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by Dr. Stan Knick, Director
I FSU Native American Resource Center |
Council Im ben oac of dke bum
programs which relate lo Native
Americans is the stale. The
Greensboro-based agency which
receives the vast majority of in fund*
projects large and small These
Humanities Council project* have
lot of good words about Native
American prehistory, history.
issues. Aad southeastern North
Carotins has received its share of the
Que of the Humanities Council's
major recent projects was the three
year program for public school
teachers entitled "Enriching the
Agenda of American Culture " This
project brought teachers from the
Public Schools of Robeson County
together with regional and national
aad numerous other workshops
These institutes and workshops
focused on the three principal
cultural groups of Robcaea County ?
Native Americans during the first
year. Africa Amrrirane during ike
daring Ike third year Through ins
project Ike teacher* received
ia lively diacustloas whick have
Tkeae teachers now form a core
aoorce of information for o*er area
teacher*, and have become improved
resowce* far their undents. Thus the
overall impact of this Humanities
Conned project is very large indeed.
The Humanities Council ia aiso
sponsoring a traveling exhibit from
the Library of Congress whick will
be shown in ike Native American
Resource Center in late spring snd
early sammer of 1993. The exhibit is
entitled "In Their Own Voices," and
features reproductions of prehistoric
and very early historic artwork by
Native Americans. The exhibit will
be accompanied by a public program
which will discuss the nature and
history of die artworks, and will reck
to explain what we can learn about
their culture from these ancient
artists .
The Humanities Council will also
be sponsoring a two-day symposium
on Native American writers in one of
ami neighboring counties. at Bkmkm
Community CoOc?e in the spring of
1995. Tkii project will bring
talented high school students
together with writers nod scholars to
examine the rich diversity and
limitless possibilities of Native
Despite ail this good work, and
its many other worthwhile projects,
the Humanities Council is in
jeopardy. Information coming out
of Washington indicates that funding
for the National Endowment for the
Humanities is very likely to be
drastically reduced, and possibly
cut entirely whea Congress
re-convenes in January. If this
happens, it would bring the end of
the North Carolina Humanities
Council. The many significant
Native American (and other) projects
of the Humanities Council would be
things of the past. Our coOective
future as a community would be
darkened by cots to Humanities
programs, since we all need more
humanity in our lives.
For more uS$nnatk?. visit the
Native American Resource Center in
Old Mam Building, on the campus of
Pembroke State University.
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0<HoMiJrXGreetingS from New
Zealand where my wife, "KM",
no I arc spending our actavca non
eymoon nod Christmas among our
friend* and native people, the
Maori* We were deeply tout lied b\
thewarm reception given usby Chief
Joaeph and his people upon our
arrival here last Wednesday. Dec.
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Our free weeks suy here will
aford us a rare oooortunitv to inter
act with oar native brethren and
iv Lumocc ana more D&rncuMMiv.
01 Wiz" (ska Ruth Ballard
Locilear) know that nhal Fn about
ii more than wcariaflealher. bends,
and feathers
I am a cultural fire keener
I think ef myself as inclusive of
all native peoples And as I see it,
nscrve Peoples are s universal fam
riy and in so bang, must work to
Milk building cultural cofwccctions
u> the no* inuiti ways poasfeic
Over the next two weeks here in
New Zealand I will wok in gaining
a deeper knowledge of the culture
and tradition of the Marai people
white sharing with them drench
history, cuttnre. and tradition fothe
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nity to amr "Merry Christinas" to
you, our ImtUy. and many friends
Lhhonreia North Carohna, USA.
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Letters to the Editor
Things to think about during the holiday season
Once again a is the Seam lobe
Jolly Soon btmbes wiO be gathering
together to cdebmtc I've beard a lot of
tadkabout what kind of ChnAmas
people wabtSome wart an old fash
ioned on Otben want a Christmas lo
remember I would like for this to be a
"Thraking Chnatm* " I would like
to sknic w*h you tone thing* to think
about Let's Mpp for a while aad at
dawn and talk with one another You
can'tbc everywhere at once and neither
can you picaae everyone. So oop try
ing! We need totaik about why we have
Chrotnp. WMKcd to ta& dbout the
birth of JaMdnsU the hope ofFhaoe
To many children, Christmas ? the
time of getting lote of loya that nay be
forgotten by Spring Take a child to
dumb Let dm aee for themselves
what the real Chrwtma* a about The
one thing children need the mow it the
one thing they don't get enough ofthat
? yott Tstejomegmdi^ tone with
5n tte'mN^rfSarmg. Ict'stcnch
our children the true wuy or grviire that
it better to give than to reoervc. Share
that spirit with ten by an example.
