In today's final episode on Craig's message titled The Chief Aim of Man, Craig continues to help his listeners understand that ultimately, God desires to redirect the affection and worship of every human being from the things created to the One who created all things. There's an answer for every human condition and worship that is not worship at al…

In the next two episodes, we join the congregation of the Smith's home church, Cass Lake Alliance, as Pastor Smith shares a message titled The Chief Aim of Man. Taken from Westminster's Lesser Catechism of 1647, Craig reminds his listeners of what the real purpose of living is for all of mankind, that of glorifying God and enjoying Him forever! Cra…

In 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 messa…

In today's second and final episode from Craig Smith's message on suffering, preached at the First Baptist Church in Coweta, OK, he continues to explain the miraculous way God intervened in both Craig and LaDonna's lives by sparing them from their graves. Most certainly, they should have died in this horrific accident as both suffered catastrophic …

Today, Craig and LaDonna share a message Craig preached in mid-April 2024 at the First Baptist Church of Coweta, OK. Pastored by the Smith's dear friend, Dr. Vern Charette, Craig shared about the Shalom he found in the midst of great suffering in the aftermath of their Miracle at Mile Marker 313. The Smith's have many listeners to the podcast that …

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 w…

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 gos…

Today, Craig and LaDonna focus their attention on Going Young as they introduce listeners to an amazing and effective Native youth ministry called On Eagles Wing' (OEW). This was a ministry Craig and LaDonna were privileged to help lead from 2003 to 2008 along with co-founders, Ron and Karen Hutchcraft. This ministry has recruited, trained, and equ…

In today's episode, Craig, Ryan, and Paul continue to provide information on the development of the newly formed National Association of Native Evangelicals. Its stated purpose, mission statement, and how interested folks can learn more about it through their new website is all included in today's finale. The trio ends the conversation with how lis…

In part two of this three part series, Craig Smith continues his interesting discussion with colleagues, Paul Straubel (director for the Center for Indian Ministries in Bemidji, MN), and Dr. Ryan O'Leary (Ojibwe), the newly appointed president of the National Association of Native Evangelicals, as they discuss this newly formed organization, its go…

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, design…

Today's episode of Indigenous Faith is the finale in the series on not just King Josiah, but on the Smith's review of some of the kings of Israel and Judah. Have you enjoyed this series as much as the Smiths enjoyed sharing it with you? They trust and pray that it has not only been an enjoyable journey but enlightening as well. There's so much to l…

In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna continue to let God's Word tell the powerful story of King Josiah, who became known as one of the most godly and righteous leaders over God's Chosen People, the Children of Israel. As the king tore down the idols and sacrificial places to the demonic Baal, Asherah, and Molech, he also turned the hearts of his p…

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 a…

In part two of the Smith's study on King Josiah, Craig and LaDonna continue to unpackage the reasons why this study into the lives of the kings of Israel and Judah. Along with the obvious of their leading God's people into syncretism if they were described by God as evil, or away from syncretistic behaviors when they were described by God as righte…

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 godl…

As the Smiths wrap up this 3 part series on King Hoshea, LaDonna continues to read the very consequential passage in Deuteronomy 28 that defines God's responses to both obedience and disobedience of His Chosen People, Israel. It's not like they didn't know what would happen if they chose to disobey God's instructions in holy living. They brought up…

In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna continue their study into the life of another wicked king, this time King Hoshea, who led Israel during Ahaz's rule over Judah. They continue to walk us through the judgements of God because of their unholy alliances with the Unholy Trinity of Baal, Asherah, and gods of child sacrifice. Banishment from their la…

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 Ki…

In today's concluding episode of the Smith's look into the life and leadership of the wicked King Ahaz, the Smiths seek to tie in the lessons learned from these Old Testament stories into our own life experiences to help us know how to sort out the supernatural and delineate the holy from the unholy. Using the tough lessons learned from not only Ah…

In this third episode in the Smith's series on the Wicked King Ahaz, Craig and LaDonna continue going over the 20 verses in 2 Kings 16 that speak of the life and times of King Ahaz. They begin to summarize what the Scriptures are saying about Ahaz' life and reign, and end up taking their listeners down several trails of truth that show how these ve…

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…

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 revi…

There's an old country music song whose lyrics include the saying, We both live in a two story house...her story and my story! And while somewhat comical a line, there's a whole lot of truth to that sentiment in that between a couple, there definitely are two different perspectives, two different ways of conveying the same story. Such is the case t…

