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Lawrence was raised on the Navajo reservation in Tuba City, Arizona. He has seen a lot of changes over the years, from dirt roads to paved roads... from horse-drawn wagons to the automobile. He married a Christian gal and his boy believed too. When he hit hard times, God used Lawrence's young son to speak truth to him... but he wasn't ready to listen just yet.

In this episode, Jeff dives into the first official AZ Prep rankings, highlighting standout teams, breaking down performances, and sharing predictions for upcoming matchups

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TRIGGER WARNING: sexual abuse Every Child Matters –  Community Rally in Tuba City, AZ September 30, 2024 – Parents of youth attending Tuba City Boarding School organized a community gathering and rally outside the Navajo Police Department to demand justice and answers. On September 24, a sixth-grade male teacher was arrested at the school for public sexual indecency after evidence of him masturbating in a classroom was collected by students. An act that had been happening for years. The perpetrator was released approximately 18 hours later, and the students' families have not been able to receive further details of the investigation.  The timing of the incident and rally happened to line up with National Day for Truth and Reconciliation- a national holiday in Canada honoring Indigenous students who never returned home from boarding school and survivors of residential schools. The incident happened at a Bureau of Indian Education boarding school, establishing that these incidents are ongoing and not of the past.  These are their demands: Support from the 25th Navajo Nation Council to support a request from families to the BIE demanding a full-scale investigation into the Tuba City Boarding School system to address the misconduct and failures in the school system and provide answers and justice for our children. Accountability from all identified faculty and administration personnel that knew about the abuse, failed to report it or investigate it, and allowed it to continue. Federal charges for the perpetrator to ensure the teacher is held responsible for the harm caused to the students, families, and greater community. Comprehensive solutions to protect every child to ensure their safety. Mental health support for all students and parents affected by this traumatic event. Request a joint session between the HEHSC and Law and Order committees of the Navajo Nation council to hear from the families directly, and work alongside respective Navajo Nation departments for justice. The Red Nation was live-streaming the rally on our YouTube channel, please subscribe for future live streams. Follow Missing and Murdered Diné Relatives for updates! Read the original post here Therednation.org article The Red Nation Podcast is produced by Red Media and is sustained by comrades and supporters like you. Power our work here: www.patreon.com/redmediapr 

Nurses Out Loud with Jodi O'Malley MSN, RN – In this exploration, I delve into the profound impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Navajo Nation in Tuba City, Arizona. We uncover the unique struggles faced by this community, including healthcare disparities and cultural challenges. Join me as we hear from Pastor Nathan and learn about the resilience and trials of the Navajo people during these unprecedented times.

Nurses Out Loud with Jodi O'Malley MSN, RN – In this exploration, I delve into the profound impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Navajo Nation in Tuba City, Arizona. We uncover the unique struggles faced by this community, including healthcare disparities and cultural challenges. Join me as we hear from Pastor Nathan and learn about the resilience and trials of the Navajo people during these unprecedented times.

The U.S. EPA has announced that it reached a settlement with the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority that means the NTUA has agreed to improve wastewater treatment facilities in three communities in northern Arizona. The Department of Justice filed a complaint on behalf of the EPA that says the facilities violated Clean Water Act permits meant to protect human health and the environment by discharging wastewater not treated to proper levels into washes across the tribal nation. It also says the NTUA failed to maintain their facilities' sewage systems and prevent sewage spills. The roughly $100 million settlement will mean some short-term and long-term upgrades to facilities in Chinle, Kayenta and Tuba City that serve about 20,000 people, mostly Navajo citizens. And four seats on the Cortez City Council are open in the upcoming election on April 2. Nomination packets are available at City Hall, and are due this Monday, January 22.

On December 1, 2023, we joined a group of dedicated volunteers to visit Hopiland. Together, we brought wood for fuel, cottonwood for kachina doll making, call for ceremonies, food, and clothing.Orlan, who is a member of the Yellow Fox Clan, owns a kiva in the village of Moenkopi, which is next to Tuba City, AZ. Orlan invited us to enter his kiva where we could discuss spiritual matters. Eighty-three volunteers fitted into this humble structure. We were there for over 2 hours, and Orlan spoke to us and talked about the Hopi ways, how when, they get together for their ceremonies in the kivas, they pray for all humanity and for us to return to the peaceful simple ways of life and living.He said a prayer in the Hopi tongue for us and let one of our Christian brothers pray as well. Mike sweat, who runs the nonprofit organization UnitedRain.org, and it has helped to get volunteers to assist the Hopi, reminded us more than once how rare and blessed of an occasion this was to enter a kiva as an outsider. He was only aware of this happening with four other individuals on past occasions. This may have been the first time that a Christian prayer was ever offered in a kiva.In this video, we will chronicle our trip, some things that we learned, and some efforts being made to assist these people and to feel their love and humility. We sincerely hope this podcast will encourage people to get involved in helping them further their economic prosperity as they seek for replacement revenue from losing coal mining jobs and receipts for the sale of coal, which previously provided important financial stability to their communities.

Teresa Rojo Tsosie is a Dine woman living in Navajo Nation in Tuba City, Arizona. She is the director of religious education at St. Jude Parish, and one of the lead organizers in the creation of Wholemakers: A Journey in Ecological Conversion for Young Adults, by Young Adults, a curriculum being used in Catholics parishes, schools, and communities across the United States to help root Catholic youth in the ecological underpinnings of the Catholic faith. She serves on various committees and boards for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, is a national leader on Catholic-indigenous exploration of our call to care for our common home, and is also a new mom.In this episode of Universal Voices newest A Heart For mini-series, Alissa welcomes Teresa Rojo Tsosie. This episode is packed with honesty as Teresa shares her wisdom and experience around being a Native Catholic. The two barely scratch the surface of the vast and wide knowledge Teresa holds and Alissa can't wait to invite her back. Listen in as the two discuss:Holding the complexity of the fullness of yourself.Persevering so that future generations may inherit the faith.The power of Teresa's advocacy and voice.The love, comfort and home Teresa finds in the Church.What the Pope's formal apology and visit to Canada meant to Teresa.The need to recognize, apologize and atone for our wrongs as a Church.The amazing witness of marginalized peoples still abiding in the Church. Teresa's work with the USCCB.Journeying Together.The Doctrine of Discovery.Thank you so much for listening to this episode of Universal Voices. We are so glad you are here! An extra shout-out to  our amazing supporters who helped to make this episode possible! To learn more about From Here's mission and vision or for more information on how to join our growing group of financial backers, please visit fromheremedia.org. 

