What happens after Easter?

The resurrection of Jesus invites us into a lifelong journey of hope, renewal, and purpose. In this episode of Natives Follow Jesus, we explore how Indigenous followers of Jesus can live with a “resurrection mindset” every day. Join us as we reflect on faith, resilience, and community.

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Join us for the next episode when you can find out how to balance your faith and your career.

Why did Jesus have to die? And why does His resurrection matter today?

In this episode of Natives Follow Jesus, we explore the deep meaning of the cross through an Indigenous lens—connecting suffering, restoration, and new life.

This isn’t just theology. It’s transformation.

The resurrection means your story is not over.

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Join us for the next episode when you can discover what it looks like to live with a "resurrection mindset" after the Easter celebration.

What if Easter isn’t just about the empty tomb… but the surrendered heart in the garden?

In this episode of Natives Follow Jesus, we enter Gethsemane through dramatic storytelling and Indigenous reflection.

Come listen, reflect, and walk with Jesus in the tension before the victory.

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• Check out Walk The Bible website for how pastors can experience the Holy Land. I thank God for Pastor Bob Fetterhoff and this ministry of Walk the Bible.
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Join us for the next episode as we reflect on Good Friday--why Jesus' death and resurrection are central to your faith.

When we hear the word “miracle,” we often think of something dramatic.

But what if God is moving in ways we overlook every day?

In our newest episode of Natives Follow Jesus, we reflect on how to recognize God’s presence in ordinary moments—through conversations, provision, peace, and small acts of grace.

Sometimes the miracle isn’t loud.

Sometimes it’s quiet and steady.

🎧 Listen now: Everyday Miracles – Recognizing God’s Presence in Ordinary Moments.

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4. Peruse "When God Winks At You: How God speaks directly to you through the power of Coincidences, by Squire Rushnell here. He offers a unique take on the biblical truth that God orchestrates circumstances to meet needs and direct paths.
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Join us for the next episode when you can celebrate Easter with greater devotion this year.

Today we’re talking about something that touches nearly every part of our lives: the digital world. Phones. Social media. Online conversations.

For many of us, these spaces are where we learn, connect, argue, laugh, and sometimes struggle. But here’s an important question:

What does it mean to follow Jesus in digital spaces?

How do we bring integrity, humility, and wisdom online as Native believers?

Listen to this episode to discover best practices for navigating the digital world.

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4. Follow Layla Curtis, Navajo who loves Jesus and plays basketball for the Tuba City Lady Warriors in Tuba City, AZ on Facebook. Check out her Facebook page here. Follow Layla @laylacurtis32 on Instagram.
5. Check out the best practices for using the digital space as evangelism from the Jesus Project here.
6. Peruse also the best practices from Karen Swallow Prior on Research LifeWay who shares "9 Ways to Make Social Media More Christian."
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Join us for the next episode when you hear how everyday miracles emerge in your life from time to time and how God's presence makes ordinary moments miraculous.

In this episode discover the gift of community. Learn how to follow Jesus not only as individuals, but as a people--the people of God.

You are not alone.

You can grow in your faith as the people of God gather. Faith often grows in simple places, with simple people, and with simply a meal.

Your faith can grow around tables.

Around fires.

Around shared stories.

🎧 This episode of Natives Follow Jesus explores how storytelling, meals, and fellowship nurture discipleship.

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Join us for the next episode when you can find out how to follow Jesus in the digital age.

What if your daily responsibilities are holy ground?

Whether you’re working, care-giving, creating, or serving—

God sees it all.

Many of us were taught that worship happens only in church or in a special ceremony or sacred location, but the Bible tells us something different.

This episode reflects on Colossians 3:23 and how your everyday responsibilities--jobs, care-giving, service, and community work--can become acts of worship to the LORD God Almighty.

This episode is for anyone one who feels tired, unseen, or wondering if their work really matters.

Listen now and rediscover purpose in daily responsibilities and work.

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Join us for the next episode when you can discover how meals and stories can help you follow Jesus better.

Put Off. Put On.

Growth in Jesus isn’t instant — it’s intentional.

In this week’s episode of Natives Follow Jesus, we start a new series--More of Jesus, Less of Me by exploring Ephesians 4:22–29 and how you can lay down old patterns and put on Christ daily with the Put-Off / Put-On Practice.

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Join us for the next episode where you will discover how to use your vocation as an act of worship.

Not all leaders stand at the microphone. In Native communities, some of the most powerful spiritual leadership flows quietly—through prayerful presence, creative expression, and acts of service. This episode honors Native women who reflect biblical models of active faith, leading not through volume or position, but through obedience, humility, and love for God the Creator-of-All-Things and for their families and their community.

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3. Hear the story of Evangeline and Randy Jackson on Tribal Trails here.
4. Read Rebekah Hillis story on Sounds Academy webpage here.
5. Check out part of Coreen Esplin's journey to Phoenix Seminary from her story here on a Phoenix Seminary reel.
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Join us for the next episode as we seek to follow Jesus better everyday.

Faith in Native communities has often been carried quietly—through stories, prayers, daily example, and resilient love. This episode honors the women who have kept faith alive across generations and invites listeners to reflect on how Native believers in Jesus can intentionally pass faith on to children, youth, and future generations in ways that are relational, culturally rooted, and Christ-centered.

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2. Check out the work of Jessica Crealis who shared her research on Mary Konkapot and Mary Doxtator here. Jessica highlights the story of how these Indigenous women embraced Jesus and lived for Christ as best as they could.
3. Please peruse the added information from a series of articles about Mary Konkapot and what happened to the next generation here. Thanks to the Knox County (OH) online newspaper, Knox Pages, for offering a special series on Mary Konkapot and her family. Michal Sherfy and Jessica Smith co-wrote the articles. Hardship endured. Faith tested. Strong Native Women striving to follow Jesus amid arduous circumstances.
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Join us for the next episode when you can hear about the Quiet Prophets who lead through prayer, art, and service.

This episode of Natives Follow Jesus honors Native women whose lives reflect courage, wisdom, and spiritual strength. Drawing from Proverbs 31:25 and Indigenous experience, we explore how Native and biblical models of womanhood reveal God’s heart for dignity, faith, and hope.

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4. Hear Pastor Craig Smith who offers a sermon on the life and spiritual legacy of Alfreda Claus here. I appreciate Craig, Ojibew, and LaDonna, Navajo, who share their walk with Jesus on The Indigenous Faith Podcast.
5. Listen to the testimony of the late Tom Claus, Mohawk, founder of CHIEF, evangelist, and patriarch of the faith here. Thanks to withoutreservation.org for collecting stories of faith from Native American and First Nations followers of Jesus.
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Join us for the next episode to discover the generational faith transmission that mothers, daughters, aunties, and grandmas can have as keepers of the faith in Jesus Christ. Invite a friend to follow, subscribe, and listen.

For generations, Native communities have been spoken about as “mission fields.” But Scripture tells a deeper story. Jesus never calls His followers a project—He calls them witnesses.

This episode invites Native believers to reclaim their God-given calling as a Spirit-filled people sent to bless the world. Rooted in Acts 1:7–8, we explore how Indigenous followers of Jesus are uniquely equipped to carry the gospel across cultures, nations, and generations.

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Join us for the next episode when you can find out how to balance your faith and your career.

Hope for Native communities is not found in returning to the past or waiting for dramatic spiritual moments—it is found in walking forward together with Jesus, grounded in faith, hailed in story, mindful of the land, and building relationships with God and with humans.

This episode invites you, listeners to imagine a future shaped by healing, wisdom, and faithful presence, where Native believers move ahead together on the good road as we follow Jesus together as best as we can one day at a time.

