Natives Follow Jesus

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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 [email protected]
• 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.

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"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.

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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. 

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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.

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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?

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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

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.