Indian people beheveifyou give tone
dung with the thought you will gel
something m return, then you truly
have not given. I like the adopt the
hmily program. The one thing I don't
sehes as the pver by makingabig todo
about it Whnt it wrong with leaving it
caabedomd^ thinkd^t?^
uiKwucgreacMUiuuiiuiimiv
lies is on Christmas there wasa knock
at the door and when we weal to the
door, no one was there, but there was
the pair of cowboy boon I wasthid. We
should be careful not to take the only
their pride, just so we can say look at
me. I m giving 10 the leas fortunate.
Let us not forget those that Christ
mas maybe a depressing time of the
year. Those who may be alone because
of the paming of a tovedone. For the
elders this can be a hart tome because
families may be oadbie to visit because
"L5^"tS^S5i _
time on our knees and fie thankful fior
die Messina we have and will receive.
We are truly bleared. We have a won
dcrful God. We have a Forgiving God,
a Loving God who cares about us more
than we will ever know WehaveaGod
who loves us so much that he sent his
asoolo die fcrua so that whosoever
believe in him shall not perish,
bm have everlasting kfc Thereis noth
ing we can do that he wouldn't forgive
us of, if we only come to him truly
seduna forgiveness Believe me when
I say tfhe can forgive me, hecan forgive
anyone. Mostofatt, let usthink of Jesus
who came to die world that we might
have eternal life and tave it more
abundsady Never forget God is con
cerned \?i th even t bought, every worry
we may have. He even asks us, those
who are heavy laden, to come to him
and he wiB give ua rest 1 know some of
yon amy read das and my I cant
change Yon are right, bat God in you
(the Aoiy Spirit) will change you.
you do b irnxMBbie for you. Without
God ail things arc impossible With
God all things are poanbte. HE will
do this and more, if we only befaevc
anc^ tow bun to enter our hearts and
Of all (be gifts we can ghc during
Ibis season, leant Hank of a belter
gift to give to the one wbo hat given
you everythmi you Lord and Savior
Gh? him you nuL Think what a
great gift it would be to your family
and friends. Think how much better
your hfc would be. Maybe yon have a
drag problem, a problem with alco
hol. TWofhow sweet life would be
to be ftee from this problem. Moat of
all, do it for yourself You deserve the
beat life has to give, that is our Lotd
Jesus Ovist Remember him during
his season and the new year to come.
I hope I have given you some things
to think about, pray about and dream
To my Christian brothers and sto
len, let us lake our lights out into the
world that others may sec that Jesus is
real and alive today, Bill making an
impact in other lives. And never fiar
get you ate not perfect, just forgjven,
as you deal with those who do not
know Jeans as their savior. God bless
us each and every one May tins find
Bin the best ofhenkh and spirit and
mg forward to the return of our
Load and Savior.
to the True Way,
Derek Lawn
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L Who Urn (2:1-2)
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IU- DtcepUvr Pkm (2:7-8)
IV. Joyful Won tup (7 9-12)
L WiitMa(Nattk(w 2:1-2)
The wise men came from the East
looting for Jesus. Bible scholars aay
that these wise men were probably
astrologers, and that they lived in
PenM (present day Iran) They saw
the star jn the East and came to
wonhip Jesus. They must have had
some knowledge about Bible proph
ccy because they recognized the
atar a* that of Jesus. Apparently
they woe looking for the Messiah
that the prophets had foretold They
came to seek out the one who was
bean King of the Jews.