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3. Hear more about Billy & Breanna Tallas. They served the LORD in northern Spain at a camp called L'Arcada this past summer. I will post photos on my feed. Read more of their story here. The Tallas family is starting a church in Many Farms, AZ.
4. Jason French, of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee in Oklahoma, served the LORD in Nepal as an adjunct teacher for the Nepal Bible Institute. Read more of his testimony here. Jason is a worship leader and is serving as pastor in a new church starting in Broken Arrow, OK.
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Join us for the next episode where you can build a hopeful vision for your walk with Jesus together with other followers of Jesus here at Natives Follow Jesus.

Division, Misunderstanding, Hurt Feelings have fractured families, churches, and Native communities—often leaving wounds that run deep across generations. This episode invites listeners into a hopeful, biblical vision of reconciliation. Rooted in Indigenous understandings of the circle and Paul’s call to the ministry of reconciliation, we explore how Jesus restores broken relationships and calls us to walk the good road together again.

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3. Hear more about Native InterVarsity Native InterVarsity is "mindful of some complicated contexts. There is, for instance, the fact that a lot of Christian mission has the weight of colonialism.' But (InterVarsity) wants students to see that both God and the global church invite them to be witnesses to the gospel of Jesus “to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8) Read more of their story here.
4. Kristen Lilya, Ojibwe, shares her story of how Deer Camp helped her connect with the generations in her family. Read more of personal account here.
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Join us for the next episode where you can build a hopeful vision for Native Christian communities in 2026 and beyond.

Across Native communities, God is quietly and powerfully at work—restoring hearts, renewing faith, and awakening hope. Revival doesn’t always look loud or dramatic; often it begins in quiet prayer circles, in family kitchens, at youth gatherings, and with humble obedience. This episode invites listeners to recognize the God the Holy Spirit’s movement, celebrate stories of renewal, and step into God’s restoring work together.

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3. Hear more about Milton Shirleson, Navajo, from Tohatchi, NM. Have you ever wondered if anyone really loved you? Have you ever felt abandoned? These were issues that Milt wrestled with because his father walked out. His wounded heart became angry. Eventually, Milt’s anger almost cost him his own family. But then a miracle happened. Listen to his story here.
4. Watch the story of Katherine Womax, from the Adams Lake reserve. She felt like didn't belong after her family became more dysfunctional.Then, God became the Father she did not have. Watch her story here.
5. Craig Smith, Ojibwe, and his wife LaDonna, Navajo, and a relative experieced a horrific car crash on I-25 North near Santa Fe, NM. Craig flatlined in the ER and God brought restoration. Watch more of his testimony of God's miracle in his life here.
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Join us for the next episode when you can find out how to balance your faith and your career.

The New Year often brings mixed emotions for Native and First Nation communities—hope, grief, resilience, fatigue, and longing. This episode invites Indigenous believers to step into the New Year not with shallow optimism, but with deep, Jesus-centered hope rooted in God’s faithfulness, healing, and promise of renewal.

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3. Read about the stats of MMIP, the Missing Murdered Indigenous Peoples from 2024 here. Despite the horrific numbers, you can hope in the LORD.
4. For an insight into the people who are MMIP, peruse the landing page of the MMIW Bureau of Indian Affairs webpage here. Remember the names and photos are current missing and/or murder individuals.
5. Here are the ways you can step into hope as you move into the new year: Offer practical ways to step into hope: Naming grief before God, Setting intentions instead of resolutions, Praying with the land, Reconnecting with community, Choosing one spiritual practice to develop or to enhance for the year, and Trusting Jesus with what you cannot carry alone.
6. Here is one way that I found to hear from God by reading the Bible with the help of The Bible Recap. Find how to start the bible reading plan here. I have found this resource helpful for my walk with God.
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Join us for the next episode when you can learn how to begin the journey of renewal when you need restoration and hope. Thanks for listening!

Christmas can be complicated for Indigenous believers—carrying beauty, joy, pain, and cultural tension all at once. This episode explores how Native followers of Jesus can engage Advent and Christmas in ways that honor Christ, respect Indigenous identity, and hopefully heal past wounds. We reflect on Advent as a season of waiting, hope, and re-engaging how God the Creator entered into His Creation among the overlooked.

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Join us for the next episode when you hear how to engage the new year as a follower of Jesus

Prayer was never meant to be carried alone. For Native peoples, prayer has always been communal—gathered in circles where every voice matters and Creator is present among the people. In this episode, we explore how Native believers in Jesus intercede together for families, communities, and the land, blending Indigenous wisdom with biblical teaching on shared prayer. 

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• Read about the power of circles in the community context here. This is just one way to harness the concept of a circle to promote unity, inclusion, and being seen and heard. Remember: biblical truths overrule shapes--the Bible teaches community and one way to picture unity is a circle. The Bible also teaches hierarchy--pastor leads congregation. So a pyramid may be a better shape to teach that truth.
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Join us for the next episode when you can hear how God has answered prayer and sometimes in a miraculous manner.

For Native peoples, the land has always been a place of prayer, of memory, and of encounter with God the Creator. Scripture affirms this sacred truth: creation itself speaks of God’s glory.

In this episode, we explore how praying with Creation—on the mountains, by the rivers, in the fields, and under the sky—deepens your relationship with God and invites you to listen in new ways.

Listen now.

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Join us for the next episode when you can discover community prayer circles where followers of Jesus can intercede in prayer for people and with creation together.

Prayer was never meant to be merely a ritual. It’s a relationship. In our newest episode of Natives Follow Jesus, we explore how Indigenous and biblical traditions both invite humans into honest, intimate conversation with God Himself.

Come rediscover a way of praying that feels like connection, not pressure; like intimacy, not just words to speak out into the world.

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• Watch Wally Brown who shares his perspective on prayer as a Navajo Traditional Teacher here.
• Read Jesus' words about prayer in John 6:5-15 here.
• Peruse an overview about "what is Prayer?," posted on Got Questions website here.
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Join us for the next episode when you can find out more about praying with the land/creation in mind.

“A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more,” a quote from Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Professor

My vision for this Podcast is for you to discover who you could be; an appeal to be better yourself, a call to become something more—someone more like Jesus. 

In Indigenous communities, vision is scarce. To walk the good road is unclear and seemingly impossible. This episode looks forward with anticipation, inviting you and this community into the next chapter of the journey for the Natives Follow Jesus Podcast while giving thanks to God, the Creator for every story and step so far. 

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Join us for the next episode when you will join Daron for an Advent Season series on the Power of Prayer.

In Indigenous communities, gratitude isn’t only taught—it’s expressed and modeled. Elders teach by example, and by presence, and by passing on what it means to walk the good road. This episode celebrates the one-year journey of the Natives Follow Jesus Podcast and give thanks to God, the Creator for every story and step so far. 

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• Honor the life and legacy of my friend Arlen Melendez--fellow board member serving with me for CHIEF and renowned leader of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony in Reno, Nevada. here. Read also his tribute from the NCAI, National Association of American Indians here.
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Join us for the next episode where I offer a vision for the year ahead in 2026.

Faith is meant to be shared—not just with words, but with life. In this episode of Natives Follow Jesus, we explore how storytelling and example carry faith across generations. Listen and learn how to pass on wisdom that lasts.

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• Hear how powerful story remains among Indigenous people. Listen to the story of Katha (Catherine) Lafferty here. Thanks to TedXVictoria for posting this testimony. You can teach in story too.
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Join us for the next episode when you will join me for the next series about Prayer.

Do dreams and visions still matter? In this episode of Natives Follow Jesus, we explore how God speaks through spiritual experiences—and how to discern His voice with wisdom rooted in Scripture and Native tradition. Listen and learn to walk in the Spirit with clarity and peace.

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Join us for the next episode when you can find out how to balance your faith and your career.

