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Indigenous Faith25.19 Biblical Worship 101 with Jason French (Part 6)In today's final episode in our series with Pastor Jason French, Craig, LaDonna, and Jason lay out what biblical worship must look like in the context of our Indigenous cultures. God only accepts worship based on His truths, and not the imaginations of the world, regardless of cultures or conditions. It has been a marvelous journey with Pastor French into the Word of God as it speaks to us on worship God accepts. If we, as Indigenous believers and churches desire to be in a blessable position before the Lord, we must meet Him on His terms and not our...2025-05-1030 minIndigenous Faith25.17 Biblical Worship 101 with Jason French (Part 4)Craig and LaDonna Smith continue their fascinating visit with Cherokee Worship Pastor, Jason French, as they continue to dig deep into God's Universal Call to Worship in Psalms 148. Today, the focus is on culture and its effects on worship. Jason shares his perspective on the challenge in the larger culture of turning worship into just another form of entertainment, and then they begin scratching the surface on how traditional Indigenous culture can impact God honoring worship by turning it into a man or culture focused goal instead of true biblical worship of the one true God. He also opens up...2025-04-2629 minIndigenous Faith25.14 Biblical Worship 101 with Jason French (Part 1)Today Craig and LaDonna Smith begin a follow up series that stays on the theme of the one he just finished about God's Universal Call to Worship. The Smiths are joined by their friend and ministry colleague, Pastor Jason French from the Eastern Band of Cherokee in Oklahoma. Jason is one of America's leading Native worship leaders and helps the Smiths go deeper into what constitutes God honoring and biblically based worship. It's been one of the most powerful sessions the Smiths have recorded with a guest and it's a series that will really help Indigenous believers honor the Lor...2025-04-0529 minIndigenous Faith25.13 God's Universal Call to Worship (Part 3)In today's third and final episode on Craig Smith's teaching from Psalms 148, he concludes his review of the fourteen verses that constitute God's Universal Call to Worship. He then expands on several other passages that also are God breathed to remind us of how we are to worship Him in ways pleasing to His Holy name. He wraps up in the final book of the Bible, Revelation, which circles back to what the Psalmist wrote in Psalms 148...a call of all things to praise God throughout eternity. What a great way to finish this inspiring look into mankind's ultimate role...2025-03-2928 minIndigenous Faith25.08 A Stirring VIP Visit with Kahse Atkinson Merseth (Part 1)In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith introduce you to another Victorious Indigenous Person (VIP), who can testify of the goodness of God in the life of a prodigal daughter who has become a powerhouse for God in her generation. Kahse Atkinson Merseth shares her incredibly challenging life before surrendering to Christ. Though raised in a Native home with parents who were involved in full-time ministry, Kahse went her own way into deep rebellion and sin before coming home to the Lord and her mom and dad, who received her back with open arms. Today you'll learn of her ear...2025-02-2229 minIndigenous Faith25.06 Celebrating the Indigenous Faith Book's Translation into Spanish (Part 2)In part two of this special edition of Indigenous Faith, Craig and Ladonna Smith continue in sharing not only the story, but the backstory of the translation of Craig's Indigenous Faith book into Spanish. The Smiths continue their visit with three generations of the David Bonsell family, the colleagues who devoted so much time and energy into this translation project. In today's episode, you'll hear from all three generations involved in the work, and hear each of their unique perspectives on both the process, and the work of God in each generation. It's a fascinating continuation of the Bonsell fami...2025-02-0829 minIndigenous Faith25.03 A Very Special VIP Visit with Huron and Lois Claus (Part 1)Today Craig and LaDonna Smith begin a two part visit with some of their closest friends and ministry colleagues, Huron and Lois Claus of CHIEF Ministries. In one of the most fascinating stories of the work of God in the lives of a Native American family, Huron unpackages the multi-generational story of this Mohawk family whose exposure to the gospel goes back to the 1700's. He shares the powerful impact the Claus Indian Family had during their years with Youth For Christ, in partnership with leaders such as Dr. Billy Graham in his early years, and leading all the wa...2025-01-1829 minIndigenous Faith25.02 Looking Back, Looking Ahead (Part 3)In today's final episode in the three part series on looking back and looking ahead, we revisit the timely devotional Craig presents from the prophet Isaiah in chapter 9 about a child being born and a son being give, and from the last part of the next verse (v. 7), he offers some interesting reflection on the truth about the zeal of God almighty will accomplish this. So what's the "this"? It's the gospel. Craig opens our minds to consider the question does God even need zeal to accomplish anything? And while it's clear He does not for most other things, the...2025-01-1129 minIndigenous Faith24.50 Summarizing The Christ My Healer, Christ My Health Series (Part 3)In this third episode of the Smith's summary of their Divine Healing, Divine Health series, Craig and LaDonna pick up where they left off at the end of last week's session. They were answering the question, Is it God's will that we all be healed at all times? Clearly the Scriptures point out that God's ways are not the ways of the health, wealth, and prosperity preachers filling the airways with their false teaching. It's an important reminder about the authority of the Scriptures in our lives and in what shapes how we do ministry. Which led to the remi...2024-12-1429 minIndigenous Faith24.48 Summarizing The Christ My Healer, Christ My Health Series (Part 1)After two months of episodes in their Christ My Healer, Christ My Health series, Craig and LaDonna take the next few weeks to summarize all the teaching and explaining about the doctrine of Divine Healing and the doctrine of Divine Health. The Smiths felt it important enough because it is easy to forget details when it has taken 8 episodes to share on the subject matter at hand. But before the Smiths jump into this important review, they wanted to take the time to share with you some of the encouraging Scriptural passages they have recently been in during their earl...2024-11-3029 minIndigenous Faith24.44 Christ My Healer, Christ My Health (Part 5)In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith continue to share about the Divine Health that was being manifested in Craig's very broken body in the accident that neither he nor LaDonna should have survived. Craig shares from Exodus 14:14 the truth that God will fight our battles for us when we are physically, emotionally, and mentally unable to do so. He also shares how the issue of his identity and significance was deeply impacted by the inward working of the Spirit of God as Craig soon realized he would be unable to do the things he did for the Lord in...2024-11-0229 minIndigenous Faith24.43 Christ My Healer, Christ My Health (Part 4)Craig and LaDonna Smith continue their informative and inspirational study into Divine Healing and Divine Health, as they seek today to build precept upon precept from the source of all truth, God's Holy Word. Today, Craig seeks to answer the all important question of how to move from trusting Christ for His Divine Healing to trusting and experience Christ and His Divine Health. In other words, what are we to know about God and His ways when He chooses not to heal our bodies, but instead manifest another side of His work in our lives through pain and persistent su...2024-10-2630 minIndigenous Faith24.41 Christ My Healer, Christ My Health (Part 2)In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith continue their study on the issue of Christ My Healer, Christ My Health. The Smith's point out that throughout all of the Scriptures in both the Old and New Testament, healing has always been an important part of God's