The journey to the finished product of a book seems so far away for me at this stage. The Lord keeps taking me up to and thru many steps to tell the story HE wants to tell. In the process I am becoming extremely fortunate to develop friends. Meeting fascinating brothers and sisters that are walking with their eyes and ears open.



One such individual that I would like to count as a friend is a Native American Scholar named Robert Francis. Over the last 8 years I have sporadically had the opportunity to read some of his writing. His perspective of the Kingdom of God is remarkably similar to mine. Of course, I have only come to this understanding of the Kingdom after listening to Robert, and many other Native American Christians over the last 10 years. So I guess the proper way to say what I just said is that my perspective is remarkably similar to his. Or, maybe that the process of TRUELY listening to the heart of those you want to understand, and taking the time to be patient, is the best way to learn that person's heart.



Here is a small portion from the first chapter of Robert's book; "Theologies of Freedom, are those theologies that encourage harmony - the same harmony (Unity in Diversity) that is the very nature of Creator as mirrored in Creation.....



Theologies of Freedom (the need for the Church to be INCLUSIVE versus EXCLUSIVE) encourage recognition of giftedness and choseness as well as neediness of all peoples (one's own as well as others). The encourage the understanding that there is no place where Creator is not already made known through Creator-Offspring, no place where Creator-Spirit does not already move. In regard to the sharing of good news, Theologies of Freedom encourage an attitude of watching and listening first for the good news already there. They encourage an expectation of seeing Creator-Offspring's presence already evident in every aspect of Creation, including each and every human people and culture."



The more I research history the more I come to the understanding that when Father God/Creator-Spirit moved people to the lands that He wanted them to live on, each people group retained a memory of Him. Some were better able to retain that memory than others, which has resulted in the corruption of that image in many cultures over the world. But, it is there....the modern church has just lost the ability (realization) to look for Him in a culture different than ours, to see Him dressed in the clothes that makes Him at home there in that Tribe or Culture. If we looked we would find Him.



This is the goal of my book to resurrect that image in as many cultures as I can. To show that fingerprint as it was revealed long ago. That will show that there is Redemptive Value in every culture of the world.