As Native followers of Jesus, we know the spirit world is real. In this special episode, we talk about why discernment matters during Halloween and how to honor Creator while guarding our hearts and homes. Listen and walk wisely.

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Join us for the next episode when you can understand spiritual experiences in a Jesus-centered way.

The Holy Spirit still speaks—but are we listening? In this episode of Natives Follow Jesus, we explore how Indigenous wisdom and biblical truth meet in the sacred practice of listening.

Through silence and story, we learn to hear the gentle voice of God--if we but get still, remain silent, and quietly listen.

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• Read about hearing God's voice from Ralph F. Wilson who posts bible studies on JesusWalk.com. Read his devotional and best practices here.
• One fascinating contrast between the Majority Western Culture and Indigenous Culture is succinctly illustrated in a table created by Lilly Roderick. Find the unique perspectives here.
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Join us for the next episode when you can find out how to discern spiritual experiences of dreams and visions.

Wisdom isn’t just what we know—it’s how we walk. In this episode, we honor Native

elders who live out godly wisdom, connecting Indigenous spiritual tradition and

biblical truth. Listen to how they walk the good road with Jesus.

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Join us for the next episode when you can discover how to hear the Holy Spirit's voice as you follow Jesus.

On this special episode, we pause to reflect on the meaning of Indigenous Peoples Day in 2025. We'll recount history, share stories, explore how faith and culture intersect in remembrance and hope, and invite you listeners to live faithfully--not only on this day, but every day.  

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• Follow CHIEF ministries here. Disclosure: I am on the Board of CHIEF and I endorse the events and ministry opportunities offered by CHIEF.
• Follow On Eagles Wings Ministries here. Ron Hutchcraft Ministries equips Native American and First Nation people to follow Jesus better and to encourage and equip Native Followers of Jesus to go to the world to share Christ.
• Follow Broken Arrow Bible Rance on Instagram @brokenarrowbibleranch so that you can pray for every summer camping outreach where children from Native American and other cultures are given the opportunity to hear about Jesus.
• Check out the National Association of Native Evangelicals, NANE, group who seek to equip, unite, and to encourage Native followers of Jesus to make more and better disciples of Jesus in their own tribal groups and into the world.
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Join us for the next episode when you can find out how you can walk in wisdom, witness, and renewal in your Christian walk.

This special milestone episode celebrates God’s faithfulness in bringing Natives Follow Jesus to 50 episodes.

It will honor the journey so far, highlight key themes and testimonies, and share vision for what’s ahead.

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Join us for the next episode when you discover how biblical discernment can help you live out an Indigenous life for Jesus.

Creation speaks if we’re willing to listen. In this episode, we explore how God reveals

Himself through nature and how Native ways can help you hear His voice. Join us

as we walk the good road of listening to Creator through creation.

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Join us for the next episode when we celebrate the 50th episode of Native Follow Jesus!

The earth is the Lord’s — we are only caretakers. In this episode, we explore what it means to be stewards, not owners, through Scripture, discipleship, and Native values of land as sacred. You will discover how you are a caretaker of God's earth. You are a caretaker of what God already owns!

Listen and be inspired to walk gently upon creation.

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Join us for the next episode when you can find out how to God speaks through nature and ceremony to you.

Land is more than property — it is sacred gift. In this episode, we explore a Native Christian theology of land rooted in Genesis 2:15. Discover how Scripture and Indigenous wisdom together call us to care for creation as holy trust.

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• Watch the clip of Yuchi descendant Tom Hendrix from the Muscle Shoals documentary here.
• Explore the Native Land Digital website to discover what Indigenous Peoples lived in your area here.
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Join us for the next episode when you can find out how more about the sacredness of the land where you live.

Many Native counselors and healers today utilize native practices that seek to connect a person to his/her community and to the earth using natural remedies and traditional songs and chants to bring healing.

Whereas, modern counseling engages the individual, one-on-one counseling and therapy sessions in an austere, clinical environment.   I wonder if a counselor can weave together three powerful strands—faith in Christ, the science of psychology, and Indigenous wisdom to offer a holistic and godly form of help to bring healing to Native Peoples, and to all peoples of the cultures of the world.

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• With discernment, read the experiment of Sun Bear and his way of healing for all people at the website of his shamanic teachings here.
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Join us for the next episode as we launch a new series about land and its significance for Native Peoples and how respecting the land honors God, the Creator.

Forgiveness and justice often feel like opposites—but in God’s Kingdom, they walk hand-in-hand. In this episode, we wrestle with Micah 6:8, exploring how to release bitterness without letting go of the pursuit of truth and restoration.

Hurt happens in this world. When you get hurt, what do you do? Can you forgive without excusing harm? Can you leave vengeance in God's hands?

Listen now. Consider what is shared. Move forward today.

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• Read the digital accounts of the Trail of Tears from two perspectives from a Cherokee and a U.S. Soldier here.
• Watch the trailer for The Long Walk here. Consider how this would affect you if this were not fiction but for real?
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Join us for the next episode when you can find out if you can blend faith in Jesus, human psychology, and native tradition.

The integration of Christian faith with Indigenous healing practices requires careful discernment and a commitment to avoid syncretism. The goal is to show how Natives Who Follow Christ can fulfill the best aspects of your native culture while confronting and discarding anything that might be contrary to the Bible and your Christian faith.  

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• Integrating native healing practices with Christian ways. Read about Franciscan fathers' journey here.
• Listen to Craig Smith on The Indigenous Faith podcast about his journey of healing after a horrific automobile accident. Find the series entitled, Christ My Healer, Christ My Health.
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode, Forgiveness and Justice –A hard but holy tension (Micah 6:8).

The wounds are real. But healing is possible.

In this powerful episode, we confront the painful legacy of boarding schools and generational trauma in Native communities. Through Psalm 147:3, we turn to the One who heals the brokenhearted and binds up every wound

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• Learn more about Native Mending the Soul at Indigenous Bible College here.
• Watch the Historical Context of US Indian Boarding School here from the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.
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Join us for the next episode when we address healing in Christ and Native ways of healing.

Identity. Belonging. Jesus. In this special ‘Story Circle’ episode, we hear raw and

powerful testimonies from Native believers who walk the good road with Jesus.

Their stories will challenge assumptions and inspire your faith. Tune in and

listen with your heart

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• Thanks to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association for recording Isaac Durham's testimony here.
• I am grateful for the North Dakota Elder Teachings Channel on YouTube for recording the story of Don Bartlett here.
• Watch the story of Danielle Sayer, member of the Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation, Northern Alberta, CANAD here.
• Circle of Stories is a way Native Peoples share life stories. Many media and social media outlets use the moniker for Native American storytelling; e.g. See PBS channel here.
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next series where you will discover healing and restoration from heartaches and loss.

“You can’t be Native and follow Jesus.”

It’s a lie too many of you may have heard. In this episode, I intend to address the false “either-or” choices you’ve been given—and show how biblical truth and Indigenous tradition can walk together in wholeness.

Christ doesn’t ask you to erase who you are. God doesn’t erase your heritage—He allows you to discern what honors Him best.

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• Find a helpful start to using discernment in your walk with Jesus. Thanks to Sinclair Ferguson of Ligioner Ministries for this helpful post.
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Join us for the next episode when you can hear how Indigenous People follow Jesus everyday.

“Can you be fully Native and fully Christian?”

In this episode, we explore how Indigenous tradition and the Bible aren’t enemies—but can walk hand-in-hand. Discover how God doesn’t erase your heritage—He allows you to discern what honors Him best.

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Join us for the next episode, Walking Two Roads? Or Just One? – Breaking down false dichotomies between Indigenous ways and Christianity.