interaction with mankind. The Smith's take us to passages in Exodus, Psalms, Isaiah, as well as review the work of healing in the earthly ministry of Jesus, and how that ministry was passed on to His Church to include in what it does until Christ returns for His Bride. Also, in order to und...2024-10-1229 minIndigenous Faith24:36 Establishing a Biblically Healthy Indigenous Faith (Part 3)In this final episode in this three part series, Craig begins to share the tools they have been developing in helping Indigenous believers in Christ learn to live biblically healthy lives in the context of their cultures and communities. This message was presented at the Billy Graham sponsored Native Leadership Conference in Rapid City, SD, in May 2022. The Smiths are grateful to Will Graham, grandson of Dr. Billy Graham, for his invitation to join him and several other Native presenters at this event, which preceded Will's visits to two South Dakota reservations for his outreach events. In just a few...2024-09-0729 minIndigenous Faith22.20 When the Sleeping Giant Awakens - with Special Guest, Will GrahamIn this very special episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith welcome Dr. Will Graham, grandson of Dr. Billy Graham, to the podcast. Will has followed in his grandfather's footsteps and is an associate evangelist with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Craig and LaDonna recently joined Will, and three other Native Christian speakers at a first ever BGEA sponsored First Nations Christian Leader's Conference in Rapid City, SD. They were honored to visit with Dr. Graham on both what this conference was all about, as well as the larger issue of Native American and First Nations ministry. Almost fifty years ago Dr. B...2024-08-1430 minIndigenous Faith24.32 Catching Up with VIP's - Randy and Evangeline Jackson (Part 3)In today's third and final episode in the VIP interview with ministry colleagues, Randy and Evangeline Jackson, the Jacksons continue to discuss end time prophecy with hosts Craig and LaDonna Smith. The day after this episode is released globally, Randy and Evangeline will be preaching and singing at a prophecy conference at the Smith's home church in Cass Lake, Minnesota. August 11-14 are the dates for this important series at the Cass Lake Alliance Church. As you listen to today's episode, Craig and LaDonna would ask you to pray for this important conference that will help attendees get a bet...2024-08-1029 minIndigenous Faith24.25 The Supernatural River of God DevotionalIn today's episode, we join Craig and LaDonna Smith in their recent visit to the On Eagles' Wings Leadership Center on the campus of Hutchcraft Ministries in Harrison, Arkansas where Craig was spending a week teaching the On Eagles' Wings team members who were part of this year's class. While there, Craig was asked to share a staff devotional message to both the OEW staff and students and the staff of Hutchcraft Ministries. In this devotional Craig has titled The Supernatural River of God, he takes the audience into the book of Ezekiel to an incredibly important and relevant imag...2024-06-2230 minIndigenous Faith24.22 Going Young - Today's Emerging Native Leaders - Nick Liew and Wes Francis (Part 3)In today's third and final episode of this enlightening series, Craig and LaDonna Smith continue their visit with Nick Liew (Apache) and Wes Francis (Navajo), young and emerging leaders in the highly successful On Eagles' Wings ministry. Their maturity and effectiveness in ministry is highlighted in today's episode. As the two continue to discuss what On Eagles' Wings is all about, the visit concludes with the Smith's taking you to the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation in upstate New York to hear Wes wrapping up the OEW visit there with a powerful presentation of the gospel. It shows how God is usin...2024-06-0129 minIndigenous Faith24.21 Going Young - Today's Emerging Native Leaders - Nick Liew and Wes Francis (Part 2)In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith continue their visit with Nick Liew (Apache) and Wes Francis (Navajo), leaders of the On Eagles' Wings ministry. Along with them continuing to share the story of God's work in their lives, they begin to explain how God is using this team of Native youth evangelists to reach Native communities with the gospel. They begin to explain the three-pronged focuses of the ministry, including their annual leadership conference, called Warrior Leadership Summit, their Summer of Hope tours where this team goes into a number of Native communities to share the gospel, and the b...2024-05-2530 minIndigenous Faith24.17 Introducing the National Association of Native Evangelicals (Part 1)In today's episode of Indigenous Faith, Craig begins a three part visit with dear friends Paul Straubel and Dr. Ryan O'Leary (Ojibwe), as they introduce a new emerging organization called the National Association of Native Evangelicals (NANE). Along with several other leaders, Craig, Paul, and Ryan have been developing this new organization, designed to serve all Native evangelical ministries and their leaders with training, equipping, and mentoring of next generation Native Christian leadership and new and innovative ways of working together in a Kingdom of God unified way. Also, this organization will serve as a voice to the larger ev...2024-04-2729 minIndigenous Faith24.14 Josiah, the King Who Got It Right (Part 3)In today's third installment on the life of King Josiah, we begin to see that how he ruled gained him the blessing and favor of God. The Lord had favor on not only this king, but the people he ruled over, the Children of Israel. He did several important things as he turned the hearts of the people away from embracing the pagan gods of the nations around them and towards the One True Living God! He began by removing the places of worship that were dedicated over to the pagan gods they were compromising with. He also put time...2024-04-0629 minIndigenous Faith24.12 Josiah, the King Who Got It Right (Part 1)Craig and LaDonna Smith begin today their final study in the lives of the kings of the Old Testament. By now, you know the drill...they identify whether these kings were labeled by God as wicked kings, or godly and righteous kings. In the episodes to come, the Smiths attention turns to King Josiah, who was known historically as one of the most godly and effective rulers in Israel and Judah's history. He served for 31 years, but began his rule at the ripe old age of eight! That's right! All of his kingly reign happened before this young man had t...2024-03-2329 minIndigenous Faith24.09 Hoshea, The Wicked King of Israel (Part 1)Welcome to another episode of Indigenous Faith. In today's podcast, Craig and LaDonna Smith continue down the road of their studies in the life and times of some of the Old Testament Kings of Israel and Judah. Today, they switch kingdoms and present one of the kings of the northern kingdom of Israel. Hoshea comes on the scene in the 12th year of King Ahaz, who ruled wickedly over the southern Kingdom of Judah. Hoshea followed the path of wickedness of Ahaz, leading Israel into more compromise, debauchery, and pagan worship. Craig and LaDonna can only introduce Hoshea today, and wi...2024-03-0230 minIndigenous Faith24.06 The Wicked King Ahaz (Part 2)As Craig and LaDonna Smith move into the second part of this series on the life and times of King Ahaz, LaDonna continues her reading of 2 Kings 16, and the 20 short verses God's Word dedicates to this wicked king. Even though his rule lasted for over 16 years, it takes only 20 verses of one Old Testament chapter to give the Smiths plenty of things to talk about. In these short verses are found some amazing truths that help us understand that what we are experiencing today in our modern American culture is no different than what Judah of old experienced under Aha...2024-02-1030 minIndigenous Faith24.05 The Wicked King Ahaz (Part 1)Welcome friends to today's edition of Indigenous Faith. In today's program, Craig and LaDonna Smith bridge between the past seven episodes, which featured powerful interviews with Dr. Vern Charette and Emmitt and Belen McKenzie, as they return to their series on the Kings of Israel and Judah of Old Testament times. After providing some helpful review of the special interviews just completed, Craig and LaDonna begin the process