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One of my favorite poems was written in 1916 by Robert Frost. Most people are familiar with a couple of lines from the poem: "Two roads diverged in the wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." We all look back over our lives at the choices we made and see how we ended up where we are now. We've all made good and bad choices that caused things to happen or not happen: Why did we take that job? Why did we move to that place? Why did we...
"Two For the Price of One" is always an attention-grabbing offer. It's hard to ignore getting seconds free, just because you wanted firsts. "Two-for-One" works well for retail, but not for reflections in a mirror. Here in prison, I get an opportunity to look in a mirror only when I receive a shower. The shower has four slim windows so the officers can look in, for security reasons, and on the outside of one of those windows is a 6"x6" acrylic mirror. The convenient mirror is t...
I grew up in Wyoming so I treasured my panoramic view of the stars as seen through the dry mountain air. But, apparently, I had always viewed them with some sort of anchor in the scene such as a house or a tree. One night I decided to position myself with no earthly objects to clutter the view; I saw only stars. In one terrifying second I experienced my body plummeting into space. I grabbed the grass to keep from falling and steadied myself by looking at our house. I felt...
We pass milestones every 12 months when January 1 rolls around again, and again, and again . . . all of a sudden we look at a few more years gone! Indian Life passed a significant milestone this year. We turned 40 years old! In a time when magazines and newspapers are dropping like flies in acquiescence to internet, social media, and the like, Indian Life has survived. I say that's a GOD thing!! What do your milestones indicate to you? As 2019 gives its last few flickers of...
Q: I am a 42-year-old mother and my daughter told me she "loves to get high." What can I possibly say to her to make her realize I love her and desire what is best for her? How do I pray for her? I have a son who has been battling with addictions since he was a teenager. I've heard him say that a couple of times. "I love drugs and alcohol." We love our son very much and totally at a loss to say or do anything. If we tried, he would sarcastically say, "I know! You don't have...
As a Canadian, I like to take trips across the border into the United States. A change in scenery or climate and the variety in shopping is always refreshing. The only draw back is the exchange rate. Our Canadian dollar is only worth 76 cents in the USA. It seems frustrating to work hard for your money and then lose a chunk of it before you even leave home. How different the trip will be for those whose sins are forgiven and are ready for Heaven. The Bible tells true...
As I have experienced life for 50 years now, I have seen many forms of exercise. As I have struggled with my own weight and talked to people in the health field, I have come to these conclusions: 1) The environment we spend our time in will determine how we express our need for physical exercise. 2) When we exercise it brings health to our physical bodies and our physical hearts. 3) Movement is movement and all movements count as exercise. Even when I take a small look at the...
Before she was even a teen, Chelsea had a cell phone. She also soon had her own room complete with a smart TV and her choice of streaming services. By the time she was a young teen, she had all the glam girl trappings like artificial tans and salon treatments that made her look much older than she was. By the time Chelsea was 14, a new car sat in the driveway, just waiting for her to get her driving permit. So by the time she was 15, Chelsea pretty much had it all and was...
Insults. There are some funny ones out there. In one of the most famous, a very angry Lady Astor said to Sir Winston Churchill: "If you were my husband, I'd put poison in your tea." Churchill didn't blink. He just said: "If you were my wife, I'd drink it." Groucho Marx once told his host, "I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." My friend likes to say, "The last thing I wanna' do is hurt you; but it's still on the list." Few things can harm others more...
By Crying Wind Gah was born in the spring, and being a rabbit, he had dozens of brothers and sisters. He spent the warm days hopping around, eating tender green clover that grew next to the lake and racing home to his safe home under the blackberry bushes. Life was perfect, and Gah never expected it to change. By the time Summer arrived, Gah saw his brothers and sisters leave the grassy meadow and find new homes deeper in the forest. He missed them but decided to stay where...
The Battle By Adrian Torres The shadowy figure stood there, its back to me. I pretended like I was sleeping, as I thought of a plan to trap it. This time it would not escape! Ad Seg (the Hole) is not the tidiest place. In a regular building, inmates are assigned to clean, sweep, and mop several times a day, but there is no such luxury in the Hole. Since the task of cleaning falls on the officers, it's rare that any gets done. Many families of rodents, roaches, spiders and who-...
"I'll never forget the first night my boyfriend hit me," Charlotte recalls thoughtfully, tracing a heart pattern on her frosty Coke glass. "I don't know why I was surprised; he'd threatened to often enough. I sat and cried like I'd never stop. He wrapped his arms around me and began saying how sorry he was. At first I ran away from him, but eventually, I let him put my head on his shoulder while I cried. "He begged for forgiveness. He said he had just lost his head . . . it wo...
