Fresh Green Blessings

By Michael R. Malley "Michael the Parson"

Religion & Spirituality Spirituality Christianity Buddhism

What's Fresh Green Blessings about?

Fresh Green Blessings is a podcast and blog about reading the Judeo-Christian Bible through a Buddhist Lens with Mother Earth Eyes:

Engaging Eco-Theology, Eco-Spirituality, and the Interface of Buddhism with Christianity - ONE BIBLE VERSE AT A TIME.

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Fresh Green Blessings episodes:

07.08.2019
Episode 22: Matthew 5: 27-28
Matthew 5:27-28 (KJV): Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her...
07.01.2019
Episode 21: 1 Corinthians 12: 12-14
1 Corinthians 12:12-14: For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized...
06.25.2019
Episode 20: Numbers 3: 23-26
Numbers 3:23-26: The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west, with Eliasaph son of Lael as head of the ancestral house of the Gershonites. The responsibility of the sons of Gershon in the tent...
06.18.2019
Episode 19: Matthew 20: 1-16
Matthew 20: 1-16: “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his...
06.11.2019
Episode 18: John 3: 16
John 3:16 (KJV): For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Most Christians are familiar with the phrase “only begotten son” to describe Jesus....
06.03.2019
Episode 17: Mark 4: 5-6, 16-17
Mark 4: 5-6, 16-17: Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly, since it had no depth of soil. And when the sun rose, it was scorched; and since it...
05.27.2019
Episode 16: Job 39: 1-4
Job 39:1-4: “Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the deer? Can you number the months that they fulfill, and do you know the time when they give birth, when they crouch...
05.20.2019
Episode 15: Mark 6: 1-6
Mark 6:1-6a: He left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, “Where did this man get...
05.13.2019
Episode 14: Psalm 34: 4-11
Psalm 34:4- 11: I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. Look to him, and be radiant; so your faces shall never be ashamed. This poor soul cried, and was heard by the...
05.06.2019
Episode 13: Matthew 25: 43
Matthew 25:43: I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ There is a Tibetan Buddhist story of people throwing stones at...
04.29.2019
Episode 12: Genesis 37: 23-28, 31-34
Genesis 37: 23-28, 31-34 (KJV): And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him; And they took him, and cast...
04.23.2019
Episode 11: Matthew 27: 50-51
Matthew 27:50-51 (KJV): Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and...
04.16.2019
Episode 10: Luke 9: 23
Luke 9:23: Then [Jesus] said to them all, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ “Tonglen for Others: Imagine...someone who is suffering and in pain. As you breathe...
04.08.2019
Episode 9: Genesis 27: 1-27
Genesis 27:1-27 (abridged 1,2,4-6,8-27): When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called his elder son Esau and said to him, “My son”; and he answered, “Here I am.” He said, “See,...
04.02.2019
Episode 8: Matthew 5: 43-44
Matthew 5:43-44 (KJV): Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you,...
03.25.2019
Episode 7: Jeremiah 14: 3-7, 20
Jeremiah 14: 3-7, 20: ...Nobles send their servants for water; they come to the cisterns, they find no water, they return with their vessels empty...because the ground is cracked. Because there has been no rain on the land the farmers...
03.18.2019
Episode 6: Isaiah 2: 4 and Joel 3: 10
Isaiah 2:4 (NRSV): He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn...
03.11.2019
Episode 5: Psalm 4: 4
Psalm 4:4 (NRSV): When you are disturbed (or angry), do not sin; ponder it on your beds, and be silent. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Thich Nhat Hanh writes in the Fourth of his Five Mindfulness Trainings: “When anger is manifesting in me, I am...
03.04.2019
Episode 4: Jeremiah 10: 12-13, 16
Jeremiah 10:12-13,16b: It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens. When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the...
02.25.2019
Episode 3: Matthew 5: 30
Matthew 5:30 (KJV): And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast...
02.18.2019
Episode 2: John 14: 25-27
John 14:25-27 [Jesus said,] “I have said these things to you while I am still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all...
02.11.2019
Episode 1: Genesis 9: 8-17
Genesis 9:8-17: Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, (1) “As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds,...

What's Fresh Green Blessings about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Fresh Green Blessings episodes:

Episode 22: Matthew 5: 27-28

Episode 21: 1 Corinthians 12: 12-14

Episode 20: Numbers 3: 23-26

Episode 19: Matthew 20: 1-16

Episode 18: John 3: 16

Episode 17: Mark 4: 5-6, 16-17

Episode 16: Job 39: 1-4

Episode 15: Mark 6: 1-6

Episode 14: Psalm 34: 4-11

Episode 13: Matthew 25: 43

Episode 12: Genesis 37: 23-28, 31-34

Episode 11: Matthew 27: 50-51

Episode 10: Luke 9: 23

Episode 9: Genesis 27: 1-27

Episode 8: Matthew 5: 43-44

Episode 7: Jeremiah 14: 3-7, 20

Episode 6: Isaiah 2: 4 and Joel 3: 10

Episode 5: Psalm 4: 4

Episode 4: Jeremiah 10: 12-13, 16

Episode 3: Matthew 5: 30

Episode 2: John 14: 25-27

Episode 1: Genesis 9: 8-17