Explore every episode of the podcast Natives Follow Jesus
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| Why I Follow Jesus | 11 Nov 2024 | 00:35:22 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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.
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Join us for the next episode when we share how you can be a good ambassador for Christ as a Native who Follows Jesus | |||
| You are NOT alone | 04 Nov 2024 | 00:29:49 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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:
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." | |||
| God sees You wherever you are | 04 Nov 2024 | 00:22:24 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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:
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." | |||
| Wherever You Are, You Belong With Us | 02 Nov 2024 | 00:25:35 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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:
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. | |||
| Trailer | 29 Oct 2024 | 00:02:13 | |
Are you a Jesus Follower from a Native American Tribe or Band or are you a Jesus Follower from a First Nation? Then, this podcast is for you. 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!” | |||
| How to be a good ambassador in this world | 18 Nov 2024 | 00:39:13 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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:
Join us for the next episode when we share how I envision Indigenous followers of Jesus making disciples of all nations. | |||
| BONUS Episode--Thanks to you | 28 Nov 2024 | 00:27:09 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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.
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:
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? | |||
| My Vision for Natives who Follow Jesus to reach the world for Christ | 25 Nov 2024 | 00:31:05 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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:
Join me for the next episode when I share how Thanksgiving can be difficult to navigate as a Native American in the United States. | |||
| Myths & Misconceptions: Did the Indians welcome the Pilgrims at the First Thanksgiving? | 02 Dec 2024 | 00:32:23 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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:
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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. | |||
| Myths & Misconceptions: Did Columbus discover America? | 09 Dec 2024 | 00:31:11 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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:
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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 | |||
| Live out love--exploring love as the foundation of faith | 17 Feb 2025 | 00:31:41 | |
SHOW NOTES: "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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join me for the next episode when I share how you can LIVE OUT LOVE in your relationships. | |||
| LIVE OUT LOVE: Expressing love to those who hurt you | 10 Feb 2025 | 00:27:04 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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:
Join us for the next episode when we address how you can live out love to follow Jesus better. | |||
| LIVE OUT LOVE: Exploring love as the foundation for your faith | 03 Feb 2025 | 00:26:39 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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:
Join us for the next episode when we address how you can move from isolated to feeling connected. | |||
| A Fresh Start for Natives Who Follow Jesus: What is Your One Word? | 27 Jan 2025 | 00:29:45 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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:
Join us for the next episodes in February when we address how you can move from living in fear to live out love. | |||
| Jumpstart Your Faith in the New Year: What is your story? | 20 Jan 2025 | 00:30:44 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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:
Join us for the next episode of Natives Follow Jesus. | |||
| Fresh Start: Reading the Bible for Spiritual Growth | 12 Jan 2025 | 00:27:54 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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:
Join us for the next episode when we address how you can make a fresh start learning how to pray to God, the Creator. | |||
| New Beginnings: Embrace the New Year | 06 Jan 2025 | 00:24:30 | |
SHOW NOTES: "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:
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. | |||
| Looking Back, Moving Forward: Natives Follow Jesus Into the New Year | 30 Dec 2024 | 00:34:41 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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:
Join us for the next episode when we address how you can move from feeling alone to feeling that you belong. | |||
| Episode 11 Myths & Misconceptions Christianity is White Man's Relgion | 23 Dec 2024 | 00:39:17 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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:
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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. | |||
| Myth & Misconceptions: Indian Casinos Make All Indians Rich | 16 Dec 2024 | 00:33:49 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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:
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Join us for the next episode when I will address Myth--Are Jesus & Native Americans Mutually Exclusive?; and Misconception--Why is Christianity prejudice? | |||
| LIVE OUT LOVE by finding the one love that makes you complete | 24 Feb 2025 | 00:35:04 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
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. | |||
| SUFFERING Can you find meaning in your suffering? | 24 Mar 2025 | 00:38:19 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode as I celebrate 25 episodes for the podcast. Thanks for listening! | |||
| Suffering: Can you ever fully understand it? | 23 Mar 2025 | 00:33:59 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
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. | |||