In this episode, we are diving into the powerful truth of 1 Peter 2:9—what it means to be a chosen people—and exploring how Indigenous identity and Christian faith can beautifully walk together. Whether you’ve wrestled with cultural tensions or longed for deeper connection to your roots and faith, this episode is for you. 

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• Read more about Dr Randy Woodall here where he shares his perspective on following Jesus versus following Christianity.
• Read more about Craig Smith from his book, Whiteman's Gospel here. Thanks to Tribal Life for offering a product description.
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Join us for the next episode when you can engage being Native and following Jesus.

Following Jesus Today can be difficult and fraught with discouragement. Let's reflect on the journey so far and celebrate the journey of faith in Jesus.

Whether you've been listening from the beginning or you're new to the journey, this episode rehearses why I share this podcast. I invite you to celebrate, pray, and dream with me as you continue to follow Jesus in a way that's true to who you are as a human being and as Native people.

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Join us for the next series in July when you can explore who you are in Christ and in your culture. Share this podcast with your friends.

Want to influence others for Christ without being pushy? This episode gives practical ways to activate your faith so that you can tell your story with Jesus with gentleness and respect. 

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Join us for the next series when we address your identity in Christ and how that interfaces with your cultural upbringing. Be ready to listen to the next series, Identity and Faith.

How should followers of Jesus respond to injustice? This week’s episode breaks down Micah 6:8 and what it means to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly. Tune in as we explore a biblical view of social justice and what it looks like in real life.

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• Read about social justice today and biblical justice here from Tim Challies. I appreciate his take on this challenging topic.
• Check out another opinion from John Simmons, "Social Justice is Not the Same as Biblical Justice," where he offers a strong opinion to grapple with a Natives Who Follow Jesus.
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Join us for the next episode when you can discover how to influence others for Christ as Natives Who Follow Jesus.

Fear emerges in all places. Anxiety can lead to fear. You can feel afraid of real things like relationships going sour, death of loved ones, or the unknown of a health issue.  You can feel afraid and it wears you out—wears you down and you can’t function properly. 

In this episode, you’ll discover how God promises to strengthen you and to help you overcome fear with faith. 

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• Follow Billy & Brianna on Instagram @billy.tallas so that you can pray for this summer's camping outreach on June 15-17. Ask to follow Billy.
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Join us for the next episode when you can explore the biblical perspective on social justice.

"All Christians are all hypocrites!"

I have heard that accusation many times from those who don't follow Jesus. Their critique is an excuse for them to demean those who follow Jesus and to highlight the challenge of following Jesus completely.

In this episode, you’ll discover how God can make your faith active. You can learn how to live a faith that works to show others that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.

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• Read about Catharine Brown summarized succinctly here by Simonetta Carr for the Place for Truth website.
• Learn more about Catharine Brown's writings from University of Nebraska Press here. Indeed, you can read additional info from Chalkboard Champions website.
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Join us for the next episode when you can find out how to overcome fear with faith in God the Almighty.

You have a job. You face deadlines. You have a family. You have work/life challenges. You have a lot of commitments. So, where does your faith fit in?

This first episode in the new series on Faith In Action addresses a central question: How can you excel professionally without sidelining your walk with Christ?

You need to review God's biblical vision for work, acknowledge common pitfalls, and implement five integration practices to balance your faith and your career.

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• Read about Angie Garber from her obituary here. You can also purchase a booklet about her story from Child Evangelism Fellowship, entitled, "Angie Goes West." She is also mentioned in the book, Descending Into Greatness, as a model of humility with her ministry among the Navajo people.
• Consider how you can integrate your faith into your work by engaging this article where being Christlike in your job is your best witness. Thanks to Anand Mahadevan for a thought-provoking take on work and faith.
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when we address how to trust God when plans change and life takes a detour.

Oftentimes your path in life may get re-routed.  You may lose your way. You may take a turn and all seems lost.  You take another turn and it appears that there is a dead-end. 

In this episode, you’ll discover how God is not surprised by detours, in fact, God designs them. 

A dead-end is not the end. 

A detour is not the finish line. 

A roadblock is not immovable. 

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• Watch the announcement of Grandma Ruth' passing from earth to heaven on Broken Arrow Bible Ranch here.
• Follow Broken Arrow Bible Rance on Instagram @brokenarrowbibleranch so that you can pray for this summer's camping outreach
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Join us for the next episode when you can find out how to balance your faith and your career.

You want joy in your life. You want to make a difference in your life. Well, joy isn't found in being first--it's found in putting others first.

In this episode you will learn how humility fuels lasting influence and real joy. You will learn from my mistakes and I trust you will find best practices to find greater joy in your life as you serve others.

Listen now!

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Join us for the next episode when we address how to trust God when plans change and life takes a detour.

You may have lost your purpose. Life has happened. You started work, met new people, and you have grown as a human being. Life has changed and things have shifted. Do you know your purpose?

Or, you may have arrived at a place where you don’t know.  You might be completely unsure of what drives you.  You haven’t given much thought to it recently. 

You realize a disconnect between what you want in life and what you’re currently experiencing.  You may not know what your purpose will be. But you feel and think that there has to be more than this. 

I believe that living on purpose as a follower of Jesus can drive you to make better decisions, to take action that benefits others, and gives you energy to make wonderful things happen for yourself, your family, and your community. 

So, I invite you to join me on this next phase of your spiritual journey.  Lean in as you discover your purpose in Christ.    

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Join us for the next episode when we address how you can find your purpose by serving with humility

What does it truly mean to forgive others? If you have been alive for more than five days, then people have probably disappointed, failed, or hurt you. As a result, you are left with the challenge of whether you are going to forgive them.

In this episode, discover how to forgive others even when it's difficult. When you receive the life-changing forgiveness of Jesus, you can extend that same grace to others--even when it's hard--this episode unpacks the beauty and challenge of living a life marked by mercy.

Whether you're struggling to let go or simply seeking a deeper understanding of biblical forgiveness, this conversation invites you towards healing, freedom, and love.

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• Quote from C.S. Lewis about forgiveness.
• Check out the Bisti Wilderness Area south of Farmington, NM where my uncle Peter Sala pastors a small church.
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Join us for the next episode when we address how you can find purpose for your life as a follower of Jesus. Tune in!

Are you living from a place of victory, or just trying to survive? In this episode, we dive into Philippians 3:10 and explore what it means to experience the power of Christ’s resurrection—not just on Easter, but every single day.

Learn how resurrection power can transform your mindset, energize your faith, and empower you to rise above fear, doubt, and defeat. This isn’t about striving harder—it’s about living from the victory Jesus already won.

Tune in and discover how to walk in the fullness of God’s power, no matter what life throws your way.

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Join us for the next episode to learn how you can walk in grace extending forgiveness to others.

Everyone needs hope! You may find this week before Easter as just another week. But I find great hope in Easter. When I get discouraged, I can remember how the resurrection of Jesus, gives me hope for each new day.

Listen up! You can know how to find hope when everything seems to be going wrong for you. Find hope in the resurrection of Jesus!

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• Find Famous Dave Anderson's restaurant famousdaves.com Find a location near you. I LOVE his food!
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Join us for the next episode when we address how you can live in victory for your every day life as you apply resurrection power into your life.

Have you ever received love you did not earn or deserve?

Relationships can be contractual or transactional where you give and the other person gives back. Then, they give and you give back. Subsequently, you give and don't receive anything back so you walk. You move on. Conversely, they give and you don't give back and they ghost you. They leave you.

But I believe a relationship with God is an unconditional love where God has sacrificed all for you so that you can experience genuine love not a love that is a contract where transactions abound.

Discover how God's love in the resurrection of Jesus can empower you to live life differently. How the power of Jesus' resurrection can help you today.