of introducing the next king in their studies, a leader by the name of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of the righteous king Hezekiah, and grandfather of the wicked and vile king...2024-02-0329 minIndigenous Faith24.01 Ending 2023 With a Special Visit with Dr. Vern Charette (Part 4)In this final episode with Dr. Vern Charette, he and Emmitt McKenzie, along with Craig and LaDonna Smith, continue their important discussions on syncretism, current political and end time issues, and what true revival looks like. Craig and LaDonna appreciate the depth of godly wisdom and knowledge brother Vern brings to our discussions and how he takes us all, as listeners, deeper into the Word of God by presenting the biblical truths in the context of what God originally was intending us all to understand when He moved upon the human scribes of Scripture to write down what He w...2024-01-0629 minIndigenous Faith23.52 Ending 2023 With a Special Visit with Dr. Vern Charette (Part 3)What a year it has been as Craig and LaDonna Smith continue to present principles for biblical living in their Indigenous Faith podcast, which has taken them now into forty-four different nations and on a growing list of radio stations across Native North America! They wrap up 2023 with another part of their visit with Dr. Vern Charette and Emmitt and Belen McKenzie as they discuss current events as it relates to the end time teaching of God's Word, and issues relating to syncretism not just in Native North America, but in the church at large worldwide. The Smiths are so g...2023-12-3029 minIndigenous Faith23.51 Ending 2023 With a Special Visit with Dr. Vern Charette (Part 2)Craig and LaDonna Smith continue their visit with Dr. Vern Charette and Emmitt McKenzie on issues relating to brother Vern's recent Facebook post on Syncretism in the Sanctuary. Emmitt McKenzie takes us into his world as an urban raised Native who came to Christ and now serves as one of the most powerful evangelists who speaks truth without compromise, and offers his comment on these important issues. From there, Craig, LaDonna, and brother Vern delve into a review of the Smith's recent episodes on the Kings of the Old Testament, and current world events as it relates to end ti...2023-12-2329 minIndigenous Faith23.47 Manasseh, the Wicked Son of King Hezekiah (Part 2)In this second episode in their three part series on the life of King Manasseh, Craig and LaDonna Smith take us to 2 Chronicles 33 and 2 Kings 21 to look at the life and times of this king who was described in Scripture as the wickedest king who ever reigned over Israel or Judah. It's clear from the Word, this king's actions were dictated by a mind that was given over to total depravity. It brought severe judgement on not only the king, but the king's followers, the divided kingdom of Judah, as God allowed the Assyrians to take them captive into Ba...2023-11-2529 minIndigenous Faith23.45 Hezekiah, the King After God's Own Heart (Part 5)In today's final episode on the life of King Hezekiah, Craig and LaDonna Smith once again let the Word of God tell the story right from the pages of the Scriptures. What an incredible life and reign of this great King of Judah during his almost thirty years of being on the throne. For the most part, Hezekiah was honored by the Lord for his faithfulness to lead by the principles and orders of what God had given to His people in terms of their worship, devotion, and commitment to Him as the ultimate Sovereign in their lives. This ear...2023-11-1127 minIndigenous Faith23.43 Hezekiah, the King After God's Own Heart (Part 3)As we continue looking at the godly life of King Hezekiah, we're taken into the restored Temple of God as the celebration continues by the people of God when God honoring worship was restored by the King. It was one of the high points of Hezekiah's life and reign and is powerfully recorded for us in 2 Chronicles, chapters 29-32. Craig and LaDonna Smith continue to unpackage the biblical truths about what God's perspective is of the human leaders raised up to serve mankind in the kingdoms, countries, and within our nationwide tribal borders. Hezekiah was truly honored by the Lor...2023-10-2829 minIndigenous Faith23.38 Judas & Peter, Falling Out, Falling Forward (Part 3)In today's final episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith bring this interesting study in the lives of Judas and Peter to a close as they walk through the biblical account of Peter's restoration by the Lord around a breakfast of grilled fish on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Perhaps somewhere near where Peter was originally called by Christ to follow him and become a fisher of men, He now lovingly prepares a wonderful meal for His dear friend. When Peter saw Christ on the shore from a distance and recognized it was Him, Peter jumped out of the bo...2023-09-2330 minIndigenous Faith23.26 Judas & Peter, Falling Out, Falling Forward (Part 1)In today's episode of Indigenous Faith, Craig and LaDonna Smith continue their character studies in the lives of biblical characters who were victorious in many parts of their lives, but disobedient in ways that caused great harm personally, and to the advancement of the Kingdom of God. In today's episode, the Smiths take us to the New Testament as they study the lives of two unique men who served as Christ's inner core of disciples during his three and a half years of public ministry. The focus is on Judas and Peter, both of which failed miserably in ways th...2023-09-0929 minIndigenous Faith23.35 Revisiting Indigenous Faith ExplainedAfter two and a half years of the Indigenous Faith Podcast, Craig and LaDonna Smith have been greatly encouraged by the growth, especially recent, in the number of listeners who have joined them in this teaching ministry. They are especially grateful to the Lord that the podcast has now been accessed by people in over forty countries around the world! Knowing there are new listeners, the Smiths felt it important to revisit the very first episode they recorded and posted back in April 2021. It was titled Indigenous Faith Explained. In it the Smiths gave an overview of not only cont...2023-09-0228 minIndigenous Faith23.34 To Obey is Better than Sacrifice (Part 4)In this concluding episode on the series titled, To Obey is Better than Sacrifice, Craig and LaDonna Smith wrap up the story of Queen Esther as found in the Old Testament book of Esther, showing how God blessed the Queen with deliverance for not only herself and her uncle, Mordecai, but for the whole Jewish race as well. In an incredible turn of events, wicked Haman, the Agagite, was impaled on the same tall pole he had erected to impale Mordecai on, and Mordecai was put as overseer of the whole property and legacy of this wicked man, Haman! Th...2023-08-2624 minIndigenous Faith23.33 To Obey is Better than Sacrifice (Part 3)As we see in today's episode, there is great truth in the biblical thought that whatever Satan seeks to use to harm or even destroy us, God intends to turn it around and use it for His own good and glory! Craig and LaDonna Smith continue to unpackage the incredible turn of events in the story of Queen Esther. As Haman, the Agagite, was preparing to impale Esther's uncle, Mordecai on a seventy-five foot pole he had erected for just that purpose, God was at work in circumstances that can almost leave you chuckling as the tables are turned dr...2023-08-0129 minIndigenous Faith23.27 A Special Visit with Dr. Vern Charette and Randy Jackson (Part 1)What do you do when you are in the presence of two significant and blessed brothers in Christ at a conference you all are invited to minister at? You break out the podcast recorder and spend some time visiting about ministry, the conference you are at, the upcoming busy travel schedules of all, and just enjoy being in each other's presence! That's right, Craig and LaDonna were blessed to join Dr. Vern Charette and Randy Jackson at the On Eagles' Wings summer training conference, Warrior Leadership Summit, where well over five hundred Indigenous young adults from all over North Amer...2023-07-0829 minIndigenous Faith23.25 The Rock at Horeb (Part 2)Strike the Rock? Or, speak to the Rock? That is the question. That also is the defining line between Moses entering the Promised Land with his band of grumbling, mumbling, and stumbling Children of