One afternoon, her clothes, hair, language, name, and even her parents were taken from her.  In this episode, Navajo woman Bessie Smith, who survived the Indian Boarding Schools, shares her story of losing everything and then reclaiming the traditions she learned as a child to find healing. Join us in this episode as we go to Bessie's home in Denver, Colorado, and hear about the day her parents were forced to hand her over to the U.S. Government. Bessie shares with breathtaking detail, remembering the gravity of all she lost. Listen to the full episode for ways you can learn more, and take action to first listen and feel, and then to heal, together. Guest BioBessie Smith (Dzabahe) was born around January 12th, 1942 and raised on the Diné  reservation, halfway between Leupp and Tuba City, Arizona.  She was born into Hashkáán Hadzohí  (yucca fruit plant) clan, born for Bįįhbitodní clan (deer water), and paternal grandfather of Kiyáání (tower house people) clan, and maternal grandfather ofTłeziłaní (manygoats) clan.  She was raised in a traditional Diné way of life. Bessie has been designing and making jewelry for over 25 years. She currently works on a part time basis as a consultant to agencies who are in need of Navajo interpretation services throughout the State of Colorado. Bessie's Jewelry Website: https://www.dzabahe.com/ Links for things shared in the episode:The Denver Post article referenced by Amanda: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/10/03/native-american-boarding-schools-graves-fort-lewis-grand-junction/Supreme Court preserves law that aims to keep Native American children with tribal families: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-native-american-children-adoption-8eee3db1e97cee84a7fdcd98d43df795#tbl-em-lnwebu7xuuio4ldv5e Want to Learn More?CPR News Article: Legacy Of Indigenous Boarding Schools In Colorado Includes Unmarked Graves And Generational Scarshttps://www.cpr.org/2021/08/02/indigenous-boarding-schools-colorado-unmarked-graves-generational-scars/9 News interview with Bessie Smith: Federal Indian Boarding School survivor shares the abuse she endured, and how her jewelry business helps her heal:https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/federal-indian-boarding-school-survivor-abuse-jewelry-business-heal-denver-colorado/73-91ebf2d1-051f-413d-8977-f97f8ed5c199New York Times article: Researchers Identify Dozens of Native Students Who Died at Nebraska School:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/us/native-american-boarding-school-deaths-nebraska.htmlNew York Times article: ‘WAR AGAINST THE CHILDREN' - The Native American boarding school system — a decades-long effort to assimilate Indigenous people before they ever reached adulthood — robbed children of their culture, family bonds and sometimes their lives:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/30/us/native-american-boarding-schools.html Want to Take Action?Land Back Movement: https://landback.org/Global Fight to End Fossil Fuels: https://climatenetwork.org/can-event/global-fight-to-end-fossil-fuels/ Sign up for Complexified Newsletter: https://complexified.substack.com/Help Make Complexified Happen:  https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E345509&id=75 Contact us: email complexified@iliff.eduComplexified Website - https://www.complexified.org/

Carl and JMan are discussing fair time and how magical it will be this year. With a special guest, he will share his insight on what goes on behind the curtains during the fair at Tuba City. So relax and enjoy the week's episode of Carl and JMan Save the World episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cjpodcast85/message

This episode features "Death and Redemption, Somewhere Near Tuba City" written by Lou J Berger. Published in the July 2023 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/berger_07_23 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?

Danny Marianino is a musician, author and content creator.  He gained international fame when his band North Side Kings was playing a show in Tuba City, Arizona and he punched out Glenn Danzig.  He received lot of hate mail for doing that, and collected the messages and put them into a book, "Don't Ever Punch a Rockstar."  We discuss the punch, the book, the hate mail, drinking whiskey with Dimebag Darrell, his disturbing encounter with Marilyn Manson and much more! 00:00 - Intro00:13 - Arizona Life 00:57 - Book "Don't Ever Punch a Rockstar" 02:06 - The Story Behind the Punch 11:40 - Doyle & Other Misfits 14:41 - Excerpts from the Book 20:45 - Trolls & Bullies 26:22 - Threats & Physical Violence 28:35 - Alice Cooper & Christopher Lloyd 29:55 - Vera Farminga 31:01 - Playing in North Side Kings 35:20 - Jim Bruer 36:37 - Drinking Whiskey with Dimebag Darrell 37:55 - Altercation with Marilyn Manson 43:07 - Sugarcult 44:10 - Doing Liner Notes & Other Books49:05 - Alice Cooper's Solid Rock 50:40 - Outro Danny Marianino link tree:https://linktr.ee/dannymarianinoAlice Cooper Solid Rock website:https://www.alicecoopersolidrock.com/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

On Friday, a home health care company held an informational meeting in Tuba City, Arizona, on the federal benefits available to some Navajo coal miners who have black lung disease. The meeting, hosted by Positive Nature Homecare, was the latest on the subject of black lung among coal miners in the Navajo Nation. Willa Mae Jones is a member of the Navajo Nation and a health outreach worker at Canyonlands Healthcare in Chilchinbeto. She attended Friday's meeting to meet with coal miners who largely worked at the Kayenta and Black Mesa mines in northeastern Arizona. Jones says her husband was a dragline operator at the Kayenta coal mine. When her son was growing up, she says she advised him not to follow in his father's footsteps. And the U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering grants for people that experienced discrimination in the agency's farm loan programs.

The short film 'Almost Ancestors' illustrates the parallel paths of displacement experienced by Mexican gray wolves and indigenous peoples.Sheila Hollow Horn is Dineh and Oglala Lakota, and was born and raised in Tuba City on the Navajo and Hopi reservations. Sheila has numerous Hopi family members and  plays the lead role of the Hopi Daughter in 'Almost Ancestors'.Bertram Tsavadawa grew up in his family home on the plaza in the village of Old Oraibi and has been guiding tours on Hopi lands for over 15 years. Bertram plays the Hopi Uncle in 'Almost Ancestors'. Sheila and Bertram talked about their backgrounds, cultural impacts throughout their life and the messages they hoped the film would convey to the public. Almost Ancestors TrailerAlmost Ancestors InformationLobos of the Southwest 

The Slackers formed in New York in 1991. The band, fronted by Vic Ruggiero, played a bit of everything. But eventually, Vic realized that they needed to focus, and suggested they stick with the ska and reggae tunes and drop the other stuff. It suited the band. Though The Slackers signed with Moon Ska and then Hellcat Records, they were always a smaller band during the 90s Ska Boom. That changed in the 2000s when ska became a dirty word and many of the bands broke up or changed their sound. The Slackers carried on and became ska scene leaders. And they continue to be so in 2023. Today we speak with Slackers frontman/keyboardist Vic Ruggiero. We go deep into Slackers' history and talk about their early years, the long journey to signing to Hellcat and we break down the song "Statehouse" from their new album. (Though the song dates back to 1998. Rancid played an early version of it called "Wrongful Suspicion" on their Life Won't Wait Album. Vic also fills us in on the short-lived Silencers project he had with Tim Armstrong, and even tells us why he quit Tim's other band, Transplants, after "only 10 seconds." Plus Vic tells us about the time he met The Wu-Tang Clan, which was one of the funniest stories ever told on this podcast. Not to mention, we even circle back to an early episode of this podcast and get Vic's memories of playing The Crack Shack in Tuba City.  Support the show