In part two of our visit with Emmitt and Belen McKenzie, we transition from the horrific environment Emmitt grew up in, including drugs, alcohol, distribution of narcotics, gang activity, gun trafficking, and urban gang activity, to when he truly encountered Jesus Christ in a rehab center. Emmitt shares the very important truth that coming to Chris…

As the Smiths launch into another year of the Indigenous Faith podcast, they couldn't start on any stronger a note than this multi-episode series featuring Emmitt and Belen McKenzie. Like his and our dear friend, Dr. Vern Charette, Emmitt comes from the tough inner-city environment with all it's struggles and challenges. Emmitt's childhood and adol…

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 …

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 …

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 comprom…

Craig and LaDonna are excited to welcome back to the Indigenous Faith podcast Dr. Vern Charette (Ojibwe). Brother Vern joined the Smiths in their international Indigenous Leader's Conference in August 2022, helping them to unpackage biblical truth on contextualization and syncretism which is now available as the updated Indigenous Faith Video Teach…

Once in a while Craig and LaDonna want to take listeners back into the archives of past Indigenous Faith episodes to rebroadcast important and timely topics. Often it's special visits with special guests, other times its revisiting key theologically based episodes tied to current affairs, etc. In today's broadcast, the Smiths take us back to May 20…

In this, the third and final episode on the study of King Manasseh, Craig and LaDonna wrap up the biblical story of this most wicked king in Israel and Judah's collective histories and present an all important analysis of what this means for us today as we seek to live biblically healthy lives in the context of our cultures and traditions. Thankful…

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…

Today is an exciting day for the Indigenous Faith Podcast. You'll want to listen to Craig and LaDonna and their breaking news about the new Indigenous Faith 2.0 Video Teaching Series that is now available for download and viewing at their tribalrescue.com website! That's right, all the content from their August 2022 Indigenous Faith International L…

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 faithful…

In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna continue to expand on the life and times of King Hezekiah, noted as one of the most godly kings over God's Chosen People, the Children of Israel. In ways that mirror today's challenges for Israel, they had to go to war against the Assyrian's, and their brash and prideful leaders, Sennacherib. Before Hezekiah's …

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 S…

In part two of Craig and LaDonna's journey into the life and times of King Hezekiah, we continue to see how this amazing and godly king earned such great favor with God and the people he led. He turned the heart of God's people back to the Lord and after destroying all the places and artifacts of his syncretistic father, King Ahaz, brought God's Ch…

Today begins a multi-episode journey into the life and times of King Hezekiah, who was know as one of the most godly kings of the Children of Israel in all of their recorded history. This series begins a larger journey into the lives and times of a number of Israel's human leaders and covers both those who were regarded as good and godly leaders an…

In today's final episode in this introduction to God and His ways in human leadership and leaders, Craig and LaDonna finish their journey into Romans 13:1-7. Picking up where they left off last week, the Smiths continue to explain the reality that God has ordained all human leaders on all human levels to serve as rewarders of them who do good and p…

In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna continue to present character studies on biblical characters who did good, and who did evil in the sight of God. Their focus turns to the political realm as they begin presenting biblical truth about Old Testament kings and rulers over the Children of Israel. But before they do, the present this important serie…

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 hi…

In today's episode on the failures of Judas and Peter, the Smiths continue to unpackage the despair Judas was in which led him to take his life after selling out Christ for 30 pieces of silver. Sadly, this sentiment runs rampant across Indigenous North America, resulting in suicide rates many times that of national averages. We all are tempted to s…

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…

After 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 wor…

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 ev…

Oh how the tables are turned on wicked Haman, the Agagite, in the continuation of this series on King Saul, the prophet Samuel, and the impact Saul's disobedience had on the nation of Israel that stretched out five hundred years into the future! Haman, the Agagite, who lived during the reign of King Xerxes, was desiring the total destruction of God…

In part two of our study into the story of the prophet, Samuel, King Saul, and King Agag, Craig summarizes the steps that led to Saul's egregious disobedience that cost him his kingship. It all starts with Saul receiving a specific job to do from the Lord. It wasn't unambiguous, but clear...destroy all the Agagites completely, because they were sol…

Hello friends! Welcome to a continuation of our case studies in the lives of some prominent biblical characters who demonstrated moments of great disobedience that impacted not only their own lives, but the lives of a whole nation as well. And often the implications of their disobedience spanned not just centuries, but in the case of today's person…

In the concluding episode of the Smith's extended visit with Dr. Vern Charette and Randy Jackson, brother Vern continues to share about his family roots on the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota and how much it means to him to come back home to preach near where his father was raised with his Ojibwe people. And while his identity and sign…