393189

With all of the focus on love the past month, it's important to remember to love ourselves. Join Mandy as she discusses how we are each "wonderfully and fearfully made," (Ps. 139:13-18). Love After Love The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror and each will smile at the other's welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again t...

When was the last time your rested? TRULY rested? When was the last time you ceased from doing anything--totally stopped and just emjoyed existence? If you're like me, it's been too long. And that's why I recorded this podcast.  Exodus 20: 8-11 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:   But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it...

Small Kindnesses  Danusha Laméris I've been thinking about the way, when you walk down a crowded aisle, people pull in their legs to let you by. Or how strangers still say "bless you" when someone sneezes, a leftover from the Bubonic plague. "Don't die," we are saying. And sometimes, when you spill lemons from your grocery bag, someone else will help you pick them up. Mostly, we don't want to harm...

"And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been." Rilke Word of the Year: "Affection" noun af·​fec·​tion ə-ˈfek-shən  Synonyms of affection 1: a feeling of liking and caring for someone or something : tender attachment : FONDNESS She had a deep affection for her parents. Middle English affeccioun "capacity for feeling, emotion, desire, love," borrowed from Anglo-French, "desi...

This week Mandy discusses the distinction between belief and knowledge and examines the heights and depths of "knowing."   1 Ne 8:10  And it came to pass that I beheld a  tree , whose fruit was desirable to make one happy . 11 And it came to pass that I did go forth and partake of the fruit thereof; and I beheld that it was most sweet, above all that I ever before tasted. Yea, and I beheld that th...

Welcome to 2024~ We start the year by concluding the Christmas liturgial season ending in Epiphany! noun epiph·​a·​ny i-ˈpi-fə-nē  1 capitalized : January 6 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles or in the Eastern Church in commemoration of the baptism of Christ 2: an appearance or manifestation especially of a...

Thank you for joining me for this advent season! Wishing you and yours a truly magical, beautiful holiday season! xoxo Mandy For more information on "Forbidden France: In Search of the Black Madonna" visit: https://www.forbiddenadventure.com/forbidden-france Advent Reading: Helaman 13: 1 And now it came to pass that Samuel , the Lamanite, did prophesy a great many more things which cannot be writt...

Welcome to our third Sunday of Advent. In this episode, Mandy invites us to consider how each of us may show up for the advent of Christ, as our truest selves. For show notes see: www.mandybgreen.com/podcast Matt 5:48: https://biblehub.com/interlinear/matthew/5-48.htm Patience doesn't mean making a pact with the devil of denial, ignoring our emotions and aspirations. It means being wholeheartedly...

Artwork by Tshikamba: Samuel Wells, A NAZARETH MANIFESTO! https://chapel-archives.oit.duke.edu/documents/sermons/July11WhatMustIDotoInheritEternalLife.pdf IF YOU ARE ABLE, the COLUMBUS LEARNING CENTER is in desparate need of volunteers and supplies! columbusaec.org

Welcome to the beginning of Advent as we explore the condescension of God through the lens of Isaiah, in " The Ascension of Isaiah ."*  1 Nephi 11:16 " And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God?" Art: Prophet Isaiah, Marc Chagall Le prophète Isaïe, 1968; Saint-paul-de-vence, France   Music compliments of: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/   * As an Amazon Associate, the podca...

Recognizing is different than seeing. Perhaps a shift in perspective can help us recognize heaven in our lives. Happy thanksgiving! Blessed are my listeners. Thank you for your support! Show notes at: Mandybgreen.com/podcast

Today's podcast offers a little breather from life. "Come Away" from Unfoldinglight.net