The results are in, and Carl and JMan are pleased to announce that both Western Navajo Fair and Tuuvi are official over with, and they will have to wait for another year till they can talk about it again. Carl shares his experience on the stage of the WNF and JMan enjoyed the free pizza. Tuba City will be the center location for both Hopi and Navajo happenings for only one weekend. So sit back and enjoy while you listen to another exciting episode of Carl and JMan save the world Podcast....good luck. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cjpodcast85/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cjpodcast85/support

Episode 119, Recorded 6/8/2022. Dewayne fakes it. Todd's hockey advice sucks. The road to Tuba City. F1 Money. Goodbye lightning. NFL making huge strides. Hungry Hungary Kids. Minor South African Languages. Travel stories. Not that Queen. Navigating TSA.

“In Real Estate, if you believe something in your gut you have to stay with it.”  Chris is joined by Christopher Walker, senior Real Estate Manager at Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers! Christopher shares his story about establishing the first AutoZone in Tuba City, Arizona a town in the Navajo Nation. Listen in to hear why data doesn't always tell the whole story! 

Craig Young is from Tséch'ízhí, Arizona and was nominated recently for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation's highest honor for STEM and computer science teachers. He is Honágháahnii, born for Kinłichíi'nii. His maternal grandfather is Tł'ááshchí'í, and his paternal grandfather is Nát'oh Dine'é Bitáá'chii'nii (Táchii'nii).He is a STEM educator/ethno-mathematician/after-school program staffer at Tuba City Boarding School. He maintains a family and is working on a doctorate in leadership at Fielding Graduate University. He also runs TCBS's Thunderbird Robotics Team, is part of the Alliance of Indigenous Math Circles, runs Tuba City's Arrowhead Math Circles, runs a few math camps across the Nation, and runs Warriors of Hope is character development for boys.Linkshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzeJtfjFjiwMmkhm1cDYuDwhttps://aimathcircles.org/allied-math-circles/Facebook: Arrowhead Math CircleContact info: arrowheadmathcircle@gmail.com

Hello! My name is Kayleigh Paddock and I am a junior at the University of Arizona studying Physiology & Medical Sciences with a minor in Biochemistry. I grew up in a small town called Tuba City, Arizona, which is located on the Navajo reservation. I have lived there my entire life, and I draw a lot of my motivation and inspiration from my community and people. With this in mind, I aspire to become a pediatrician or family doctor and enter rural medicine with the intention of serving Native people and more underrepresented and underserved populations. In my free time, I love to cook and try new foods around Tucson! My favorite restaurant is Mi Nidito and I love grabbing coffee/tea at small cafe shops with friends. I have two support cats whom I love very much and a pug I adopted last year. Some of my hobbies include weightlifting and running.

Hello! My name is Kayleigh Paddock and I am a junior at the University of Arizona studying Physiology & Medical Sciences with a minor in Biochemistry. I grew up in a small town called Tuba City, Arizona, which is located on the Navajo reservation. I have lived there my entire life, and I draw a lot of my motivation and inspiration from my community and people. With this in mind, I aspire to become a pediatrician or family doctor and enter rural medicine with the intention of serving Native people and more underrepresented and underserved populations. In my free time, I love to cook and try new foods around Tucson! My favorite restaurant is Mi Nidito and I love grabbing coffee/tea at small cafe shops with friends. I have two support cats whom I love very much and a pug I adopted last year. Some of my hobbies include weightlifting and running.

High pressure will bring a gradual, but steady warming trend to central and Northern Arizona this week, including Prescott, Prescott Valley, Flagstaff, Sedona and beyond. Warmer temperatures will continue to push northeastward, with even the cold valleys near the Four Corners warming by Wednesday or Thursday. Overnight temperatures will not be as bitter, with occasional high clouds and melting snow contributing to warmer overnight conditions. The forecasted high temperatures for Tuesday, January 4th in central and Northern Arizona are as follows: Tuba City: 42 degrees Flagstaff: 47 degrees Williams: 52 degrees Winslow: 48 degrees Chino Valley: 53 degrees Sedona: 53... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/prescott-regional-weather-update/CAST11  is central Arizona's podcast network covering the top news and events happening in the region (Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley and beyond).You can follow CAST11:On Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.cast11.comOn Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/Cast11AZ

2022 starts off cold across north-central Arizona, with bitterly cold temperatures expected tonight January 1st, especially in areas of snow cover. Quiet and warmer weather then develops as early as Sunday, January 2nd, with warm and dry conditions persisting well into next week. Temperatures for New Years Day: Flagstaff: 26 degrees. Prescott: 37 degrees. Payson: 36 degrees. Show Low: 29 degrees. Jerome: 38 degrees. Williams: 28 degrees. Tuba City: 36 degrees. Eagar: 34 degrees. Window Rock: 28 degrees. Sedona: 38 degrees. Camp Verde: 46 degrees. Winslow: 35 degrees. Happy New Year to All! Information provided by the National Weather Service,... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/2022-in-prescott-starts-off-with-cold-weather-forecast/

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In this episode, I chat with Craig Young (Navajo) who is a math and robotics teacher in Tuba City, Arizona. Craig and I talk about his journey to becoming and educator. We also talk about how he teaches students to overcome math illiteracy. Finally, he discusses publishing an article in a book about teaching students math and science with robotics. Links below are to follow the work he is doing at Tuba City Boarding School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMJZE1NEExY https://navajomathcircles.org/ https://aimathcircles.org/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzeJtfjFjiwMmkhm1cDYuDw Contact Email: arrowheadmathcircle@gmail.com Facebook: Arrowhead MathCircle

Enjoy this interview featuring Aaron Yazzie! He is a CH '02 & GH '08 alum. - - - Aaron Yazzie, Diné, is Ashįįhí (Salt Clan) and born for Todích'íi'nii (Bitter Water Clan). He is a Mechanical Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California where he designs mechanical systems for NASA's robotic space research missions. His most extensive contributions have been for missions to the planet Mars. Aaron was born in Tuba City, Arizona on the Navajo Nation, and was raised in Holbrook, Arizona. He attended Stanford University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2008. Aaron is a Sequoyah Fellow and professional member of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES). In 2016 Yazzie was honored by the Navajo Nation Council for “serving as an inspiration to Diné youth and citizens”, and in 2019 received the NASA JPL Bruce Murray Award “for outstanding and consistent dedication in promoting inclusion and excitement in science and education especially among Indigenous Communities.” Instagram: @YazzieSees Twitter: @YazzieSays Aaron Yazzie's website: https://www.aaronyazzie.com/ - - - - - College Horizons is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to increasing the number of Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students succeeding in college and graduate programs. Since 1998, we have served over 3,300 Native students on their path to higher ed through our admissions and financial aid workshops. Be sure to follow College Horizons! CH Website: https://collegehorizons.org/ Instagram: @CollegeHorizons Facebook: College Horizons Twitter: @CollegeHorizons Donate to College Horizons, Inc.: https://collegehorizons.org/give/ - - - - - Hosted by Kendall Harvey (Diné / CH '13). Music by Sam Bader (Kanaka Maoli / CH '13). Cover art by Jared Yazzie (Diné / CH '05 & '06).

