Save the whales or save the seeds?
From Intertwined - faith • community • ecology by Kevin Long
February 15, 2026 · 13 min · Season 6 · Episode 6
About this episode
The episode explores the moral dilemmas of who to help, inspired by a biblical story of Jesus healing.
Who did Jesus heal? How do we decide who to help? When do we need to reach out? "Save the whales or save the seeds?" is based on Matthew 8:1-17 When Jesus had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him, and there was a man with a skin disease who came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” He stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing. Be made clean!” Immediately his skin disease was cleansed. Then Jesus said to ...
People in this episode
Host: Kevin Long
Topics covered
- faith
- community
- ecology
- helping others
- Christian teachings
Keywords
- Jesus
- healing
- Matthew 8
- faith
- community
- ecology
- help
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Matthew 8:1-17
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