God had a wonderful plan when He created humanity. "God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them" (Genesis 1:27). God gave us amazing bodies. Our hearts beat faithfully year after year; our lungs breathe in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide without our supervision. Our blood flows, unseen, supplying nutrition to trillions of cells and carries away waste products to predetermined disposal sites. Blood cells vigilantly...
I have corresponded with Indian Life Ministries for about 10 years (mostly with R.) and your newspaper, books, flyers, and every correspondence have been nothing short of a joy and blessing in my life. You have truly helped to instill the love of Jesus into my life. And that love has spread to countless who have been around me, and around those who were around me. Very similar to a tiny spark, that builds into a ring of fire. The difference being that the ring of fire is...
Let me tell you something, I was down and out awhile ago. No money for wants, let alone for basic necessities. So I prayed to God, pouring out my heart. And He provided me with $10 from my cousin and $40 from my little brother! I am so thankful and I praise God for this glorious Blessing! I know without a doubt, that if I had not prayed to God, I would have not gotten any help. -T. C....
I've been intrigued by the story of a Rocky Mountain Cree of the mid 1800s, a chief named Maskepetoon. Told by many, his story has become a mix of myth, legend and truth. However, all sources bear common denominators that follow the common thread of peacemaking. Maskepetoon, a renowned warrior who came to Faith in Jesus, found out that personal peace would only come when it was partnered with forgiveness. His only son had been murdered by a companion, and Maskepetoon, faced...
I am 36 years old, incarcerated at the South Dakota Women's Prison. I am serving a 10 year sentence at 40%. I have two years left before I am released on parole. I have lived a life of self-destruction, sin and chaos; however my life has not always been so corrupt. I was raised by my grandmother in a God-loving home, attending church at the Lakota Wesleyan chapel on the reservation. I had a good upbringing. In my teens, I rebelled against my family and society falling into a...
Last month, I read a lot of news stories about the Canadian government's most recent attempts to somehow bring justice and comfort to those who suffered in residential schools. And my heart cried. I also read stories on the anniversary of Standing Rock. I read once again the recap of the rubber bullets and hypothermia suffered by those who were sprayed with cold water in the freezing weather. And to add insult to injury, I read the investigative report of how people gave $1.4...
My son, Gardner, is a college student who works at a movie complex. Unfortunately for a bunch of teenagers, last night he was collecting tickets at a section of the theater that was showing a new R-rated movie about sexual abuse and violence, supposedly in the name of romance. When the kids tried to get into the R-rated movie, Gardner sent them to their movie on the opposite side of the complex. It's sad that teens would try to see a basically pornographic movie teaching that...
Since last fall, North America has been shocked by revelations of sexual sins of Hollywood bosses, comedians, and politicians. Recently, almost every day, women and a few men have come forward to accuse the rich, famous and powerful of their carnal wrongdoings. In responding to the accusations against her friend and co-host, Charlie Rose, Gayle King requested that men come forward in the fight against sexual harassment and sexual abuse, especially against girls and women. Well, I want to be one of those men who will come...
"Hey, there. How are you doing?” As my former co-worker walked up, I smiled, ready for a good chat. But after a while, the conversation went there. He started talking about the charismatic, but truly evil person we had both worked for. This boss was the first person I’d ever known who actually plotted to emotionally hurt people and try to destroy their jobs (telling me they deserved it). I had been naïve and trusting…and I had ended up burned badly with my professional confidence shaken and my trusting heart shatte...
Thank you for showing me who I was in the article "I Loved a Girl" from the July/August 2017 issue. It's just what I was. On line 15 it says, "'You shall not commit adultery,' does not apply in my case." Galatians 5:19 tells just how wrong as a young man I was. Matthew 5:28, "Jesus said that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." I could go on and on, but I won't. This article touched my heart in a way no one...
"This is for you,” my co-worker said as he lifted the cork lid to the ceramic jar marked “Unsolicited Advice” that I keep filled with chocolate on top of my filing cabinet. He stuffed something in there and added. “My wife and I want to do this. It’s to help you through a hard time.” Then he dashed off before I could say anything. What was that all about? I wondered. I’d known Larry for many years and always felt I could be honest with him. So when he’d asked about my family, I’d told him This time two years ago, my hus...
The Indian Life Ministries staff and Board of Directors wishes to express our extreme gratitude and best wishes to our long-time, faithful editor, Jim Uttley, Jr., upon his retirement from Indian Life. Jim has served the Lord as editor of the Indian Life newspaper for over 20 years sharing his giftedness and heart in the production of this award-winning publication. His love for the First Nations people of North America has been evident through his work on the newspaper and...
It's with a lot of excitement and not a small amount of angst that I put pen and ink to this issue of the Indian Life newspaper, our first in the partnership and merger of Indian Life Ministries and the Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada Inc. It's a huge step for both organizations! In case you are not too familiar with NEFC, we are a Canadian association of Native churches and have been operating since 1971. There are 17 churches affiliated with us at present. They are...