Dr. John Durham is an orthopedic surgeon from Flagstaff, AZ. He and Brian chat about how he got started in medicine, his work in Haiti and Tuba City, and more! Enjoy Dr. John Durham!

Touring as an indie musician often leads to playing unexpected spaces. When my band, Flat Planet, toured the US in the mid-90s, we played skate parks, backyards, public parks, recording studios, trailer parks, and one time we played in the middle of the desert, thirty miles from Las Vegas with nothing but a generator and a few lights. Adam Davis, co-host of this podcast, also played a ton of DIY spaces while touring with Link 80 in the late 90s and early 2000s. Of all venues he played, one of his all-time favorite spots was “The Crack Shack,” an abandoned house in Tuba City, which is a small city on the Navajo Nation Reservation in Arizona. The Crack Shack only lasted from 1999 till 2003, but it housed a raging punk scene that left an impact on Adam. Years later, Adam found one of the main Crack Shack promoters, Alex Begay, on MySpace. Alex not only promoted shows at The Crack Shack, but he played in the Tuba City punk band Downplay—at the time, the only punk band in town. The Ugly Kids at The Crack ShackOn this episode of In Defense of Ska, Adam and Alex reminisce on The Crack Shack days. And try to understand why oftentimes, it’s the punk rock venues in the least likely, most off-the-radar spots, that have the best scenes. Alex talks about The Crack Shack’s history, what lead to it being shut down, about the time he enjoyed Navajo Tacos with Vic Ruggeiro (Slackers), and we also discuss the time Glenn Danzig got socked in the face in Tuba City. That wasn’t at The Crack Shack though. If you enjoy this episode, give it a share. Also, sign up for my newsletter for posts and podcast episodes sent directly to your inbox Get on the email list at aaroncarnes.substack.com

COVID-19 has brought day-to-day interactions and retail commerce to a virtual standstill around the world. The Hopi and Navajo reservations have been particularly hard hit, with tribal villages and businesses shuttered. The world keeps spinning and the tribal communities continue to function and interact via online and remote vehicles of communications. Hopefully before too long the tribal communities will return to normal and once again welcome visitors and tourists from around the world. Correspondent Tom Wilmer visited with Hopi anthropologist Micah Loma'omvaya when they both participated in the 9 th annual Native American cultural Tourism Summit held at Moenkopi Inn, Tuba City, Arizona in 2013. Loma'omvaya shares insights about the world of the Hopi as he leads a backcountry tour to Coal Canyon and discusses the complexities of maintaining cultural integrity. Loma'omvaya’s interview was originally broadcast May 31 st 2013 and is reposted as a “best-of-the-best” podcast in

Personal Testimony by James Betoney | KTBA AM 760 Tuba City | Sunday, December 13, 2020 No matter how much we try to make remedy for our fallen nature, it will always fall short of God's standard of perfection. It is when we finally look into the Bible that we find out we need to meet God on His terms - not ours. Learn in this podcast how we simply Delay, Disguise and Distract when we try to cover sin. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/doozhi/support

The Navajo Nation, home to more than 170,000 Navajo, has been hit hard by COVID-19. More than 600 Navajo have died of COVID-19 in parts of three states, and daily positive cases are soaring. Stephanie Sy spoke with Dr. Daniel Mays, of the University of California, San Francisco's Heal program, and Dr. Sophina Calderon, deputy chief of staff at a tribal hospital in Tuba City, Arizona, to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Ney Grant is a world class everything! Flying adventurer, writer, author, blogger, photographer, tech entrepreneur, retired mergers and acquisitions guy, and generally a bighearted guy with a passion for service. You’re going to love how he crammed a bunch of garbage cans and hand wash stations into the back of his Cessna 210, schlepped them over to Tuba City, Arizona and delivered them to the Navajo reservation there so the native peoples would be able to stay safe from the covid. If you're up for adventure, you’ll have plenty of it in his interview. You’ll hear how he had no intention of learning how to fly but did so out of the necessity of having to commute from his home in northern California to his tech company in Silicon Valley.Then, as is usually the case, flying became an obsession; so much so that he decided to discover any and all the places that normal people only dream about seeing but never get to! If you like what you hear, order his book, Fifty Classic Destinations for Pilots: Epic Adventures, Romance and Outdoor Fun in the Western USA here https://westcoastflyingadventures.com/ You'll be able to listen to his blogs where you can hitch a virtual ride as he tells the stories of places that will make you want to drop what you’re doing, pack up and follow him! Enjoy the flight…Bert

This episode takes us to the west side of Navajo Land and the Hopi Reservation. We learn what we can expect to see and the courtesies expected of visitors to the tribal lands, and what not to bring , where to go, and where not to go on the reservation. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leonard-wilcox/support

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I spoke with Karla in late June from her temporary home in Tuba City, AZ on her day off from taking care of COVID patients in the Navajo Nation. Karla grew up in Brainerd MN and is based in Missoula, MT, though she is currently working in the Navajo Nation and resides in her RV in Tuba City, AZ. Karla has shared three stories at Tell Us Something. The one she’s asked me to share with you today she shared on February 17th, 2015 at the Top Hat Lounge in Missoula, MT. The theme was “Adventure”.  Karla’s story is called “Guardian Angel Obstacle Course”.

