A Navajo Vacation Bible School (VBS) group stopped overnight at our Denver, Colorado church basement as they headed northward to conduct a VBS on another Reservation. Of course, on their return trip...

“That is the fundamental nature of gifts: they move and their value increases with their passage. The fields made a gift of berries to us and we made a gift of them to our father. The more something...

In 1995, Jonathan Maracle, a Mohawk from Tyendinaga Territory in Ontario, Canada, decided not to sing Amazing Grace at the Sacred Assembly in Ottawa, as he had been asked. What he didn’t know was that...

Pope Francis’ penitential pilgrimage to Turtle Island to speak words of apology to Indigenous communities regarding residential schools has been historic and important. There are a wide range of...

"Creator Sets Free (Jesus) lifted up his voice and said to them, "I am the light shining on this dark world. The ones who walk with me will not stumble in the darkness but will have the light that...

“Well, I see we will have to agree to disagree.” This is how it happens. Someone makes a statement about another group of people. Most definitely it is not about “us”. It is usually quite vague and...

Alcohol and drug use in Indigenous communities has a dark history among our people. Due to intergenerational trauma communities next to American Indian reservations, or Canada off-reserve First Nation...

"God of the poor, Friend of the weak Give us compassion we pray Melt our cold hearts, Let tears fall like rain Come, change our love, From a spark to a flame." - A prayer in the words of Graham...

In 2018, I was gifted to be one of one hundred and fifty First Nations people chosen to fly to Scotland to be featured in an internationally acclaimed television series. Upon arriving in Glasgow, we...

I once walked out of my church right in the middle of the service. I was with my daughter and I can tell she was embarrassed but followed me out anyways. If you know me, I don’t like to interrupt or...

Last weekend marked the final gathering of our formal meeting together as the Hearts Exchanged cohort in Classis Niagara. Because of our relatively close proximity the majority of our meetings were...

You alone have strength to carry this people. Carry us now, O Lord. You alone have wisdom and power to heal the wounds of a nation. Heal us, O Lord. You alone have compassion enough to enter our...