This past week Doug and I had the privilege of joining our good friend Charles Robinson who leads the “The Red Road” ministry along with a host of others for an evening of Native American culture. It was awesome!!! Food, music, dance, and speakers made for a wonderful night full of learning.
I wanted to share with you some of what we learned and what the Red Road Ministry is all about. To Native Americans, The Red Road is a term used frequently which means to live a traditional lifestyle: drug and alcohol free, respect for others, respect for yourself, respect for creation and to worship the Creator. Every Native American tribe has a name for Creator in their own language. It is interesting how many of these names are very similar and how they speak to the nature and character of the Creator. Also most of the translations of names greatly parallel the names and character of God in the Judeo/Christian Bible. With this in mind, The Red Road is also devoted to the teaching of God's love for Native Americans by showing how He was at work in North American long before the arrival of the Europeans. Armed with that knowledge, The Red Road wants to see First Nations people (regardless of their "degree of Indian blood") rise up on reservations, in First Nations communities, throughout North America and around the world to share the love of Jesus with everyone within their sphere of influence! Jesus said that if we want to follow him, we must deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow Him (Luke 9:23). To this end, The Red Road also represents the blood-stained road that led Jesus to the cross.
The Red Road is an amazing ministry!! Check out their website at http://www.theredroad.org/
I wanted to share with you some of what we learned and what the Red Road Ministry is all about. To Native Americans, The Red Road is a term used frequently which means to live a traditional lifestyle: drug and alcohol free, respect for others, respect for yourself, respect for creation and to worship the Creator. Every Native American tribe has a name for Creator in their own language. It is interesting how many of these names are very similar and how they speak to the nature and character of the Creator. Also most of the translations of names greatly parallel the names and character of God in the Judeo/Christian Bible. With this in mind, The Red Road is also devoted to the teaching of God's love for Native Americans by showing how He was at work in North American long before the arrival of the Europeans. Armed with that knowledge, The Red Road wants to see First Nations people (regardless of their "degree of Indian blood") rise up on reservations, in First Nations communities, throughout North America and around the world to share the love of Jesus with everyone within their sphere of influence! Jesus said that if we want to follow him, we must deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow Him (Luke 9:23). To this end, The Red Road also represents the blood-stained road that led Jesus to the cross.
The Red Road is an amazing ministry!! Check out their website at http://www.theredroad.org/