Jason "Oompa" Pavone talks more about the day Danny from the North Side Kings knocked the fuck out of Glenn Danzig in Tuba City, AZ...but more importantly, how Danzig inspired his tramp stamp. He also reflects on the last video we did on this subject (link is below), and even calls out one of the commenters! Don't forget to Subscribe!  Find us on Social Media: IG: https://www.instagram.com/obitwan66/ https://www.instagram.com/bryanmcclay/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebogcast

Jason "Oompa" Pavone tells the story of the infamous day Danny from the North Side Kings knocked the fuck out of Glenn Danzig in Tuba City, AZ. Oompa was there as a sound guy for another band from Phoenix that was suppose to play that day but also got screwed over by Danzig. Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE....we need your help to get 1,000! To see Danzig get knocked out by Danny: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6c523 For Part 2 of the Story... https://youtu.be/J8RLw5ET6uA Find the North Side Kings at: https://www.facebook.com/North-Side-Kings-159135284113543/ Find us on Social Media: IG: https://www.instagram.com/obitwan66/ https://www.instagram.com/bryanmcclay/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebogcast

National Public Radio's Rachel Martin r eported earlier this week how one rural area has more COVID-19 cases per capita than nearly any other place in the United States: the Navajo Nation. Today on the Friday Morning Show Heidi Holtan talked with Karla Theilen. Karla grew up in the Brainerd area in Minnesota and now is a traveling nurse. 10 years ago she got her first job in nursing in Tuba City, Arizona on the Navajo Nation. Because of the pandemic, Karla decided to go back. The Navajo Nation COVID-19 Fund has been established to help the Navajo Nation respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Karla also recently wrote of her experience. The Red Zone When I told people I was headed to Tuba City, Arizona to help with the COVID-19 crisis, most drew a blank. Someone tried to correct me. “Oh you mean Yuba City.” No. I don’t. Yuba City is in California. Tuba City, on the western edge of the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona, is where I became a real nurse ten years ago. I was green nurse, a

This weeks Magnificent Mujer is photojournalist, writer & host of “America Speaks”, author of We Protest: Protecting The America We Believe In, Rizzoli Books.  In her new book, “We PROTEST: Fighting for What We Believe In” (Rizzoli), photojournalist Tish Lampert captures the spirit of the heroes and ordinary citizens on their activist journey to defend their American values during the most conflicted era in our recent history. The book charts the chronology of social-change movements that have dominated the headlines over the past several years: the fight for women’s rights and gender equality, immigration rights, civil liberties, gun violence, and the environment. Lampert takes us to the front lines of activism, where she has documented each protest and their respective leaders, as well as the legions of ordinary Americans standing together to protect the values of our great nation. Lampert, based in L.A., began her work in the 70’s with a focus on human rights issues. She has chronicled protest movements that have been catalysts for reform in America for 20 years. She covered the 1992 riots in Los Angeles; the Cesar Chavez movement for migrant worker’s rights; the Navajo Nation in Tuba City and Window Rock, among others. Her “in the field” investigations include assignments for: Conflict Awareness Project, Voices of African Mothers, Gente Unida, and Border Angels, to name a few. She has won awards for her work in Sub-Sahara Africa and has exhibited in the United Nations, Photo LA and elsewhere. For five years she served as media director and photographer for Voices of African Mothers at the United Nations. Lampert is also the creator and host of the podcast, “America Speaks,” which gives voice to today’s heroes on the front-lines of fighting for social change. www.tishlampert.org. Support this podcast

In this week's episode, Don McLaughlin to going to walk us through one of the biggest questions that people have right now: Should the nation remain closed or should we open? Then, he hosts an interview with Eric Kee. Eric is a minister among the Navajo People in Tuba City, AZ. Their conversation centers around the impact of the pandemic on the Navajo Nation and the church family in Tuba City. As always, the podcast will be available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Youtube after the episode airs on Facebook Live.

In this week's episode, Don McLaughlin to going to walk us through one of the biggest questions that people have right now: Should the nation remain closed or should we open? Then, he hosts an interview with Eric Kee. Eric is a minister among the Navajo People in Tuba City, AZ. Their conversation centers around the impact of the pandemic on the Navajo Nation and the church family in Tuba City. As always, the podcast will be available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Youtube after the episode airs on Facebook Live.

In our third episode of Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic in collaboration with the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs, guest host Frank Sesno speaks with orthopedic surgeon and long-time friend John “Bull” Durham. Dr. Durham details what it’s like to work as a doctor during this pandemic in Tuba City, Arizona with the underserved community of the Navajo Nation. He also talks about the reusable cloth gown program that some of the hospitals on the Navajo Reservation have started due to the lack of personal protective equipment.

The guys talk about the ecstasy of garbage pickups, Adam Gase gets rebuked, Tuba City, the chicken nugget challenge, peeing in the pool and much more.

A collection of our weekly sermons from our resident pastors: Dave Lee, Frank Piszczor, and Stan Yee as well as guest pastors and speakers.

The Journey Continues......Holy hell, we have a good cast for y'all!We know we mentioned the one tier being $10. But, after a long board meeting we decided to change it to Only $5! We made this decision after the recording.April 1st it goes down!https://www.patreon.com/Cplusstudios928cplusstudios.com Like and SubscribeDo you like horror? Thrillers? Suspense? Shudder is your one-stop destination for all things horror. Head over to http://shudder.com/podcast and use the special code "CPLUS" at check out to get 30 days for free! After that, it's only $4.99 a month. If you love horror movies, this app is for you. Don't wait! Go check out Shudder now!

In podcast episode 117, Marisa Mike (Navajo) and I talk about the clothing and design business she started. Marisa explains the ups and downs of running a business on and off the reservation and the support she has received from Change Labs (NABIN). Marisa is one of the sponsors of the ARIZE Fashion show in Tuba City, AZ that is held on April 5-6, 2019. Follow Marisa Mike Designs on Facebook or Instagram.   

Jimbo and KMB The Sexy Ninja go on a adventure to Tuba City!We know we mentioned the one tier being $10. But, after a long board meeting we decided to change it to Only $5! We made this decision after the recording.April 1st it goes down!https://www.patreon.com/Cplusstudios928cplusstudios.com Like and SubscribeDo you like horror? Thrillers? Suspense? Shudder is your one-stop destination for all things horror. Head over to http://shudder.com/podcast and use the special code "CPLUS" at check out to get 30 days for free! After that, it's only $4.99 a month. If you love horror movies, this app is for you. Don't wait! Go check out Shudder now!

A collection of our weekly sermons from our resident pastors: Dave Lee, Frank Piszczor, and Stan Yee as well as guest pastors and speakers.