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• Follow me on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Send me an email with your questions, comments, or ideas
• To read about the resurrection of Jesus from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, please check out the reading plan set up by Leslie Ann Jones. Thanks, Leslie. Her reading plan is simple to follow and has only a few passages per day.
• You can listen to Johaan Sebastian Bach oratorio symphony, Saint Matthew Passion, on Youtube. Bach sets music to the 26th and 27th chapters of the Gospel of Matthew. This work is almost 3 hours long. Yet, it provides me a great backdrop for Easter Holy Week. I play the work in my car while I drive around.
• Follow Isaac Durham  on Instagram @isaac7durham
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Join us for the next episode when we address how to find hope when things feel hopeless.

Celebrate good times! Lyrics of Kool & The Gang's song, Celebration. I want to celebrate 25 episodes and to thank you listeners for coming along with me. Your messages and feedback are truly appreciated.

In this episode, you can hear how I am overcoming Imposter Syndrome and how God helps me move forward in life when things don't go your way sometimes. You can know that God sees you wherever you are and you are not alone. I want to encourage you to keep listening and to keep following Jesus.

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• Learn how to launch your podcast with the help of Captivate.FM Find help here to overcome Imposter Syndrome.
• Email me at nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com
• Check out Bill Federer, American Minute. Peruse his findings of Native American First Nations Christians in North America.
• Grateful for the added insights of Sacrifice Rock / Chamber Rock legends on his blogpost here.
• Follow Myron Lizer, Former Vice President of the Navajo Nation on Instagram @myronlizer_navajonation
• Follow CHIEF Ministries by following Huron Claus on instagram @huronclaus
• Check out NANE, National Association of Native Evangelicals on their website thenane.org Ryan O'Leary is an enrolled member of the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe in Northern Minnesota. Ryan is Presient of the Board of Directors.
• Engage with Mokahum where Native Peoples are being equipped to serve God among Native Nations and First Nations Reserves.
• Follow On Eagles Wings programs. Listen to the GO MAD podcast. The Lord is using Ron Hutchcraft Ministries to equip Native Youth to make a difference in today's generation.
• Pray with Daron for 31 days of Prayer on Native Follow Jesus Instagram stories.
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Join us for the next series when you will discover the power of the resurrection of Jesus that will empower you to follow Jesus better

When you are under the burden of suffering, you feel many feels. You may feel all alone--abandoned. You may feel hurt and unable to recover. You may feel broken and irreparable. You may even disassociate feeling nothing.

Can you find some meaning in your suffering?

An ubiquitous quote that people see everywhere on posters, in papers, and online say, "To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in your suffering."

Listen up! You can find meaning in your suffering. I believe God sees you in your pain wherever you are and you are not alone. He can be a source of hope and restoration. In this episode, find out how he can restore and cease your suffering.

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• Sign up for monthly newsletter. Click on link. Scroll down past list of episodes. Find email sign up. Fill out form. Reply to automated opt-in email. Receive the newsletter.
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Discover the true author for the quote above, "To live is to suffer.." Thanks to Alexander Atkins for his sleuthing and read his post here.
• I discovered a good place to find commentary on the Bible at TheBibleRef.com I used their insights in this podcast for 1 Peter 5:10.
• Wilkinson and Boa have a useful bible reference, Talk Thru The Old Testament, p.148 where I quoted their succinct summary. You can get a copy of their book at Christianbook.com here.
• I discovered that I cannot create a Spotify playlist unless I have a free account. So, if someone can DM me on my Instagram account, then you can help me create a playlist.
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Join us for the next episode as I celebrate 25 episodes for the podcast. Thanks for listening!

If you have ever asked, "Why do I suffer and not others?," then listen to this episode of Natives Follow Jesus. Amid your suffering you may ask, “Why does God allow me to suffer and not others?”

Your question is valid.  Your question needs to be asked. Your question needs to be spoken into the world. Your question needs to be addressed to God. 

From the biblical character Job, you can ride along on his emotional roller coaster as he and his friends grapple with the reason for suffering.  Their collective human wisdom is divulged. Yet the mystery remains. Why do you suffer and not others?  

You can discover peace knowing that God sees you wherever you are and you are not alone.

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• View the book of Job overview here on YouTube from The Bible Project. The Bible Project offers book overviews for every book of the Bible. A great resource for those wanting to know more about the Bible.
• Check out a great list of resources from Dr Brian Collins here. Brian lists many books for the study of the book of Job in the Bible.
• Reach out to Isaac Durham on LinkedIn here or follow Isaac on Instagram @isaac7durham.
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when we conclude the series on suffering by discovering Job's posture after shaking his fist at God demanding an explanation.

When you suffer, you feel all alone. You long for someone to understand. You may have friends who try to offer words of comfort, but oftentimes those words only sound condemning. You feel worse for having shared your pain.

I believe that one who follows Jesus can find help in suffering. You can discover how you can wrestle with God in your suffering. You can be brutally honest and yet learn more about the God who cares for you.

Wrestle with God in your suffering. You may discover Someone who truly understands. Find in this episode help as you process your suffering in life.

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• Sign up for monthly newsletter by clicking the link. Scroll down past the list of episodes. Find the email sign-up section. Type in your name and email address. Reply to email prompt. You are signed up.
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Watch music video of Johnny Cash, "Hurt," here.
• Find the article about Trent Reznor about how his song is no longer his song where Jacob Uitti captures his quote in AmericanSongwriter.com
• Send me your reply that you are suffering, "Suffering" to my email inbox nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com
• Check out CHIEF online at their website. Sign up for CHIEF 50-year Celebration
• View the memorial video of the ministry of CHIEF in the life of Tom Claus on YouTube here.
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when we address how you can engage human understanding and the wisdom of God as you deal with your suffering.

If you feel like you are suffering alone, then I ask you to listen to this episode. Suffering happens and you may feel that no one understands or that no one cares. But I offer to you that there is One who cares. You can cast all your cares on Him because He cares for you. That One who cares is God, the Creator of All Things.

Moreover, you can find a follower of Jesus who will care also. This friend will just sit with you as you become transparent and share that you are suffering. You need not put it in words. There is a follow of Jesus who will care and sit with you in your ordeal so that you are not alone.

Listen now! You can know that God sees you wherever you are and you are not alone.

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• Sign up for monthly newsletter by clicking link, by scrolling down past recent episodes, by finding the email sign-up section, and filling out the form. Next, reply to the email prompt to verify that you want the newsletter. And, you will get the newsletter in your email box.
• Follow me on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Hear the spiritual song, "No One Knows The Trouble I Seen," sung by Mahalia Jackson. She is the queen of Gospel IMHO.
• Peruse the study of Dr. Kathleen Brown-Rice in her article, "Examining the Theory of Historical Trauma Among Native Americans," from The Professional Counselor, Volume 3 Issue 3, 2013.
• One of the best biblical study resource is the book, Talk Thru The Old Testament, by Bruce Wilkinson and Kenneth Boa, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, TN 1983. Volume 1 offers a great summary of the books of the Old Testament. Find it on Amazon, but look for deals on used book websites.
• Send me an email to respond to question if you are suffering nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com Reply, "I am suffering" to email.
• Read what a Lament is and how to offer a lament to God here.
• Follow Caleb Butler  on Instagram @caleb._.butler
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when we address how you can move from feeling alone to feeling that you belong. 

If you believe the myth that you need to find your other half; who would complete you.  You will find my take in this episode as an unpopular viewpoint. You don’t need to get married to be a whole person. 

I believe that one who follows Jesus can find love and express love as a single person. You don’t need to get married to be whole.

You must find the one love that will complete you. Discover in this episode where to find that one love.