Israel, and him being left behind because of the judgement of God! In part one of this three part series, Craig and LaDonna Smith already shared with us about the first time Moses encounters a simple rock in Horeb. It was at this time God's people, during their wandering about int he wilderness, were complaining to Moses and Aaron about being thirsty and in desperate need o...2023-06-2429 minIndigenous Faith23.23 Called to Obedience (Part 3)Craig and LaDonna Smith present the third and final installment of their teaching session titled, Called to Obedience. In today's episode, the Smiths continue to delve into the issue of disobedience and the results it leaves believers and non-believers with. They remind us of the danger of complacency because we don't often see God's judgement come in the same ways the Old Testament Children of Israel experienced, which is immediate vs deferred judgement. It seems a whole lot easier to keep going down the disobedience road because we don't seem to be paying any consequences for it. But let us n...2023-06-1030 minIndigenous Faith23.22 Called To Obedience (Part 2)In part 2 of Craig and LaDonna Smith's Called to Obedience broadcast, they continue unpacking for us the principles laid out in Deuteronomy 28. Today, the theme shifts from the blessings of God when we obey, to the judgements of God when we disobey. And the options are many in this very dark and dingy world infused by the powers of darkness resident in Satan and his legions. It's important to have both sides of the scale in these important issues and the Smiths don't hold back from presenting the clear and compelling words of the Holy Scriptures. Please come to toda...2023-06-0330 minIndigenous Faith23.21 Called to Obedience (Part 1)In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith begin a series they've titled, Called to Obedience. Called, because God calls all His followers to obey what He lays out for us in His Holy Word. As we will soon see and hear, obedience brings incredible blessings on us, both personally and corporately, whether it be in our churches, our in our tribes and nations. Today's episode should be an incredible blessing to each and every one of us as we find out what blessings lay ahead of each of us should we choose to simply obey His Word! So get your...2023-05-2728 minIndigenous Faith23.19 The Anatomy of Failure (Part 1)Craig and LaDonna Smith transfer from the many weeks of presenting their Indigenous Faith teaching materials to an important and related subject matter, the matter of biblical obedience. It was Israel's disobedience that cost them many times and in many ways as they faced the judgement of God for their disobedience. In the next few weeks, Craig presents a message he's titled The Anatomy of Failure, which looks at how Israel fell down the slippery slope to compromise and, yes, to syncretize ultimately with the gods of this world. We don't normally fall away from the Lord in a huge...2023-05-1330 minIndigenous Faith23.17 Syncretism, the Larger Church's Largest Issue (Part 1)What do you do to follow months and months of teaching on the issue of syncretism? If you're Craig and LaDonna Smith, you come right back to the subject matter and present more teaching on syncretism! That's right! But, no, it's not a continuation of syncretism in the Native American context. It's the syncretism of the church at large. In fact, Dr. George Barna, a long time research expert on the church states that, Syncretism is the largest issue facing the church today! It's important for the Smiths to include this issue within the syncretism teaching already presented. We've often be...2023-04-2929 minIndigenous Faith23.15 Craig Smith - What to Surrender, What to Keep (Part 4)In this final episode of Pastor Craig's final Indigenous Faith summer conference teaching series, he continues to lay out some practical guidelines in processing our Indigenous cultures in light of God's Word. Theological guidelines help shape the cultural guidelines we all must employ in our desire to remain pleasing to God and stay under the authority of His Word. An important consideration is understanding there's a difference between the God of the Bible and the gods of our ancestors. Take, for instance, the issue of Creator. Most Native people are creationists but is the creator in the traditional religions of an...2023-04-1529 minIndigenous Faith23.14 Craig Smith - What to Surrender, What to Keep (Part 3)In this third episode of Craig's final teaching session from the summer 2022 Indigenous Faith Leader's Conference, he continues to lay out the practical steps in processing our Indigenous cultures and traditions in light of the revealed Scriptures. Pastor Smith lays out some key theological guidelines in processing culture before Craig addresses one more important step. Following the same biblical teaching guidelines he presented to the audience, Craig responds to the very indicting quote of Richard Twiss that was shared in the initial session of this series as an illustration on how to do good contextualization of the gospel without sli...2023-04-0830 minIndigenous Faith23.13 Craig Smith - What to Surrender, What to Keep (Part 2)In this second part of the all important teaching of the practical ways in which we are called to apply the biblical truths on Christ and Culture, Craig continues to unpackage the issue of Identity and Significance. Using Paul's letter to the Philippians, he reminds listeners that before coming to Christ, Paul's identity and significance was all wrapped up in who he was as a tribal, linguistic, traditional, militant and religious person in his Jewish tradition. But we learn that Paul counted all these things as "garbage" (his term not mine), when compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Chr...2023-04-0129 minIndigenous Faith23.12 Craig Smith - What to Surrender, What to Keep (Part 1)In today's episode, Craig launches into his sixth and final session in this Indigenous Faith teaching series, which was presented live in August 2022. He closes his series by turning to the practical aspects of how to live biblically healthy lives in the context of our Indigenous cultures and communities. But not before he spent five sessions in laying out a biblical foundation to do the practical exercises. Before Craig dives into the practical, he had to go to the Scriptures one more time to present some very important biblical teaching on the believer's Identity and Significance. He uses Paul's lett...2023-03-2529 minIndigenous Faith23.08 Question and Answer Session (Part 1)Question: Are you asking Native people to abandon all their cultures to follow Christ? Can a Christian be visited by a dead relative and how do we process that kind of incident if it's already happened? These are just a few of the questions that the Indigenous Faith leaders address in today's episode and upcoming sessions that you won't want to miss. The panel, including Craig and LaDonna Smith, Dr. Vern Charette, and Randy and Evangeline Jackson, who led worship at the 2022 summer Indigenous Faith Leader's Conference, seek to provide answers to the questions the audience submitted to the pane...2023-02-2530 minIndigenous Faith23.06 Craig Smith - The Come Down Kingdom (Part 2)In this last part of Craig's session he's titled, The Come Down Kingdom, Craig clarifies what happens to every person on planet earth when they come to saving faith in Jesus Christ. The Scriptures tell us that we are redeemed from every tribe, language, people and nation. We are elevated out of every sin-stained human culture to a new kingdom, the Kingdom of God! We now join the redeemed ones from all over the world who now live a new way - a way that is in alignment with God's Holy Word. That means that yes, there will...2023-02-1132 minIndigenous Faith23.05 Craig Smith - The Come Down Kingdom (Part 1)In this fifth session of the Indigenous Faith teaching series, Craig Smith takes us once again to the Scriptures to show the stark contrast between all human based religious systems and the message of the gospel and Christian faith. While all human based religions were birthed out of fallen human cultures, and established on this earth's soil, the Christian message was a come down message. It came to earth from another world, another place, a place called heaven. It's clear that the message came from above, as John 3:16 reminds us