Kraynal Alfred is Navajo. Originally from Tuba City, she moved around as a child. She spent time both in Oakland, CA and Atlanta, GA. Eventually she attended Georgia State University. She’s worked for the National Congress of American Indians, National Indian Health Board, the Speaker of the Navajo Nation, and currently at the Native American Political Leadership Program. Kraynal has been able to utilize several program to facilitate her educational and professional development. Those programs have taken her to Yale for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, the Kennedy School of Government in Boston, and soon to Tucson for her Ph.D  at the University of Arizona. As a recipient of various programs, Kraynal now gets to give back. Kraynal has been able to develop the Native American Political Leadership Program. The program recently launched the Richard M. Milanovich Fellowship. The fellowship is named after the former long-time Chairman of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. To learn more about the fellowship, listen to the article and check out the website (below). In this episode we discuss: What it’s like to move around as a kid. Finding programs to attend, and the impact of those programs on your life. Kraynal’s research interests. How Kraynal TWICE bought one way tickets to a new city without a job and landed on her feet. (Listen to find out how she did this) Moving back home to the reservation. Resources: The Native American Political Leadership Program: The Richard M. Milanovich Fellowship: The INSPIRE Pre-College Program: For all the details, listen to the episode. You can also listen on: iTunes Stitcher What did you think of this episode format? Do you like the mix up to hear about these topics in addition to the regular interview  based episodes? Let me know by leaving a comment. As always, you can find NextGen Native on Facebook and Twitter.  

Sam Luna, Born on the Navajo Reservation in Tuba City, AZ. Started making art from a young age. Picked up the guitar at age 23 and has not put it down since. He has spent the last ten years touring the states sharing his art and music everywhere he goes. Recorded his debut album in the Midwest with the help of the amazing musicians he met along his journey. Sam Luna and his band are currently working on their sophomore album due out mid 2015.

Sam Luna, Born on the Navajo Reservation in Tuba City, AZ. Started making art from a young age. Picked up the guitar at age 23 and has not put it down since. He has spent the last ten years touring the states sharing his art and music everywhere he goes. Recorded his debut album in the Midwest with the help of the amazing musicians he met along his journey. Sam Luna and his band are currently working on their sophomore album due out mid 2015. 

On Today’s Show: Chad Lindberg interview (Fast and the Furious, October Sky, Supernatural) What if Tuba City got it’s own NFL team? Michael finds out that it is much harder to mix records than he had thought. Crouching Tiger sequel is stirring up controversy. Plus news with Melissa. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.rainmanwashere.com/rainmanrecordings/rainman19.mp3

