Episode 85: Counting Blessings--Celebrating Birthdays and Spiritual Milestones as Indigenous Followers of Jesus

Episode 85: Counting Blessings--Celebrating Birthdays and Spiritual Milestones as Indigenous Followers of Jesus

SHOW NOTES: Birthdays are more than getting older. They’re reminders that the Creator carried us another year. This week on Natives Follow Jesus, we talk about celebrating birthdays as Indigenous followers of Jesus — and why spiritual milestones matter too. Celebrate: * your healing * your sobriety * your baptism * your growth * your survival * your journey with Jesus Some victories are quiet…but they still matter deeply. Walk in beauty, relatives. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: * Sign up [https://natives-following-jesus.captivate.fm/] for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to email form, complete form, respond to email prompt, and get my newsletter. * Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus [https://www.instagram.com/nativesfollowjesus?igsh=YWxwZ3ZnZnpjNHJn&utm_source=qr] * Send me an email at nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com [nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com] to connect with me or to ask me a question. Thanks. * Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com [https://www.podchaser.com/NativesFollowJesus] Join us for the next series where we confront harmful stereotypes, reclaim identity, and follow Jesus with honesty, integrity, humor, and dignity.

Episode 84 Memorial Day: Honor, Grief, and the Indigenous Warrior

SHOW NOTES: Memorial Day can feel complicated for Indigenous people. Many Native communities carry both pride in our veterans and pain from the history our people endured. This week on Natives Follow Jesus, we talk honestly about: • Native warrior traditions • Indigenous military service • historical trauma • faith, lament, and healing through Jesus We honor Native veterans while refusing to erase the truth of history. You can hold grief and gratitude at the same time. Walk in beauty, relatives. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: * Sign up [https://natives-following-jesus.captivate.fm/] for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to email form, complete form, respond to email prompt, and get my newsletter. * Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus [https://www.instagram.com/nativesfollowjesus?igsh=YWxwZ3ZnZnpjNHJn&utm_source=qr] * Send me an email at nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com [nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com] to connect with me or to ask me a question. Thanks. * Read more about Ira Hayes a World War II hero from the Pima Nation in Arizona from the Museum of Native American History here [https://www.monah.org/luminaries/2021/1/5/ira-hayes-national-war-hero]. Scroll down to view song made popular by Johnny Cash about the tragic death of Ira Hayes. * Peruse the information about the Navajo Code Talkers here [https://www.visitgallup.com/blog/navajo-code-talkers/] from the Gallup, New Mexico online postings honor the Navajo Code Talkers. You can scroll down to watch an hour long movie talking about the Navajo Code Talkers too. * Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com [https://www.podchaser.com/NativesFollowJesus] Join us for the next episode when you can find out how to count your blessings in your walk with Jesus.

Episode 83 Vision for where God is leading Native Followers of Jesus next

SHOW NOTES: Where is God leading Native Followers of Jesus next? This episode reflects on healing, identity, community, and the importance of encouraging the next generation with an authentic faith. The next season may not be louder or flashy--but it may be deeper. Listen now and reflect on what God may be growing in your life. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: * Sign up [https://natives-following-jesus.captivate.fm/] for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to email form, complete form, respond to email prompt, and get my newsletter. * Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus [https://www.instagram.com/nativesfollowjesus?igsh=YWxwZ3ZnZnpjNHJn&utm_source=qr] * Send me an email at nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com [nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com] to connect with me or to ask me a question. Thanks. * Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com [https://www.podchaser.com/NativesFollowJesus] Join us for each episode so we can follow Jesus better and follow Jesus together.

Episode 82 Finishing Well: Lessons from mothers who have walked long with Jesus

SHOW NOTES: Some of the strongest followers of Jesus I’ve ever known were mothers, aunties, grandmothers, and mother-like people, who walked faithfully with God through hardship, sacrifice, and prayer. Their faith wasn’t loud—but it endured. This episode honors the women who planted seeds of faith into generations and teaches us what it means to finish well. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: * Sign up [https://natives-following-jesus.captivate.fm/] for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to email form, complete form, respond to email prompt, and get my newsletter. * Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus [https://www.instagram.com/nativesfollowjesus?igsh=YWxwZ3ZnZnpjNHJn&utm_source=qr] * Send me an email at nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com [nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com] to connect with me or to ask me a question. Thanks. * Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com [https://www.podchaser.com/NativesFollowJesus] Join us for the next episode when you can begin to envision where God is leading Native followers of Jesus next.

Songs and Stories That Endure--Preserving faith through culture, art, and memory

SHOW NOTES: Songs and stories have always been central to Native identity. They carry memory, meaning, and truth across generations. As followers of Jesus, we have an opportunity to preserve something even deeper—our faith. This episode explores how our songs, stories, and creative expression can point to God and shape future generations. As we approach the National Day of Prayer, we’re reminded that our voices matter. Prayer is part of the story God is writing through us. Take a moment this week to reflect: What story are you passing down? LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: * Sign up [https://natives-following-jesus.captivate.fm/] for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to email form, complete form, respond to email prompt, and get my newsletter. * Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus [https://www.instagram.com/nativesfollowjesus?igsh=YWxwZ3ZnZnpjNHJn&utm_source=qr] * Send me an email at nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com [nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com] to connect with me or to ask me a question. Thanks. * Check out the story of Raye from Relevant Magazine article here [https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/music/rayes-new-album-tells-the-story-of-how-faith-in-god-pulled-her-out-of-darkness/]. Thanks to Emily Brown for writing about Raye's spiritual journey. Listen to Raye's album, This Music May Contain Hope [https://open.spotify.com/album/3ZN01xzenGMhWHdC5kfAe9?si=tStaZkT7TOu3zNu8J8rsBw]. * Watch Nick Vujcici's testimony [https://youtu.be/CNpARt71Nw8] and be inspired to live for Jesus. Nick was born without limbs and struggled with his life circumstance. Watch and live for Jesus. * Be encouraged with the life of a Native Who Follows Jesus, Layla Curtis [https://www.instagram.com/laylacurtis32/], Navajo. Follow her and encourage her in her faith in Jesus. Layla and her team, Tuba City Lady Warriors, won the Arizona State Basketball Championship. Layla seeks to follow Jesus everyday. * Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com [https://www.podchaser.com/NativesFollowJesus] Join us for the next episode when you can find encouragement from the women who have walked long with Jesus on Mother's Day.