that, God so loved the world, he gave his one...2023-02-0430 minIndigenous Faith23.03 Craig Smith - Lessons from Ezekiel (Part 3)In this third and final installment of Craig and LaDonna's important series titled, Lessons from Ezekiel, Craig continues to unpackage some of the most profound points in the whole Indigenous Faith teaching series. But not before LaDonna returns to finish sharing the steps they take when someone comes for ministry with demonic manifestations and in need of deliverance from the powers of darkness she introduced in last week's session. Craig seeks to provide clarity on the all important question of, Can a believer in Jesus Christ ever become demon possessed? He also addresses one of the key unbiblical positions of t...2023-01-2129 minIndigenous Faith23.02 Craig Smith - Lessons from Ezekiel (Part 2)In part two of Craig's important lesson from the Old Testament prophet, Ezekiel, LaDonna joins Craig comes to share with the attendees some helpful instructions from what they've learned on confronting the powers of darkness found in animistic practices through the ministry of deliverance. The Smiths see way too few pastors, academics, and everyday believers who know how to minister to those bound by the spirits of the counter kingdom. You rarely hear about biblically based deliverance ministries being utilized by the body of Christ today, which leaves many in cross-cultural missionary work unprepared to deal with these inexplainable ma...2023-01-1428 minIndigenous Faith23.01 Craig Smith - Lessons from Ezekiel (Part 1)As we turn the corner to 2023, Craig Smith continues to lay out his teaching series that is the heart and center of this Indigenous Faith broadcast. These sessions were recorded live in the summer of 2022, and included not only Craig and LaDonna Smith, but features their special guest, Ojibwe theologian Dr. Vern Charette as well. Today, Craig begins his third of his six teaching sessions as he introduces us to what he calls, Lessons from Ezekiel. Craig unpackages for us some very relevant truths contained in the 8th chapter of this prophetic word from this important Old Testament prophet of...2023-01-0728 minIndigenous Faith22.51 Craig Smith - The Biblical Anatomy of Culture (Part 3)As Craig concludes this crucial session on the Biblical Anatomy of Culture, he raises a question of utmost importance. If there is no biblical support of God giving the cultural ways to all nations, then where did human cultures come from? The only answer, he contends, is from fallen human nature, which leaves the syncretists to answer the question, are you willing to put all your theological marbles in a belief system that does not have biblical support? To support the concept that all human cultures are filled with pride and disobedience to God, he raises a provocative statement abo...2022-12-1728 minIndigenous Faith22.50 Craig Smith - The Biblical Anatomy of Culture (Part 2)In today's second installment of his teaching session titled, The Biblical Anatomy of Culture, Craig takes us to both Old and New Testaments to explain what God's Word has to say about human cultures. Beginning in Genesis 11, he takes us back to where he describes all of humanity, runs into each other at a place called the Plains of Shinar. Here we see our common ancestors demonstrating the effects of the curse of sin as human cultures begin to develop. Those two things? Pride and Disobedience! You can find these deadly enemies manifesting themselves right up to today in ever...2022-12-1028 minIndigenous Faith22.49 Craig Smith - The Biblical Anatomy of Culture (Part 1)As we begin the third session in Craig's six-part Indigenous Faith teaching series, Craig chooses to include in this episode the all-important backstory to their near fatal and life-altering auto accident which happened on June 9, 2009, in which both he and LaDonna should never have survived. It gives you some important context on why they are compelled to present this important teaching series, in that they are still alive to share it! And that's so very important to the Smiths. In this visit back to the summer of 2009, you'll find out just how miraculous their survival was. As Crai...2022-12-0329 minIndigenous Faith22.47 Craig Smith - The Authority of Scripture (Part 4)In this, the fourth and final part of Craig's session on the Authority of Scripture, he discusses the impact the Redeeming of Culture teachers have had on the North American Indigenous evangelical churches and institutes of Christian higher education. He continues to explain the path the syncretists have taken in bringing this false teaching into the Native evangelical world, describing it as a pendulum swing from one extreme to another as it flies right past the center of biblical truth. Of utmost importance is Craig's sharing about the presuppositions that have led those who promote this teaching to come to...2022-11-1929 minIndigenous Faith22.46 Craig Smith - The Authority of Scripture (Part 3)In today's episode, Craig Smith presents clear information about the difference of mere intellectualism being misunderstood as the Spirit of God speaking to our souls and what it really means about letting the Spirit of God speak to us through His Word and understand it and obey it. Why does this simple process sound so important? Because often times intellectuals, especially those of higher educational training, can confuse their own determinations, arrived at from their highly trained minds, as the leading of the Spirit of God. Craig asks the probing question, Is this how many decisions in corporate board roo...2022-11-1229 minIndigenous Faith22.45 Craig Smith - The Authority of Scripture (Part 2)In today's second part of a three part series Craig's titled, The Authority of Scripture, Craig delves into the fallacy of Universalism which denies Christ own words where He said, I am the way, the truth and the life, no one can come to the father except through me. He also introduces us to the process called Hermeneutics which is the process of interpreting the Scriptures which is so important to a right understanding of what God intended us as receivers to know and to take away from what the Scriptures are saying. While many other denominations and church gro...2022-11-0528 minIndigenous Faith22.44 Craig Smith - The Authority of Scripture (Part 1)In today's episode, Craig Smith takes us into the second session in his six-part Indigenous Faith teaching series. Today, Craig begins to present his important session on the Authority of Scripture. In it, he introduces the process of discovering what the original intent of God's Word was when the Lord moved upon the forty some human scribes who were moved by the Spirit of God to write what they were told to write. That process is called hermeneutics. He helps the listener understand there are a variety of ways to interpret the Word of God but there really is one...2022-10-2929 minIndigenous Faith22.42 Craig Smith - Contending for the Faith (Part 3)In this, the final episode in Craig's first session titled, Contending for the Faith, Pastor Smith unpackages for us this timely message from the heart of Jude to the church on the importance of preaching sound doctrine and protecting the congregation from false teaching. To contend for the faith, Jude says, means not indifference, but action. A pushing back on false teaching whenever and wherever it rears its ugly head is how the New Testament writers profile some of the most important roles of the leaders of Christ's Church. Lack of action on the part of church leaders to con...2022-10-1529 minIndigenous Faith22.40 Craig Smith - Contending for the Faith (Part 1)In today's episode, Craig Smith takes the stage and begins presenting the first session in his six-session Indigenous Faith teaching series. Today's session is titled, Contending for the Faith, which is take from the New Testament book of Jude.Craig sets the table for the rest of this series as he explains why this whole Indigenous Faith focus of Tribal Rescue Ministries came to be. Responding to a growing movement of syncretistic teaching that has been promoted as good, healthy contextualization of the gospel, Craig helps us understand what is contextualization and what is syncretism. He also unpa...2022-10-0128 minIndigenous Faith22.38 Dr. Vern Charette - The Doctrine of General Revelation (Part 1)With today's episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith begin sharing their updated Indigenous Faith teaching materials at their recently held Indigenous Faith International Leader's Conference on August 10-13, 2022 at Oak Hills Christian College in Bemidji, Minnesota! Many folks who were not able to attend this event reached out to the Smiths indicating that they only wished that they could have. Resources, work schedules, etc., prohibited their attending and they were saddened that they were not able to gain the insights through this teaching event. But thanks to the conference being recorded both in 4k video and audio, listeners to t...2022-09-1729 minIndigenous Faith22.32 A Special Visit with Randy and Evangeline Jackson (Part 2)Craig and LaDonna Smith continue the second part of their visit with Randy and Evangeline Jackson who lead their Living Stone Band music ministry. Evangeline continues to unfold the riveting story of her recent battle with cancer and the powerful drugs that were meant to treat her disease but ended up wreaking havoc in her mind. It reminds us that even good people can become tormented by the very medications that are designed to help them face daunting illness and injury. But this story has a happy ending as the Lord sustained her through her battles and she survived a s...2022-08-0629 minIndigenous Faith22.28 A Special Visit with Dr. Vern Charette (Part 1)In this special edition of Indigenous Faith, Craig and LaDonna Smith welcome Dr. Vern Charette, Ph.D to the program. In anticipation of their upcoming International Indigenous Faith Training Conference for Indigenous Christian Leaders and Those Who Work Among Them, Craig and Vern begin a wonderful dialogue of two hearts that are in sync, both tribally and theologically. Vern's tribal roots are the same as Craig's roots, on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota. While their educational and ministry routes have been different they both have arrived at theological convictions that are based on a high view of...2022-07-0930 minIndigenous Faith22.27 The Who, What, and Why of Scripture - Holiness (Part 4)In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith bring to a conclusion their four part series on the Doctrine of Holiness. If you've been with them throughout this series, I'm sure you've been amazed at what the Bible has to say about the holiness of God and God's call to His followers to be holy as well. Holiness is the embodiment of all that God is and does. But us? Holiness is not something that comes automatically or easy, in that it always, in this life, will have an enemy who pushes up against us in any attempts we make at l...2022-07-0227 minIndigenous Faith22.26 The Who, What, and Why of Scripture - Holiness (Part 3)As Craig and LaDonna Smith continue their important journey into the Doctrine of Holiness, they continue to unpack for us all that the holiness of God enables Him to do on our behalf. Without God's holiness, which sits at the grand center of the gospel, there would be no such things as the moral law of God, nor any divine anger with sin, a final defeat of Satan, and no hope of a new heaven and earth where holiness will rule and reign. All important truths for sure. Also, the holiness of God provides us great comfort but also bri...2022-06-2529 minIndigenous Faith22.24 The Who, What, and Why of Scripture - Holiness (Part 1)Today, Craig and LaDonna Smith return to their series on The Who, What, and Why of Scripture. This series focuses on one of the most important doctrines in all of Scripture, the doctrine of Holiness. Because, as the Scriptures teaches, without holiness, you cannot see the Lord! As they introduce this important concept, the Smiths uncover two different yet interdependent aspects of holiness, and you can't have one without the other. Another key component you will learn about is the doctrine of Separation, which is such an integral part of the larger picture of holiness. You'll be reminded that separ...2022-06-1129 minIndigenous Faith22.23 Establishing a Biblically Healthy Indigenous Faith (Part 3)In the first two parts of this series, Craig opened wide his heart in a message he preached in early May titled Establishing a Biblically Healthy Indigenous Faith, at the Billy Graham sponsored First Peoples Christian Leaders Conference in Rapid City, SD. If you haven’t heard the first two parts of this message, we’d strongly encourage you to do so before listening to this third and final part. That way, the whole of the message will come through loud and clear. In the first two episodes, Craig discussed the redemptive role every Indigenous people group has been given by...2022-06-0429 minIndigenous Faith22.17 The Who, What, and Why of Scripture - Redemption (Part 1)Craig and LaDonna Smith begin a new study on key theological concepts that will help Indigenous believers in Christ grow into solid followers of Christ who rightfully know how to defend the Scriptures. After just completing a series on the doctrine of Christology, Craig and LaDonna now turn their attention to the doctrine of Redemption. They begin to unpackaged the truths of this doctrine, which focuses on the finished work of Jesus Christ on Calvary's cross. His finished work when He died for the sins of the world accomplished God's plan of redemption, but it came at such a high...2022-04-2329 minIndigenous Faith22.14 The Who, What, and Why of Scripture - Christology (Part 2)In this second episode of Craig and LaDonna Smith's current series titled The Who, What, and Why of Scripture, they continue to unpackaged the doctrine of Christology, or the the study of who Christ is, what He has done, His position and power, and His future plans that affect all of mankind. Gaining this important information is crucial to developing a healthy Indigenous Faith, because the main purpose of the Bible is to reveal all of Christ to all of mankind. Today, the Smiths delve into such important truths such as Christ's uniqueness as being fully God while being ful...2022-04-0229 minIndigenous Faith22.12 Contending for the Faith (Part 4)In this, the fourth and final episode of the current series Craig and LaDonna Smith have titled, Contending for the Faith, they continue to build precept upon precept put forward in the previous broadcasts on the necessity of pushing back against false teaching. This is not a new phenomenon but goes back all through out history. Truth has never escaped being changed into error because there has always been an enemy of our soul who wants to keep us from real truth. That's why this battle is so heavy, so strong, and so important.Do you guys mix...2022-03-1929 minIndigenous Faith22.10 Contending for the Faith (Part 2)Charles Spurgeon famously once said, A Bible that is falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn't! How powerful and precious are the truths of Scripture. They minister grace and peace to troubled souls, and yet bring souls going down roads of false teaching trouble to those souls. One cannot be a true student of the Word of God, rightfully dividing the Word of Truth and not be grieved when false teaching is detected.In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna transition from the Authority of Scripture to the Sufficiency of Scripture. With the help of some solid theol...2022-03-0530 minIndigenous Faith22.08 Setting the Table of Christ and Culture (Part 12)In what may sound familiar, Craig and LaDonna revisit part of last week's episode that is so formative and important to establishing a solid Indigenous Faith. Understanding the Bible from the Jewish and Gentile perspective is the only way to fully understand biblical truth. It's a new paradigm of thought that needs intentional developing on our part and Craig and LaDonna trust that hearing these concepts once more will help begin the process in your heart and soul. From the foundational truths built upon in the past dozen episodes, Craig finally expresses his heart in responding to the assertion of...2022-02-1929 minIndigenous Faith22.07 Setting the Table of Christ and Culture (Part 11)In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith continue to help Indigenous believers in Christ have the right and proper context of the Scriptures by viewing it from the prism of a Jewish and Gentile world, and not the normal Native and White context that the normal Native life has been filtered through for so