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• Sign up for my monthly newsletter by clicking the link, scrolling down past the list of episodes, find the email sign up section, provide name and email address, respond to the email prompt, and get ready for my newsletter.
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Share your experience with me via email nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com where you can share your experience of singleness in your community or how you observed your community deal with single people.
• Read the Westminster Shorter Catechism. I link to pdf version so that you can read it offline or print a copy to read.
• Peruse the article by Focus On The Family which corrected my perspective on marriage and singleness, "The Apostle Paul on Marriage and Singleness."
• Discover the G.O.S.P.E.L. acrostic that explains the Gospel simply where God created human beings to be with Him. Thanks to Greg Stier!
• Investigate the One Word Theme on the website where action plans and other resources are available. You can watch a YouTube video detailing the "One Word That Will Change Your Life."
• Follow Billy Tallas on Instagram @billy.tallas or sign up for his ministry newsletter on his webpage here.
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when we will begin a new series sharing how you can better understand suffering and recovering as you follow Jesus.

"All you need is love." This lyric written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney offer hope for a life where love is expressed freely for the benefit of humankind. But love may be hard to discover.

I believe that love is the foundation for a life of faith. Jesus teaches how love is the essential value for those who follow Him. Listen in! You can show love and receive love in real life today. I share how you can love God and love your neighbor in wonderful, meaningful ways. Take a listen.

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• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Watch the 1967 worldwide satellite presentation of the song, All You Need is Love via YouTube.
• Read a terse summary of the doctrine of the Body of Christ from Carl Kline at Bible Doctrines to Live By
• Navajo Hair Bun, Tsiiyééł, thoughts on Navajo hairstyle practice from Navajo Code Talkers website and personal anecdote and commentary from Jacqueline Keeler responding to elementary Navajo child who was told to cut his long hair by the local school
• Listen to Craig and LaDonna Smith podcast, The Indigenous Faith Podcast, online. Find their website to hear their story at tribalrescue.com
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join me for the next episode when I share how you can LIVE OUT LOVE in your relationships.

In this month of February, I am sharing how you can live out love everyday.  But, how do you love those who hurt you?

You listeners know how hard it is to love those who hurt you--Heartache of a love lost, trauma from physical abuse, PTSD from an attack, anger from being neglected, bitterness from wrongs piled up over the years, or you listen to the voice inside your head and ponder on-going thoughts of SELF-hate. 

How do you move from feeling hurt to showing love?

How do you move from experiencing the trauma once again to showing love?

How do you move from self-hate to self-love? 

I believe you can move from feeling hurt to showing love. So, listeners, I invite you to listen to my personal reflection on how to love those who hurt you.  You can LIVE OUT LOVE.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter. Click the link, scroll down past the latest episodes, find the email sign-up, type name and email.
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Watch the Remember The Titans clip here, "I killed my brother with malice in my heart..." Coach Boone portrayey by Denzel Washington
• Peruse the origin of "Indian Giver" from NPR radio post, "The History Behind The Phrase 'Don't be an Indian Giver.'"
• Reflect on the Native Practice of Giveaways and Potlatches: Lakota Giveaway and Potlatches from the Indigenous Peoples of the Northwest USA
• Watch Inigo Montoya line from movie, Princess Bride, "Hello..."
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when we address how you can live out love to follow Jesus better.

February is often touted as a month of roses, chocolate, and appreciation, but for many, it can be much less colorful. For you, the month of love might be another 28 days of loneliness, and oftentimes grief. 

You might feel like your losses become newly refreshed, and an empty house feels more empty. Loneliness and grief share far more connections than many often talk about – including both increasing the risk of substance abuse, decreased immune function, talk of suicide, and depression triggered by dark nights and overcast days. 

But you can discover how to move from feeling isolated and move towards being connected to other followers of Jesus. Listen up! You can know that God loves you and you are not alone.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter by scrolling down the webpage past the list of episodes, type your name and email address, respond to the email prompt, and be ready to receive my newsletter.
• Follow me on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Listen to Pastor Craig Groeschel. If you ever asked, "Why would God love someone like me?" If you’ve ever asked this question, if you’ve ever felt insignificant, too bad, too small, too needy, this message about the love of God is for you.
• Watch a short tiktok video about the power of hugs by Ed Mylett
• Read more insights about the power of hugs from Isabel Londono from the Megan Bebenek Foundation
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when we address how you can move from isolated to feeling connected.  

If you feel like you lack motivation or need a jump-start for your faith this year, I encourage you to consider discovering your One Word Theme.

A One Word Theme can "create clarity, power, passion and life-change. The simple power of One Word is that it impacts all six dimensions of your life – mental, physical, emotional, relational, spiritual, and financial," says Jimmy Page one of the authors of One Word That Can Change Your Life.

I have benefited from a One Word Theme. I believe you can too. Find motivation to move forward in your spiritual life as Natives who Follow Jesus.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Check out the One Word Theme on Jimmy Page's website: onewordchallenge.com
• Listen to a 60-minute Video where Jimmy Page is interviewed by Susie Larson on her webpage MyFaithRadio.com to learn more about the One Word Theme.
• Get your One Word Action Plan to get started
• Start the One Word That Will Change Your Life devotional at YouVersion
• Check out the bios of Natives: We Are Still Here complied by Dana Hedgpeth and Rachel Hatzipanagos for The Washington Post. Scroll through the bios and be inspired.
• Follow Josh Hillis on Instagram @run_joshie_run13 for inspiration and how to follow Jesus in your area of expertise
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episodes in February when we address how you can move from living in fear to live out love.

National events like Martin Luther King Day or a Presidential Inauguration can overshadow your life. You can feel like their stories are so great or so famous. You may even feel very small.

But, don't despair. Your life story matters. No matter how small or insignificant you may feel, you have a story to tell. You have a life to be proud for living. In Christ, you can share a story that can influence others in a positive way.

In this episode, discover how Natives who follow Jesus can serve others with love, how Natives who follow Jesus can tell their own individual and unique story. The story of Indigenous People who follow Jesus is not finished. You get to add chapters to the unfolding story.  You can live a life that tells an amazing story as you follow Jesus. You never know where your story will take you.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter by clicking link, scrolling down below the list of episodes, find the email sign up form, and complete sign up.
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• "Everybody Can Serve" quote by Rev Martin Luther King, from his his 1968 "The Drum Major Instinct" sermon.
• Birchbark Books webpage for book, "We Are Still Here: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci Sorell. Illusrated by Frane Lessac
• Global Leadership Network Youtube Channel, Episode 150: The Superpower we all have (but don't always use) Storytelling Expert, Kindra Hall, September 24, 2024.
• Share your story with me nativefollowsJesus@gmail.com
• Follow Billy and Brianna Tallas on webpage, Facebook or on Instagram @billy.tallas
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode of Natives Follow Jesus.

As you begin a new year, you may wonder how to jumpstart your faith for what the new year may bring.  Whether you are curious about what it means to follow Jesus, a new follower of Jesus, or someone who has decided to follow Jesus awhile ago, you can jumpstart your faith with a New Year beginning.   

“Seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you (Matthew 7:7)."

Never forget: God is able to break through even the most stubborn barriers of unbelief, and bring hope and new life to all who sincerely seek Him. Jesus’ promise is true: Seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter by clicking link, scrolling down below the list of episodes, find the email sign up form, and complete sign up.
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Read the Bible today. Billy Graham Evangelistic Association offers insight for a fresh start this new year.
• National Museum of the American Indian website offers the importance of oral traditions, storytelling for Indigenous Peoples.
• Share your story with me nativefollowsJesus@gmail.com
• Follow Philip & Tawny Staib who are mobilizing Christian students from Word Of Life New York to serve in Brazil in April 3-13, 2025. @tawnsjojostaib on Instagram
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when we address how you can make a fresh start learning how to pray to God, the Creator.

"Things which do not grow and change are dead things." Louise Erdich, an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, offered this quote that you need to read, to hear, and to understand about starting new things. She challenges you to be alive by growing and changing.

