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Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Alexandra Virginia
74 episodes
4 days ago
Send us a text Moses receives unexpected guidance from Jethro, his Midianite father-in-law. In Exodus 18, an outsider helps shape Israel’s future and teaches Moses—and us—the humility to accept wisdom from unexpected places. A gentle reflection on help, humility, and the strangers who become our teachers. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I ma...
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Send us a text Moses receives unexpected guidance from Jethro, his Midianite father-in-law. In Exodus 18, an outsider helps shape Israel’s future and teaches Moses—and us—the humility to accept wisdom from unexpected places. A gentle reflection on help, humility, and the strangers who become our teachers. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I ma...
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Episodes (20/74)
Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Exodus 18: Wisdom From Unexpected Places
Send us a text Moses receives unexpected guidance from Jethro, his Midianite father-in-law. In Exodus 18, an outsider helps shape Israel’s future and teaches Moses—and us—the humility to accept wisdom from unexpected places. A gentle reflection on help, humility, and the strangers who become our teachers. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I ma...
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3 weeks ago
6 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Exodus 17: Complaints, Prayers, and the Memory We're Commanded to Keep
Send us a text In Exodus 17, the Lord answers both the Israelites’ desperate complaints and Moses’ steadfast prayer, revealing a divine patience that holds all our voices. We also confront Amalek and the command to “remember,” learning how moral memory guides us to protect the vulnerable and act with justice. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, ...
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3 weeks ago
5 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Hanukkah: The Resilience of Light
Send us a text A special Hanukkah bonus episode exploring the rededication of the Temple, the courage of the Maccabees, and a powerful parallel to Isaac in Genesis 26. A reflection on resilience, Jewish identity, and the enduring miracle of keeping our inner light alive. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra ...
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4 weeks ago
6 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Exodus 16: Daily Bread, Daily Trust
Send us a text In Exodus 16, the Israelites long for Egypt when fear clouds the present. The Lord responds with manna and the gift of Shabbat, teaching daily trust instead of clinging to the past or grasping for certainty. A gentle exploration of faith, provision, and sacred rest in the wilderness. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may recei...
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1 month ago
6 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Exodus 15: Gratitude Between Complaints
Send us a text In Exodus 15, the Israelites move from fear to song and back to fear again. This episode explores the sacred pause of gratitude between their complaints—and our own. A gentle reflection on faith, humanity, and finding light even in the wilderness. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you...
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1 month ago
7 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Exodus 14: The Sea of Reeds
Send us a text A journey to the Sea of Reeds, where Israel faces the impossible. In this episode, we explore how hitting rock bottom can open our eyes to the Lord’s presence, why He preserves our free will even in miracles, and how Exodus 14 teaches us to be still and trust the One who parts the sea. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may recei...
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1 month ago
6 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Exodus 13: Freedom With a Purpose
Send us a text Freedom was never the end of the Exodus story—it was the beginning of worship. In Exodus 13, the Lord teaches His people that true freedom means consecration, remembrance, and trust in His leading. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show Each story we reflect on comes...
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1 month ago
5 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Nature Humbled: Lessons from the Ten Plagues
Send us a text In this short episode, we revisit the Ten Plagues of Exodus and the patterns woven through them. From escalation to mercy, each plague reveals the Lord’s power over nature and the futility of false gods — reminding us that creation itself bows before the One who made it. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commissi...
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1 month ago
5 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Exodus 12: Remembering Life, Ritual, and Renewal
Send us a text In Exodus 12, the Torah teaches that liberation begins with remembrance. We explore how Passover rituals ground the Israelites in gratitude, identity, and new life — and how remembrance can transform our own everyday moments into sacred ground. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Su...
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1 month ago
7 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Exodus 11: When The Future Cries Out
Send us a text In Exodus 11, the story comes full circle. The same grief that once awakened Israel now humbles Egypt—the loss of their children, their future. Through suffering and divine reversal, we witness how the Lord transforms despair into deliverance, and remembrance into redemption. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a com...