many generations. This thought process is further expanded on today by several important passages in Paul's letter to the church in Rome. In chapter 1 he identifies himself as an apostle to the Gentiles and in Romans 11, he identifies the church using the analogy of a cu...2022-02-1229 minIndigenous Faith22.06 Setting the Table of Christ and Culture (Part 10)In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith continue sharing the importance of getting biblical context right. All people from all cultures who come to Christ must understand that the Bible presents the world in basically two distinct categories...the Jews and the Gentiles. That's an important reality for people groups like North America's Indigenous people, who have tended to view all of life from a Native vs White perspective. But all non-Jewish cultures fall under the banner of Gentile, or, uncircoumcisioned, which is a strange identifier until you know that God used this physical surgical practice to identify His cov...2022-02-0527 minIndigenous Faith22.05 Setting the Table of Christ and Culture (Part 9)In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith help listeners understand that it is not only important to "contextualize the gospel" to each unique culture, but to contextualize God's Word by each unique culture. Contextualization is putting the message in a context that the people group being reached can understand it by presenting it in a way that culture can understand it as clearly as possible. But each culture that has followers of Christ in it must also have the important understanding of the context of the Scriptures themselves. So what does that mean practically? It means we cannot filter God...2022-01-2930 minIndigenous Faith22.04 Setting the Table of Christ and Culture (Part 8)In this week's doctrine, Craig and LaDonna Smith introduce another biblical doctrine that helps us in the process of doing proper contextualization of the gospel. It's what is referred to as the Doctrine of Separation, or, the Doctrine of Holiness. After a brief historical review of how this doctrine has impacted many of the evangelical churches working among Indigenous people today, the Smiths seek to emphasize the incredible importance of this part of a healthy Indigenous Faith. Without holiness being considered, one can easily slip into syncretism because worldly values and practices can take precedence over biblical obedience. One of t...2022-01-2227 minIndigenous Faith22.03 Setting the Table of Christ and Culture (Part 7)In this episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith introduce an important piece of living a biblically healthy Indigenous Faith - and that is the issue of applying good, God honoring Contextualization of the gospel to the unique cultures we all find ourselves being raised in. Every culture needs to have the gospel contextualized so all the ways our people live can be biblically evaluated by the follower of Christ to see what parts of cultural forms and meanings can be kept (those that don't violate biblical standards or teaching), what forms and meanings need to be changed (because parts of the...2022-01-1530 minIndigenous Faith22.02 Setting the Table of Christ and Culture (Part 6)In this week's episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith return to the controversial quote they are responding to as they present how to biblically process the Indigenous cultures we have come from into our faith in Christ. Today they begin to respond to the non-biblical teaching that seeks to redeem our cultures in all its forms, including those that incorporate the worship of, and through, the sacred objects of our people. The Smiths include an overview of all human cultures, which all have the same common ancestors dating back to the creation of man and woman and remind us about the...2022-01-0829 minIndigenous Faith22.01 Last Days LivingCan you believe it? Here we are already into 2022! All we can say is, Wow! How quickly it has come! Each new year always seems to bring with it an element of hope, but this new year seems to be quite different! Many people are facing a whole lot of fear as we enter 2022. We seem to fear a resurgence of that nasty pandemic, and all the confusion it brings. Do I Mask Up? Or do I not? Should I get Vaccinated, or not? Along with these personal fears, the superpowers of the earth are rattling their swords...2022-01-0129 minIndigenous Faith21.35 Sorting out the Supernatural (Part 5)In this, the final episode of a series titled, Sorting out the Supernatural, Craig and LaDonna Smith wrap up their journey into the supernatural world from a biblical perspective to help listeners understand what God's Word has to say on this incredibly important topic. Whether you come out of an animistic background, or from cultures like the Western culture, that denies the existence of the supernatural world, what is most important is to know God's thoughts on the matter. After all, it was He who created all things, including the angelic host that eventually rebelled and were cast out of...2021-12-2531 minIndigenous Faith21.34 Sorting out the Supernatural (Part 4)In this episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith continue to dig into the doctrine of Demonology as they further unpackaged biblical truth about all things supernatural. Because of the strong ties many Indigenous cultures have with the unseen world, it's crucial for the follower of Jesus Christ to be fully aware and fully prepared to understand how to battle the supernatural while embracing the supernatural things of God at the same time. The Smiths delve into some of the important lessons they have learned in their over forty years of serving Christ on how to confront the demonic world. Many cro...2021-12-1829 minIndigenous Faith21.32 Sorting out the Supernatural (Part 2)In this second episode of the series on the theology of Demonology, Craig and LaDonna Smith continue to take listeners to the Scriptures which provides all of mankind an understanding of God's views of Satan, his demonic forces, and how they have taken all cultures away from truth as revealed in the early part of human history when there was one people, one nation, and one language. Scripture tells us that in the last days, there will even be those who depart from true faith and instead follow doctrines of devils! It's easy to become deceived if we do not...2021-12-0429 minIndigenous Faith21.31 Sorting out the Supernatural (Part 1)In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith felt the need to move away, for the next few episodes, from their biblical response to the Redeeming of Culture's statement that defines what these teachers contend to be their new and improved methodology to reach Native American and First Nations people with the gospel. Because the Smiths included in their responses in the past few episodes a surface level discussion on the issue of spirituality and how it affects Native cultures, they felt now is the time to do an important but much deeper study into the doctrine of Demonology. In this...2021-11-2728 minIndigenous Faith21.30 Setting the Table of Christ and Culture (Part 4)In this, their last episode addressing the first part of the quote defining the Redeeming of Culture's philosophy, Craig and LaDonna Smith offer their biblically based response, based exclusively in the Scriptures and from human history as the gospel spread around the world, eventually reaching the shores of Native North America some 500 years ago. When North American Indigenous people come to Christ, do they have to abandon all their cultural and traditional ways, only to be replaced with Euro-American cultural practices, as what the Redeeming of Culture movement contends? In a revealing look at European cultures, the Smiths unpackage his...2021-11-2030 minIndigenous Faith21.27 Setting the Table of Christ and Culture (Part 1)In this episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith begin the process of addressing from God's Word the provocative quote that encompasses teaching that sounds right out of the playbook of the current culture's war on the Whiteman. The Smiths make it abundantly clear where they stand on these issues while asserting that all cultures operate from the same playbook of fallen humanity when it comes to racial and social injustices. But the issue is much deeper for North America's Indigenous people, because included in the debate is Christianity itself and its impact on North America's First People. Does the Bible tea...2021-10-2829 minIndigenous Faith21.26 The Crossroads of Christ and CultureWow! It's hard to believe this episode marks the beginning of the sixth month of the Indigenous Faith broadcasts! All of the twenty five episodes to this point have been designed by Craig and LaDonna Smith to include foundational teaching intended to help Indigenous followers of Christ begin their spiritual journeys in the Lord. Now, this episode marks the transition from foundational materials to the building blocks of a biblically healthy Indigenous Faith. But as Craig and LaDonna note, in order to move forward you have to have a good understanding of where you have come from. As God told...2021-10-1630 minIndigenous Faith21.23 Even So, Come, Lord Jesus (Part 1)As Craig and LaDonna Smith continue to complete a biblical foundation for a strong Indigenous Faith, they draw us into one of the most exciting parts of Christian faith - the soon return of Jesus Christ in what the Bible refers to as His Second Coming! 