We're talking this morning about our series on Angels and Demons and of course we get to turn to the bright side, the light side this morning which is nice. I'm looking forward to that, talking about angels. We have, I think as a culture, a real love, an affinity for angels as a people. Angels are in our art, our literature, in our movies. My favorite movie angel is Clarence in It's A Wonderful Life. Television shows, one that has really popularized angels is Highway To Heaven, remember that one with Michael Landon or Touched By An Angel with Roma Downey. That was must see TV on Sunday nights for a long time—this whole idea that an angel can take on human form and be among us. Actually, that's got a little bit of biblical support. There's an obscure passage in the book of Hebrews, the 13th chapter, the 2nd verse. It says, 2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. It's a rather obscure, kind of a strange reference, isn't it? Almost as if an angel could be one of us and we not know it. I had a couple strange experiences in my life. One happened to Brenda when our oldest daughter was 1 ½ years old. She was in a terrible car accident. I was on my way to it and traffic was backed up for blocks. There were ambulances, fire trucks—a multi-car accident; I was terrified. When I talked to her, it was before cell phones, so she called my office and I asked if everything was okay. She said, “Carrie's been hit on her side.” She meant her side of the car. I thought she meant her side and so I was terrified. I bypassed the traffic jam moving in and out of traffic. I finally got there and I saw the car. You could tell the car was totaled; the car was in awful condition. Later on I would say to her, “It's a good thing that Carrie wasn't in the front seat, in the passenger seat, she would have been killed.” She said, “She was in the passenger seat.” All she had was a little tiny scratch. The car was completely caved in. What was so strange was, immediately after the accident, I mean seconds after the accident she was terrified for the life of our daughter. A woman showed up at the window, this was winter time, knocked on the window, Brenda lowers the window and (the woman) says, “I just want you to know that you're okay and that your daughter's okay and this was not your fault.” I mean, right after the accident (she is) in the street telling her this. She turned to look at Carrie and then she turned back to talk to the woman but she was gone. She was looking everywhere and she was gone. Did I tell that accurately? Thank you. (Laughter.) Another time I was teaching as a youth pastor in Rockford. We had this thing called “A Planned Famine” where you starved yourself for 30 hours to raise money for the poor. It was one of the first years that World Vision would ever do that and I was teaching on this passage (while) in a downstairs room with about 25-30 high schoolers who were all hungry. We're winding this thing down and I'm teaching on the passage in James about feeding those who are hungry and Hebrews 13:2 about entertaining angels unaware, you know. While I'm teaching this, do you get me? While I'm teaching this, there's a knock on the door and one of the girls is there. I said, “Sue, I'm teaching. Couldn't this wait?” She said, “Pastor Jeff there's a man upstairs who says he's had no food in three days and he wants to know if we'll feed him.” While I'm teaching about feeding the hungry and entertaining angels unaware…the kids are like, “That's a set up. Yeah. Very funny.” I'm like, “No, no set up.” They're like, “Whhoooaaaa.” We made food for the guy and we all kind of stood there watching him walk down the hallway like he was just going to disappear. (Laughter.) That never happened. We watched him walk out of sight, but no poof. No glow, no Monica scene where the lights come up and she says “I'm an angel,” none of that stuff. But, it was very peculiar. I can't say for sure what those encounters were but very peculiar, indeed. There is a more definitive verse that's in the same book in the first chapter, the 14th verse where it says, “Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?” He asks a rhetorical question, are not all angels, are they not all ministering spirits? Of course, the answer was supposed to be, yes, they are. So, the word angel means messenger. That's literally what it means. You are a messenger. You are someone who is bringing a message. Secondly, they are spirits which means they can minister spiritually. They are spirits. They have advantages that we wouldn't have. Thirdly, their job is to minister. Minister to whom? To those who will inherit salvation. How do they minister? We're going to see that they are very involved in the Christmas Story as we look at the birth narrative in Matthew. We'll look at the birth narrative in Luke tomorrow night in the Christmas Eve service. But, this morning looking at the birth narrative in Matthew, there's a lot of intervention (by) angels. What's interesting is they come and they minister. They come to encourage, comfort, guide, direct and redirect, and to warn, and to teach, much like ministry that we would do. The angles come to do it, what's interesting in Matthew is they always do it in dreams. In Luke it's not the case, it's a visual, awake experience. But, in Matthew every account of intervention is angelic and happens in a dream form. You're kind of vulnerable when you're sleeping, right? You're kind of receptive and you in an unconscious state. You and I have never ministered to someone in their dreams before, never done that, but a spiritual being could. Because while our physical beings are sleeping our spiritual self is very much awake. What is that like, before we look at the dreams, what would that be like? Have you ever wondered what that would be like, to be spoken to in a dream? I'm going to step out here and share a story with you this morning and you might think me crazy for telling it. But I'm going to tell it because maybe it will help us understand what Joseph and the Magi might have experienced. I can't say for sure that what I experienced was from God. I'm certainly not saying it was angelic, but maybe it might help us understand this important part of the Christmas Story. When I was 36 years old I found out that we were going to have another child. Now, I had a boy and a girl and I was very content with that. And so, you've got your future planned out and that's just the way it is. When the news came that we were going to have another child seven years after the last child, I was not ready for that. I was not ready for that emotionally or any other way. I was not overjoyed with the news. I'm thinking, boy, I don't want to be a dad again this old in life. I'm 36 years old and I'm thinking I'm old. I long to be 36 again. (Laughter.) I was like, at this age, to be a dad again? So, I went through a period of depression. I was just thinking, I had it all figured it and now we're going to have a baby and I'm not ready for it and I don't know if I'm going to be ready for it and I was just really down, just really discouraged, saying, “God do you know what you're doing?” kind of thing. One night, I had a dream. Again, I don't want to embarrass myself or for you to think I'm a wacko or something, but I just want to tell you what happened to me, to tell you my experience. I had a dream and it was one of those dreams—and I don't know if you ever had this before—but while I was having this I knew I was in bed, I knew I was sleeping when I had this encounter, and I was desperately trying to wake up. I knew I was in my bedroom, I knew all about my surroundings but yet, I was asleep. I felt like I couldn't move. In my dream a friend of mine whose name is Myla (she'd been a friend of ours for many years and then she died unexpectedly in her early 30s) whom I hadn't seen or talked to in years, in this dream, I saw her. I said, “Myla, it's good to see you. You look great, you look wonderful. It's so good to see you.” She smiled back and said, “It's good to see you, too.” I don't remember anything else but seeing her. I don't remember what was around us. I don't remember any other people. There was certainly no other activity. It was just a one-on-one conversation and the conversation made sense. It wasn't dream like. The conversation I had with her was as real to me as any conversation I will have with you today, is the best way I can explain it. I said, “Myla, what are you doing here?” It didn't take long for me to remember that she is deceased. I said, “Wait a second, you died. I can't be talking to you, you died.” She said, “I know. But, I've been sent by God to deliver a message to you.” I said, “I'm not comfortable with this.” (Laughter from the congregation.) That's what I said. I said, “I'm not comfortable with this; and I don't mean to offend you, but I want to leave. I want to leave.” She said, “I know, you can, but I want to tell you this. This child is a gift from God and you're going to love this child.” She started talking about my relationship with my soon to be born daughter. And then I said, “I appreciate your sharing that with me. I just want to wake up. I want to go.” You know, “Thanks for coming.” (Laughter) She said, “I understand.” I said goodbye and I was like, I gotta wake up, I gotta wake up, come on. It took me a while. I was like, I'm in my room, I want to wake up… As soon as I woke up I said, “Brenda, you've got to wake up. I just talked to Myla and here's what she said…” And from that moment you could say it was just a dream and it was nothing more than that. But, I wasn't thinking about her (Myla) and it was just the way it happened. For me, I had a visit; my attitude and my whole demeanor, my whole outlook changed from that moment forward toward the birth of our daughter. Maybe that's something like what Joseph went through—that stage where you're kind of asleep and kind of awake. You're cognitive, you're aware but you also know that you are sleeping. Okay? I won't go on anymore with that, you can call me crazy if you want to, but that was my experience. Now, I'm not saying Myla had become an angel, but she certainly was a messenger to me on that day. Matthew's gospel, the first chapter, we've already looked at the first dream—that was a dream that came to Joseph when he was embarrassed and ashamed to take Mary as his wife, feeling like she'd been unfaithful to him, that she'd not kept her vows of betrothal and that he was going to put her away, privately. But because of the encouragement and the teaching of the angel, who said look, this is part of God's plan. Do not be ashamed. Do not be afraid to take her as your wife. And so that dream took place. Through that ministry of the angel, Joseph married Mary. In chapter 2, a little time has passed and now the Magi are coming from the east to try to find where the Christ child was. We are, as a family, going to the Adler Planetarium this week just to get away, in Chicago. I'll never forget the presentation we all saw at the planetarium, they're not doing it now but they did it for years called The Star of Bethlehem. Did any of you ever see that when that was at the Adler? Wasn't that fantastic? I walked in there thinking, this is a place of science and they're going to just ridicule my faith. They recreated the sky over Bethlehem when Christ was born. They talked about this magnificent cosmic display. Science verifying, recreating the sky and talking about how the star would have seemed to have moved, this alignment of constellation and the Leo constellation and the royal planet and the royal