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1 month ago
6 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Sacred Garden - Cultivating Light through Torah and Reflection
Send us a text Step into Sacred Garden, a quiet space to cultivate light through scripture, story, and reflection. Each short episode offers a gentle Torah bite — exploring timeless lessons of faith, resilience, and hope to nurture your spirit, one story at a time. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra co...
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1 month ago

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Exodus 10: When Darkness Falls
Send us a text In Exodus 10, the plagues of locusts and darkness descend: Egypt's land is stripped bare, and even Pharaoh begins to fear death. As the world darkness, host Alexandra reflects on her own moment of panic and discovery, finding new light and a fresh way to tell the story. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission ...
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2 months ago
6 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Exodus 9: Echoes of Mercy
Send us a text In Exodus 9, the Lord warns Egypt before the storm, revealing mercy even amid judgement. Pharaoh hardens his heart, as evildoers often do once danger passes. This episode reflects on divine patience, and how the G-d of Israel, and Israel itself, still mirror that mercy in times of conflict. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may ...
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2 months ago
20 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Exodus 8: Patience, Persistance, and Trusting The Plan
Send us a text In Exodus 8, the Lord sends the plagues of frogs, gnats, and flies, revealing His power and Pharaoh's stubborn heart. This episode explores the lessons of patience, consistency, and trusting the bigger plan when facing difficult people. Join us as we reflect on how steady faith can cultivate light in challenging moments. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate ...
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2 months ago
15 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Exodus 7: The Staff of Power
Send us a text In this episode of Sacred Garden, Moses steps into his calling, still trembling but obedient. Before Pharaoh, the shepherd's staff becomes the staff of power, first transforming before the court, then turning the Nile to blood. It's the beginning of the Lord's mighty works in Egypt, when divine authority flows through human hands. Together, we reflect on what it means to move from hesitation to faith, trusting that when the Lord sends us, he also equips us. Beeswax Garden...
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2 months ago
15 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Exodus 6: The Promise Remembered
Send us a text In this episode we enter Exodus 6: a moment of renewal after despair. Moses doubts, but the covenant is reaffirmed, reminding Israel that deliverance begins not with power, but with remembrance. Before the miracles come, the promise is remembered and hope is restored. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commiss...
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2 months ago
22 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Exodus 5: Hope Under Pressure
Send us a text Moses begins his mission full of faith, but Pharaoh's refusal brings only stress and setback. In this episode, we explore what happens when hope meets resistance, and how trusting the Lord means holding steady, even when the weight of obedience feels too heavy to bear. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission a...
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3 months ago
23 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Exodus 4: Equipped in Our Weakness
Send us a text Moses hesitates, but the Lord does not abandon him. In Exodus 4, we discover how divine provision meets human doubt, reminding us that the Lord's strength works through our weakness. Support the show The biblical stories featured in this episode are drawn from the Tanakh. We encourage you to explore these rich texts further by obtaining your own copy HERE. This podcast serves as a starting point for reflection and discussion, and we believe engaging directly with the scriptures...
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3 months ago
22 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Exodus 3: Moses' Call on Holy Ground
Send us a text In Exodus 3, Moses encounters the Lord in the wilderness, where a bush burns without being consumed. Called by name, he is invited into a mission of freedom on holy ground. This episode of Sacred Garden explores how the sacred can break into ordinary places and awaken us to purpose. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive ...
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3 months ago
23 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Exodus 2: Moses' Beginnings
Step into Exodus chapter 2 with us and discover how courage, compassion, and quiet providence weave through the birth of Moses. From a mother's daring to a princess's kindness, redemption begins to stir in hidden places - the tender beginning of Israel's deliverance. Send your opinion Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission ...
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3 months ago
27 minutes

Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Send us a text Moses receives unexpected guidance from Jethro, his Midianite father-in-law. In Exodus 18, an outsider helps shape Israel’s future and teaches Moses—and us—the humility to accept wisdom from unexpected places. A gentle reflection on help, humility, and the strangers who become our teachers. Beeswax GardenExplore the garden for natural candles crafted to inspire peace and cultivate your sacred rituals.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I ma...