Natives Follow Jesus

SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Sign up for monthly newsletter. Click...

SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Sign up for monthly newslett...

SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Sign up for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to...

SHOW NOTES: 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:...

SHOW NOTES: 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 Nat...

SHOW NOTES: 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...

SHOW NOTES: 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, an...

SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Sign up for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll...

SHOW NOTES: 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...

SHOW NOTES: 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...

SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Sign up for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to email f...

SHOW NOTES: 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 e...

SHOW NOTES: 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...

SHOW NOTES: 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...

SHOW NOTES: 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...

SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Sign up for monthly newsletter...

SHOW NOTES: 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...

SHOW NOTES: 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.  LINKS + RESOU...

SHOW NOTES: 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. Lis...

SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RES...

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 w...

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: Sign up for mon...

SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Sign up for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to email form, complete form, respond to email prompt, and...

SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Sign up for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to email...

SHOW NOTES: 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. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Sign up for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to email form, complete form, respond to email prompt, an...