In this episode of Natives Follow Jesus, I share how you can live abundantly or slowly die and fade away. Engage this episode to discover how you can find new intention or a renewed purpose for the year ahead.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter by scrolling down past episodes to email sign up.
• Follow Host, Daron Butler on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Read Emmaline Soken-Huberty's article who posted Louise Erdich’s quote in her list, “15 Inspiring Quotes from Indigenous Peoples” online
• The Bible Recap read through the Bible in One Year resource, Start Page.
• One Word that Will Change Your Life, A 4-Day Devotional from YouVersion to discover the one-word that God has for you. I believe this process can help your walk with Jesus
• Read biography of Jim Thorpe on the official website of Jim Thorpe
• Read the article of Native Mending The Soul Workbook available from Indian Bible College (soon to be Indigenous Bible College--read IBC newsletter). Click link above. Scroll down to download The IBC Epistle. Read the article.
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when we address how you can discover the benefit of prayer and fasting in your spiritual life as you follow Jesus.

You may feel like the New Year brings more fears than freedom. You may fear that the New Year will only bring the worse from this past year repeating the negative experiences of the past. You may be afraid of what next year may bring.  You might feel anxious, overwhelmed, or paralyzed. 

But, I believe there is hope!

In this episode, I want to offer you some hope for the future. I want to give you hope that the New Year can bring good things for your walk with Jesus. I want to look back to move forward as you follow Jesus into the New Year.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Follow Natives Follow Jesus on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Watch Kids Song, "Read Your Bible, Pray Everyday" on Harvest Kidz Online YouTube Channel.
• Read the Bible more resource: The Bible Recap, Tara-Leigh Cobble. I have used this resource the past two years. I recommend this resource.
• Read the Bible more resource using the book of Proverbs: "First, read the chapter of Proverbs that matches the day’s date: chapter 1 on the first day of the month, chapter 2 on the second, chapter 3 on the third, and so on. Proverbs has 31 chapters, and seven months of the year have 31 days, so your reading schedule those months is straightforward. In months that have 30 days, I read chapters 30–31 on the last day. In February, I read chapters 28–31 on the last day." From "Why You Should Read Psalms and Proverbs Daily," Influence Magazine Online.
• Pray the Bible resource, "How Do I Pray the Bible?" Interview of John Piper, on DesiringGod.org Audio transcript provided in post.
• Listen to George Jones sing, "I Know A Man Who Can," on YouTube
• Read prayer on blogpost, "A Prayer for One Impacted by Trauma," on Perspective Ministries Blog, Founder & Executive Director, Lori Apon.
• Listen to "Thanks to You" episode
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when we address how you can move from feeling alone to feeling that you belong. 

I believe Natives who Follow Jesus can “speak the truth in love” when it comes to history in the Americas and Christianity today. In four episodes I will be talking about Myths of Native America and Misconceptions of Christianity.  Since I live in both worlds as a Navajo who is a Christian, I believe that I can add unique insight and perspective to the myths and misconceptions that I have chosen.

So let me briefly address my take on a myth of Native America and a misconception of Christianity in today’s episode: 

• Christianity is White Man's Religion?
• Christianity is prejudice.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Read summary of book, God is Red, by Vine Deloria Jr. from Fulcrum Press
• Post by Molly Adams, "Four generations of Indigenous scholars discuss 'God is Red,'" Lawrence, KS Times Students, faculty and guests spoke throughout the week about what “God is Red” has meant to them. Many of the speakers touched on the collision between Western and Indigenous worldviews, experiential learning, and spirituality.
• Book Review of God Is Read book by Frederic & Mary Ann Brussant at SpiritualityAndPractice.com
• Read summary of book, Whiteman's Gospel, by Craig Smith at IndianLife.Org
• Book review of Whiteman's Gospel by Craig Smith at goodreads.com
• Read review of book, More Than A White Man's Religion, by Abdu Murray at Gospel Coalition Canada. Levi Friesen offers a balanced critique
• Read article, "Is Christianity a White Man's Religion?," by Claude Atcho at Gospel Coalition US Edition
• Peruse Mohakum Discipleship Ministries Wordpress post, "Empowering Native Christians For Discipleship."
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when I will offer insights from the launch of this podcast and to share my vision for the future episodes in the new year.

I believe Natives who Follow Jesus can “speak the truth in love” when it comes to history in the Americas and Christianity today. In four episodes I will be talking about Myths of Native America and Misconceptions of Christianity.  Since I live in both worlds as a Navajo who is a Christian, I believe that I can add unique insight and perspective to the myths and misconceptions that I have chosen.

So let me briefly address my take on a myth of Native America and a misconception of Christianity in today’s episode: 

• Indian Casinos Make All Indians Rich?
• Christianity is no fun, it's all legalistic!

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Read full document--Adam Crepelle, Managing Fellow of the Native American Law Policy Institute, who wrote in The Gonzaga Law Review in the Spring of 2021, “The Per Cap Conundrum: Governance, Culture, and Incentives.”
• Post by Siletz Casino Project, "Five Things You Should Know About Tribal Casino Revenue," from siletz.org
• Article Barnes' Notes On The Bible online at The Bluehub Bible, "1 John 5:3 Commentaries."
• Post "Navajo String Game" at gomyson.com You can click the dropdown menu to pick a design to see
• Post "Navajo String Games" at NavajoCodeTalkers.ORG You can check out design videos on this webpage
• Follow Faa on Instagram @feenfaa
• Peruse GROW [Grace Refuge Outreach Worldwide] website
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when I will address Myth--Are Jesus & Native Americans Mutually Exclusive?; and Misconception--Why is Christianity prejudice?

I believe Natives who Follow Jesus can “speak the truth in love” when it comes to history in the Americas and Christianity today. In four episodes I will be talking about Myths of Native America and Misconceptions of Christianity.  Since I live in both worlds as a Navajo who is a Christian, I believe that I can add unique insight and perspective to the myths and misconceptions that I have chosen.

So let me briefly address my take on a myth of Native America and a misconception of Christianity in today’s episode: 

• Did Columbus discover America?
• Once you become a Christian, God will solve all your problems?

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• View the Columbus Monument inscription: Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2001699850/
• Post by Central Park Conservancy, "The Columbus Circle Monument"
• Article by Royal Museum Greenwich , "Christopher Columbus"
• Article National Museum of the American Indian,"Unlearning Columbus Day Myths"
• Article on Vikings Arrived 500 years before Columbus, "The Real Story: Who discovered America"
• Article about Christopher Columbus exploits lauded, "Five Myths About Columbus"
• Article about how Columbus became the symbol of the founding of America, "We All Know that Columbus Didn't Discover America--So How Did He Become a Symbol of It's Founding," by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz.
• Article of Navajo Artist, Dustin Quinn Martin, "Point Lips, Not Fingers"
• Follow Josiah Butler on Instagram @siah_b_69
• Peruse Indian Bible College website
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when I will address Myth--Indian casino make all Indians rich?; and Misconception--Christianity is no fun, only legalistic

I believe Natives who Follow Jesus can “speak the truth in love” when it comes to history in the Americas and Christianity today. In the next four episodes I will be talking about Myths of Native America and Misconceptions of Christianity.  Since I live in both worlds as a Navajo who is a Christian, I believe that I can add unique insight and perspective to the myths and misconceptions that I have chosen.

So let me briefly address my take on a myth of Native America and a misconception of Christianity in today’s episode: 

• Did the Indians welcome the Pilgrims at the First Thanksgiving?
• Why is Christianity full of hypocrites?