| Suffering: Wrestling with God when you suffer | 10 Mar 2025 | 00:38:09 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
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. | |||
| Suffering Happens: So why me, Lord? | 03 Mar 2025 | 00:35:52 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode when we address how you can move from feeling alone to feeling that you belong. | |||
| Episode 25: I'm gonna celebrate how to overcome Imposter Syndrome | 02 Apr 2025 | 00:31:49 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
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 | |||
| Episode 26 How the Resurrection of Jesus helps you today | 07 Apr 2025 | 00:37:28 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode when we address how to find hope when things feel hopeless. | |||
| Episode 27 Find Hope in the Resurrection of Jesus | 14 Apr 2025 | 00:32:08 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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! LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
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. | |||
| Episode 40: Following Jesus, Honoring the Ancestors | 14 Jul 2025 | 00:27:33 | |
SHOW NOTES: “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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode, Walking Two Roads? Or Just One? – Breaking down false dichotomies between Indigenous ways and Christianity. | |||
| Episode 39: Who You Are In Christ and in Culture | 07 Jul 2025 | 00:32:31 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode when you can engage being Native and following Jesus. | |||
| Episode 30: Discover your purpose to drive a wonderful life | 05 May 2025 | 00:41:19 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode when we address how you can find your purpose by serving with humility | |||
| Episode 29: Power to Forgive when others hurt you | 28 Apr 2025 | 00:34:48 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode when we address how you can find purpose for your life as a follower of Jesus. Tune in! | |||
| Episode 28: Find Power in the Resurrection of Jesus | 21 Apr 2025 | 00:40:41 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode to learn how you can walk in grace extending forgiveness to others. | |||
| Episode 38: Following Jesus as Native People Today | 30 Jun 2025 | 00:28:25 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
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. | |||
| Episode 37 Sharing Christ with Gentleness and Respect | 23 Jun 2025 | 00:26:57 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
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. | |||
| Episode 36: Responding to injustice as Natives Who Follow Jesus | 16 Jun 2025 | 00:34:39 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode when you can discover how to influence others for Christ as Natives Who Follow Jesus. | |||
| Episode 35: Overcome Fear with Faith | 09 Jun 2025 | 00:31:26 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode when you can explore the biblical perspective on social justice. | |||
| Episode 34: Sharing Christ with Your Actions | 02 Jun 2025 | 00:47:30 | |
SHOW NOTES: "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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode when you can find out how to overcome fear with faith in God the Almighty. | |||
| Episode 33: Balancing your faith and your career | 26 May 2025 | 00:35:23 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode when we address how to trust God when plans change and life takes a detour. | |||
| Episode 32: Trusting God when detours come into your life | 19 May 2025 | 00:37:32 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode when you can find out how to balance your faith and your career. | |||
| Serving others to find greater joy in your life | 12 May 2025 | 00:00:30 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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! LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode when we address how to trust God when plans change and life takes a detour. | |||
| Episode 42: A Circle of Stories | 28 Jul 2025 | 00:38:44 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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 LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next series where you will discover healing and restoration from heartaches and loss. | |||
| Episode 41: Addressing the Divide--Biblical truth and Indigenous Tradition | 21 Jul 2025 | 00:40:48 | |
SHOW NOTES: “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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode when you can hear how Indigenous People follow Jesus everyday. | |||
| Episode 58: Walking Forward in Faith — Vision for the Next Year | 24 Nov 2025 | 00:36:34 | |
SHOW NOTES: “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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode when you will join Daron for an Advent Season series on the Power of Prayer. | |||
| Episode 57: Looking Back with Gratitude--One Year of Native Follows Jesus | 17 Nov 2025 | 00:29:40 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode where I offer a vision for the year ahead in 2026. | |||
| Episode 48: Stewards, Not Owners--how to live on the land God gave you | 15 Sep 2025 | 00:33:37 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode when you can find out how to God speaks through nature and ceremony to you. | |||
| Episode 47: Land is Sacred – A Theology of Land from a Native Christian Perspective | 03 Sep 2025 | 00:42:58 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode when you can find out how more about the sacredness of the land where you live. | |||
| Episode 46: Native Counseling--healing at the crossroads | 27 Aug 2025 | 00:44:43 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
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. | |||
| Episode 45: Holding Justice and Forgiveness in Tension when you have been wronged | 18 Aug 2025 | 00:36:59 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode when you can find out if you can blend faith in Jesus, human psychology, and native tradition. | |||
| Episode 44: Jesus and Indigenous Healing –do traditional healing practices align with Christian principles? | 11 Aug 2025 | 00:36:01 | |
SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Join us for the next episode, Forgiveness and Justice –A hard but holy tension (Micah 6:8). | |||