2,000 years ago the world saw the Creator of heaven and earth take on human flesh as He dwelt among the people He created. Some forty days after His death, burial, and resurrection form the dead, He ascended back to heaven, leaving us with the promise that He would come again! Since then the churc...2021-09-2529 minIndigenous Faith21.21 Christ my Healer, Christ my Health (Part 1)Craig and LaDonna Smith continue to lay foundational teaching for Indigenous followers of Jesus Christ in this two part series on the doctrine of Divine Healing. In this message preached at their home church in Cass Lake, Minnesota, Craig takes us further into this key doctrinal distinctive by introducing not only the concept of Divine Healing, but Divine Health as well. Going once again to the pages of Scripture, Craig sheds light on some biblical truth that often goes unnoticed. God continues to offer His children the miraculous touch of His divine hand on bodies that are broken and batter...2021-09-1129 minIndigenous Faith21.14 First Things First (Part 3)In this the final episode of the First Things First series, Craig and LaDonna Smith finish laying the groundwork for what it means to be truly saved through Jesus Christ and His sacrificial death on Calvary's cross. This is life's most important decision that not only gives us the hope of eternal life, but life worth living here on earth. It's the starting point for every person who responds to this good news message called the gospel. It's also the ending point for everyone's search for answers to life's most important questions about meaning and purpose.Most impo...2021-07-2428 minIndigenous Faith21.13 First Things First (Part 2)The main thing is to make the main thing the main thing! That was a quote from Lee Iacocca, the head of Dodge Chrysler auto manufacturing company. Under his watch the minivan came into existence. His encouragement was to prioritize the main things to be successful.The same holds true about prioritizing the main things to be saved and delivered from the bondages of sin that hold all mankind back. In this three part series, Craig and LaDonna Smith take listeners down the only road the Bible says leads to salvation, and that is the gospel of Jesus...2021-07-1730 minIndigenous Faith21.11 Mourning the 215 Children (Part 4)In this, the final, Part 4 episode of their series titled Mourning the 215 Children, hosts Craig and LaDonna Smith seek to provide practical and biblical answers to the many questions that arise from the gruesome discovery of the bodies of 215 Indigenous children found in a mass grave on the campus of a government funded, church run Residential School in Kamloops, British Columbia. The Smiths don't want their listeners to miss that the Christ of Christianity also suffered horrific trauma, torture, and beatings on the way to the cross on which He was brutally crucified, all while those who purported to r...2021-07-0328 minIndigenous Faith21.10 Mourning the 215 Children (Part 3)In this, the third of four episodes on the horrific discovery of the bodies of 215 children buried in a mass grave in a Residential School in Kamloops, British Columbia, Craig and LaDonna Smith continue to provide biblical and historical context in response to this unimaginable tragedy. They continue to unpackage how the church that claims it represents Christ could deviate off course to such a degree that some of its own clergy could be guilty of unthinkable abuse that led to over 50,000 Indigenous children dying in these Residential Schools across Canada in these school's 125 plus year history. These institutions wer...2021-06-2628 minIndigenous Faith21.9 Mourning the 215 Children (Part 2)In what has become Craig and LaDonna Smith's most painful yet important podcast to date, they continue their response to the recent and gruesome discovery of 215 Indigenous children on the grounds of a government funded, church run Residential School in Kamloops, British Columbia. Craig and LaDonna are seeking to provide answers to some important and justifiable questions grieving Indigenous people throughout Native North America are raising. They are going to the only source of real, universal truth, the timeless Word of God, to remind listeners that God is not silent on evil, even when committed by those who claim th...2021-06-1929 minIndigenous Faith21.8 Mourning the 215 Children (Part 1)At the end of May 2021, the bodies of 215 Indigenous children, some as young as 3 years old, were discovered in a mass grave at a government funded, church run Residential School in Kamloops, British Columbia. Buried for decades, this horrific finding has opened many deep wounds of Canada's First Nations and Native American peoples. The tragedy is only deepened by the fact that in the 125 plus year history of these institutions, it's estimated that over 50,000 Indigenous children died from indescribable abuses, both physical and sexual in nature, tortures, and beatings. How can the church have done such injustices? In what has...2021-06-1227 minIndigenous Faith21.5 To the Other Towns Also (Part 3)In this concluding of a three part message, Craig and LaDonna Smith tell their own personal and family story through the context of what they affectionately call, Their little Home Church. All of our spiritual journeys, as Indigenous believers in Jesus Christ, must be connected to a local home church where we can systematically hear God's Word preached and taught, and where we can assemble with other believers to worship Him together. It's also an important place where our spiritual gifts can be used to help build up this local body of believers, and to reach our communities and yes...2021-05-2228 minIndigenous Faith21.4 To the Other Towns Also (Part 2)In this second of a three part message, Craig and LaDonna Smith tell their own personal and family story through the context of what they affectionately call, Their little Home Church. All of our spiritual journeys, as Indigenous believers in Jesus Christ, must be connected to a local home church where we can systematically hear God's Word preached and taught, and where we can assemble with other believers to worship Him together. It's also an important place where our spiritual gifts can be used to help build up this local body of believers, and to reach our communities and yes...2021-05-1527 minIndigenous Faith21.3 To the Other Towns Also (Part 1)In this, the first of a three part message, Craig and LaDonna Smith tell their own personal and family story through the context of what they affectionately call, Our little Home Church. Our spiritual journeys, as Indigenous believers in Jesus Christ, must be connected to a local home church where we can systematically hear God's Word preached and taught, and where we can assemble with other believers to worship Him together. It's also an important place where our spiritual gifts can be used to help build up this local body of believers, and to reach our communities and yes, the...2021-05-0826 minIndigenous FaithIndigenous Faith ExplainedHosts, Craig and LaDonna Smith, explain what their new podcast, "Indigenous Faith" is all about. They also share about their recent battle with the Coronavirus and how it affected the launch of this new ministry service.2021-04-2027 min