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• View the painting--Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome, Artist. The first Thanksgiving/ J.L.G. Ferris. Massachusetts, ca. 1932. Cleveland, Ohio: The Foundation Press, Inc. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2001699850/
• Article by Teddy Barbier, "The 'First Thanksgiving' by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris"
• Post by Brian D. Butler, "The Myth of Thanksgiving" where he reviews the work of Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker, All the Real Indians Died Off, Myth 4.
• Nell Srinath, "The Genocidal Myth of Thanksgiving" repost from The Daily Campus.COM
• Follow Billy Tallas on Instagram @billytallas
• Peruse church plant website for Billy & Brianna Tallas: tallasmission.com
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when I will address Myth--Columbus Discovered America?; and Misconception--Once you become a Christian, God will solve all your problems.

You know how to say thanks. But you need to say thanks more.  A simple thank you—especially if it’s sincere and not manipulative—will provide the benefactor with a good vibe. 

• You know people who are struggling financially 
• You know people who lack significant connections with others
• You know people who are stressed and anxious
• You know people who feel unhappy 
• You know people who feel sad because the weather is changing
• You know people who are disappointed that something didn’t work out
• You know people who are working so many hours and speeding towards burnout
• You know people who are dealing with trauma from past life experiences
• You know the world is pushing you to achieve status, beauty, and wild success; but you find no status, struggle with body image, and you feel like a failure
• You know people who struggle to put food on the table 

Such circumstances can lead one to be ungrateful. 

But there is another pathway that leads to greater hope! 

Say, "Thanks." In this episode, I will share how you can be grateful even when life's outcomes are lacking. When you are not actively grateful, you leave space for discontent to flourish. This can detract from your mental well-being. You start pushing people away. If ingratitude makes you negative, you may put negative vibes into the world. We don't need more bad vibes. We need good vibes! Listen how you can say thanks and bring light into a gloomy world.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Follow me on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• List of 17 verses about thanksgiving
• Engage with John Pellowe who believes "Thank you" is more than a courtesy
• Discover the Podcast Launch Accelerator online course with Mark Asquith
• Peruse AWeber one email service provider that I find helpful
• Check out GoDaddy to find a domain for your website
• Try Canva an online graphic design toolbox
• Download Audacity for an online editing and recording app

Join us for the next episode talking about Native Americans and USA holidays like Thanksgiving. Did the Indians welcome the Pilgrims at the First Thanksgiving? Or is there something more to discover?

I believe Natives who Follow Jesus can impact the world for Christ! In this episode, I will share my vision for Indigenous followers of Jesus making disciples of all nations. The Gospel has come to many indigenous nations. But how do we as Native American and First Nations Peoples who follow Jesus join the task of reaching the world for Christ. I believe we can assist in the task of making disciples of Jesus anywhere around the world.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Learn more about me by signing up for my newsletter on podcast webpage.
• Follow me on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Peruse On Eagles Wings webpage to discover how Native Peoples are being mobilized to reach the nations
• Listen to the Hutchcraft brothers on their Go M.A.D. podcast
• Find the overview of the book of Acts from Bible Study Fellowship here.
• Check out CHIEF ministries webpage to marvel at how Indigenous Peoples are being discipled to live for Christ, to share Christ, and to reach others for Christ.
• Take a look at a post summarizing the First Laugh Ceremony written by Shari Rose
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join me for the next episode when I share how Thanksgiving can be difficult to navigate as a Native American in the United States.

I believe Natives who follow Jesus can be good ambassadors in this world. In this episode, I want to share with you how you can be a good ambassador in this world. You can offer value into this world by being a good ambassador! As representatives of Jesus, you can spread good vibes in a world that desperately needs good vibes.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for my newsletter
• Follow me on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Watch a sermon on being a good ambassador from one of my pastors, Billy Starkey at GraceForOhio.org. Sermon starts at 31:30. Watch how to genuinely share your faith.
• Read article by Maureen Salamon, "Validation: Defusing Intense Emotions"
• Follow Paul Straubel on Facebook at Center for Indian Ministries
• Check out Mokahum Discipleship Ministry
• Take a look at Envision Twin Cities
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when we share how I envision Indigenous followers of Jesus making disciples of all nations.

You may wonder why I follow Jesus. How does a baby boy born into a Navajo family

decide to follow Jesus?  Well, wonder no more. In this episode, I want to share with

you why I follow Jesus.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Learn how to share your faith with Greg Stier, Life in Six Words
• Learn how to Minister in Guilt-Shame-Fear Cultures with Jayson Georges
• Follow Dino & Nanette Butler on Facebook at Theodore Butler
• Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com

Join us for the next episode when we share how you can be a good ambassador for Christ as a Native who Follows Jesus

To be honest, I have felt all alone. I've even felt all alone in a crowd. You may feel all alone now or you may have felt all alone recently. There is hope. All of us are at risk for loneliness. So, in this episode, I'll offer my take on how you can move from feeling alone to feeling that you belong.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Check out the National Atlas of Indian Tribes, Cultures, and Languages
• Follow Indian Bible College on Instagram @indianbiblecollege

Join us for the next episode when you will hear my testimony and how I am following Jesus today. "Wherever you are, God sees you. You are NOT alone. Keep following Jesus."

If you feel like there's a gap between the connection you would like with people and the connection you actually have with people, then lean in here for this episode of Natives Follow Jesus. You may have a lot of superficial social connections but you long for something deeper. You may wish someone could accept the real you. Do you hope you could find your "tribe?" Do you feel isolated rather than connected? Everyone is at risk for loneliness. But you can discover how to move from feeling isolated and move towards being connected to other followers of Jesus. Listen up! You can know that God sees you wherever you are and you are not alone.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Follow L'Arcada Camps on Instagram @larcardacamps

Join us for the next episode when we address how you can move from feeling alone to feeling that you belong. "Wherever you are, God sees you. You are NOT alone. Keep following Jesus."

You might ask, “I see that this is podcast is set to help those who follow Jesus. But how do you follow Jesus when you feel all alone?  How do you follow Jesus as a Native American on your reservation?  How do you follow Jesus as a First Nation disciple on your reserve?  How do you follow Jesus in the city where you could be around hundreds, thousands, or hundreds of thousands of people—yet feel all alone? If I feel alone, how can I feel that I belong?” I believe that you can move from feeling alone to feeling that you belong. 

In this episode, you will discover how you can start to feel that you belong. 

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Sign up for monthly newsletter
• Adam Grant Podcast--Work Life with Adam Grant
• Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus
• Follow Tawny Staib on Instagram @tawnsjojostaib

Join us for the next episode when we address how God sees you wherever you are. He sees you not to watch for your missteps to punish you but to watch for you to commune with you--even when your life feels messed up.

Although, even if you are a Jesus Follower from any other nation or background, then you could still benefit from this podcast. 

I will upload episodes every Monday at 6:30am with segments that will seek to understand the unique challenges you face as a follower of Jesus.  There will be bonus episodes where I will interview other Natives who are following Jesus. You will gain perspective from their journey and you will find inspiration to keep following Jesus. 

Why this podcast? I find that those who follow Jesus as a Native American or First Nation are from places and spaces from the USA, to CANADA and beyond. Wherever you are, I invite you to join me on this spiritual quest to follow Jesus. 

I also believe that frequently Satan wants to discourage those who follow Jesus by telling them lie--like YOU are all alone and no one cares. 

But I want you to know. You are NOT alone.  Not only does God see you, but I see you too.  You belong with me in the global Body of Christ as a follower of Jesus. You belong with us! 

So what are you waiting for? Subscribe to this podcast by signing up for my monthly newsletter. Engage with me on Instagram. Follow me @nativesfollowjesus   If you want to ask a question, reach out on Instagram and I promise to respond.

Tell your friends that this show is available to listen to for free in any app that supports podcasts.   

And remember, "Wherever you are, God sees you. You are NOT alone! Keep following Jesus!”