star all aligned to create this brilliant affect in the sky over Bethlehem. They said they weren't saying it was the star of Bethlehem, we're just telling you something wonderful and strange happened in the sky over Israel at that time in history. And so they followed the star and they came to the place where they can't find him and they stop to speak to Herod. Now, Herod is an awful man. Herod is a man who will do anything to cling to power. Herod is a man who killed two sons that he deemed a threat to his throne, a threat to his power. This is a sick, twisted man. Not knowing these things, they come to Herod and seek out, “Where is this king, we've come that we might worship the King of the Jews?” And so Herod inquires. He finds out that there's a Bible prophecy in the book of Micah, that the Christ will be born in Bethlehem. Bethlehem is this obscure little village. I mean this is pinpoint accuracy. Instead of saying the Messiah would be born in the United States it would be like a prophecy that said the Messiah would be born in Footville. Okay? I mean, it's pinpoint, a small little village. And yet, the prophecy was there and so King Herod knew there was something to this. Of course the Magi are warned in a dream that says not to come back because he is going to do great harm to the child. So, they find Jesus, Jesus is now a child. It says he is no longer an infant. He's in a house; he's not in a manger. I hate to spoil your nativity scene with your wise men; I think go ahead and keep the wise men there. They're part of the Christmas Story, but they came a little later and they worshipped him and gave him their gifts. In verse 12 they are warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned another way. Let's pick up in verse 13. Open your Bibles to Matthew 2:13... 13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” 14 So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, 15 where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.” 16 When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. The word child for Jesus, describing Jesus the child, is the word for toddler. He's no longer an infant. He could have been as old as two years old by the time the Magi arrive. 17 Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: 18 “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” Here in the midst of this story of joy and gladness, hope and light, is this dark story about a man who, not only would kill his own sons but would kill innocent little children that he would deem as a threat to his throne. We can (ask) how can a loving God allow that to happen in such a time of joy as the birth of the Messiah? How could (this be?) Maybe God's not all-good if he allowed that to happen. Or maybe he's not all-powerful because he knew about it and couldn't stop it. Maybe he's not all-knowing because he didn't prevent it. If you were here last week you might have an answer for someone who says those kinds of things. I just want to touch on that briefly for those of you who weren't here last week. We talked about the problem of evil. Remember we said what evil is. I'm not going to preach the whole sermon again but I do want to touch on it a little bit. We said what evil is. We define evil, let me back up, I'm a little rusty, it's been a week...We talked about what silence is, silence is the absence of sound. Silence is a nothing. If there is a room full of sound there's nothing that's called silence that's going to come in and overcome the sound. Darkness is the absence of light. There is no substance called darkness that is going to come into the room and steal away the light. Darkness is a nothing; it's when light is gone. Cold is the absence of heat. Cold is what we describe what we feel when heat is removed from a place. In like manner, evil is the absence of good. Evil is what happens when we turn away from the goodness of God because God has given us something called free will. It's a two edged sword. It's a blessing and curse. Free will can do wonderful things but free will can also kill and destroy. One of the ways we illustrate it is this, if somebody says to you, “How can God be good and allow this kind of an evil like Herod did in slaughtering the innocents?” You might say, “How would you like it if you were told what was right and wrong and you were forced to do what somebody else said was right. Somebody else defined your values and set the course of your life for everything you were supposed to do and you had no choice. Maybe it's a government, maybe it's a church—those are called cults and they exist. They tell you this is what you're going to do, this is what you're going to think and this is what's right and you have no choice in the matter. How would you feel about that? The average person is going to say, “I wouldn't like that very much.” Why not? Well, because I want to choose for myself. I want to have freedom to make my decision, what's right and what I want to do and how I want to live. So, we agree that freedom of choice is a good thing. Yes, we do. Thirdly, we ask the question, “If you can choose good, if you're free to choose good does that also mean you are free to choose badly, to choose wrong?” Yes, it does. If I'm free to choose (what is) good, I'm also free to choose what is evil. And lastly, the fact that I can choose evil is a good thing because it means that I am morally free. Not that the evil I would choose is good, but the fact that I am free to choose it means I am morally free. God agrees. To take away that freedom is a greater evil; so, God allows us to make choices, even horrendous choices. He's our judge and he would judge Herod and Herod would pay for his sin. But, no one was responsible for what happened to those babies besides King Herod. Herod made a choice to turn away from God's goodness. He had the audacity to think he could thwart the plan of God. Think about that, that's a monstrous sized ego to think you could thwart the plan of God, and yet he did. And so, there's this dark period in Bethlehem. Maybe some 20 boys were killed. Bethlehem is not a big place if you factor in the vicinity, we estimate maybe around 20 infants. But, one would have been too many. Herod just loses it and he sheds innocent blood. Verse 19, says, 19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt 20 and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead.” 21 So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. This guy was so incompetent that Rome removes him after six years in office and just says you're done, you're an idiot, and you're gone. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, 23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.” So here are these dreams and in each of these dreams the angels minister. They minister in much the same way we would. Sometimes ministry is to warn, sometimes ministry is to guide, sometimes ministry is to redirect. Sometimes ministry is to comfort or encourage or to teach. Here is something that we have in common with the angels: you and I are called to be angels in this sense, we are messengers and we have been sent. The verse in Hebrews 1:14 says, “Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?” Sent forth: that word is in the present tense meaning God has sent them, is sending them, and will continue to send them. Likewise God is sending us. (Turn to) the book of 1Peter chapter 4 verses 8-11 and let's read them together, 8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. So how we minister is going to change. 11 If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen. Peter says how we minister changes. What we do changes. But the fact is we have been sent by God. The fact is we have a message to give from God. I want to tell you, as your pastor, and I've been here since we started coming up on 23 years, I've never been prouder to be the pastor of Faith Community Church than I am right now. We are coming into a body that is “getting it”. We are recognizing that we have been sent and we're going. I think about missions in this last year and then looking forward into next year. I think about the group we sent to Haiti, we did wonderful things and they're going back in January. I'm so proud of that team. I'm thinking of Team Tychicus coming back from Cambodia and Zambia over Thanksgiving and the great work they did ministering to the missionaries there. I am thinking about the team of ladies we are sending to the Dominican Republic real soon. I think about the team that is getting ready to go to Mexico this summer to minister. I think about our youth who minister in Minnesota to an Indian reservation to the poor. I think about a team that we sent to Tuba City, AZ this summer with Bertie Baker to minister to the Navajo Indians on a reservation there. I see a church that's getting the message and I'm very proud of that, and I see that's going to continue. Not only abroad but at home here, I've seen us minister. During the fall in our small groups we had Micah 6:8 service projects going on: twenty-six small groups, 26 services blitzing this city with the love of Christ. We heard amazing stories of how you ministered to families who lost everything and how you ministered to women at the battered women's shelter for abused wives and women. How our youth group and other CARES ministries adopted those girls who'd lost their mother so tragically to a homicide this year and made sure that their Christmas had something good in it, distributing presents. I could just go on and on as I know you're involved with the CARES ministry. Every month we are involved in reaching out in CARES ministry and reaching out to Wilson School, the school that we're a part of. I see us in a tangible way, expressing the love of Christ. I just want to encourage you in 2013. If you're sitting on the sidelines, get involved. Join us. Recognize that Christ did send you. Recognize that you do have a message. It's not just to be a “pew potato”; it's not just to be a consumer, a sponge that soaks it up. Occasionally allow the Holy Spirit to squeeze you out and let his love and the knowledge and the goodness he's place within you come out of you and into the life of others. When you invite somebody tomorrow to the Christmas Eve service to hear the message of the good news, that's being a minister; that's being an angel to somebody. God has called us to be angels as well, not with wings and halos but as we are. He has called us to be salt and light to a lost and dying world. 2013 is going to be a good year for our church. I hope it's a year when you step up and say, “God, I recognize I'm being sent. I'm not waiting for orders to be sent, I have been sent. What do you want me to do? Where do you want me to serve? How do you want me to give?” Let's be light to our community and to our world. Let's pray together, “Father we are so grateful for the Christmas Story as we hear the good news of the Messiah. How you aligned those stars and those planets, and science verifies that, to show a brilliant light over Bethlehem, for those Wise Men to come. How you used the ministry of angels to guide and direct, to warn and to comfort, to teach and encourage. And Lord, our reactions with angels, only heaven will be able to tell us the things that happened to us that we're not even aware of. We're thankful for their ministry. We're thankful that we too have been sent, that we too are messengers of the kingdom, that we have a job to do. And, Lord I pray that as you have blessed us in 2012 that you will bless us again in 2013 and help us to do even greater things for the Kingdom