ILTroubled Man
Herod was King of Israel at the
tame of Jesus' birth. When the wise
men adeed about wbere the King of
the Jews was, the news got to Herod
and he got vary upset Herod was
disturbed mainly because he was
insecure. He loved being King and
did not want to give up ms throne
When he heard the wise men asking
about the King of the Jews, he
thought Jesus was coming to take
his throne. Herod was like many
people today, they love their social
standing, wealth, etc. more than
having the peace that Jesus can
give. In other words, Jesus is a
threat to their life, as they see it In
Herod's anxiety he called for the
Scribes and Chief Priests to find out
where Jesus would be bean, his like
the natural man when he gets dis
turbed about something, he asks
advice from a man of God to get an
answer to his problem. Sometimes
the answer is not what they want to
hear, but it may also soothe things
over for a while The Chief Priests ?
and Scribes told Herod what he
tn know Sometimes low
people know what tbejr need to do.
when under conviction, but they 2
want to work it out aomc other way'
Herod found out that Jeaua waa to
be horn in Bethlehem of Judre. foe
fir* of the pnnoca.
ULDaceprKeftaa (2:7-9)
Hood sent for the wise men md
find Jeaua and oame beck to let him
know where he war Herod told theeo
that he wanted to go and worship
him. Ofcourae. Herod'apim waa to
find Jeaua and kill htm Many people
today woukl like to hd the world of
Jesus became like Herod he is a
threat to their life style.
like Herod they use deception in the
wwt of religion to try to thwart the
goapd at Jesus Christ They cannot
see that Christ offers them eternal
life and peace that pemcs all under
standing
IV.JeyfUNeiae (2:9-12)
The star led the wise mm to the
house were Jesus was. They re
joiced at seeing the star The star
stopped over the bouse where Jesus
was and they went in to worship him
They had brought gills of myrrh,
gold and frankincense The myrrh
was symbolic of the death of Christ
because it was used in the prepara
tion of deceased bodies. The gold
was a symbol of the purity of the Son
of God The frankincense was sym
bolic of Jesus' authority, after wor
shipping Jesus, the wise men left,
but God warned them in a dream to
go home another direction. God let
them know of Herod's deceptive
plan to kill Jesus. Many times we are
faced with people who try to deceive
us, but if we listen to the Lord, He will
reveal it to us. When we are in God's
will, we will be able to see deception
of others The day that we live in we
definitely need the wisdom of God
more than ever to know when people
are bang deceitful or are for real In
today's world, people will use other
people m the name of Jesus and
think nothing of it If you have not
found the Lord's will for your life,
first of all God's will for your life is to
save you for Christ's sake. If you
don't know Jesus as personal sav
ior, why don't you accept God's
greatest gift to the world right now
and find out the real meaning of
Christmas.
<frd b)cs? ypu MPtjl next week.
Reflections
by Alta Nye Oxendine
May You Have a Blessed Christmas!
Getting "ready "fix Christmas these days is a lot simpler for me than for
most Americans For several years I've been Hying to concentrate on the
REAL reason we have Christmas in the FIRST place, instead of all those
traditions that tend to drive people crazy and wear them out long before that
special day arrives. Like shopping (searching in store after store for JUST
the "right" gift for each person you're "obligated" to buy for). Or
decorating EVERYTHING in sight Or staying up late backing pies, cakes,
or cookies until you think you're going to drop OR borrowing extra money
just to make sure that Santa leaves a nice-looking, expensive toy for every
child, and something REALLY special for the grown ups.
Last Sunday Bight thee two DIFFERENT ways of CELEBRATING
CHRISTMAS were vividly dramatized at Branch Street United Methodist
Church by children, youth, and adults who attend that church. Rosemary
Oxendine played the part ofaTVreporter interviewing people as they rushed
through "BnmchStmetMair'beforeChristmas As she asked each shopper
what most of the shoppers what he or she liked best about Christmas, it was
obvious that most or the shoppers were lost in the commercial, material
meaning of Christmas like time off from work or school, buying presents..'
dreaming about all the gifts they were hoping to receive
Finally, a few told the interviewer they were thankful for the TRUE
meaning of Christmas. THEY Talked about Jesus coming to earth as a baby,
into the home of Mary and Joseph. And about how the grown-up Jesus gave
the greatest GIFT ofall time, HI SOWN life, for EVERY persotrcm this earth
I was impressed by this skit, because most ofthe" mall shoppers "expressed -
attitudes that are typical of the majority of men, women and children in this
country today. But, thankfully, there are nearly always a few who have come
to appreciate what Christmas is REALLY all about
To make this idea even dearer, we watched another scene, a Christian
family celebrating Christmas in their own home. While they decorated a
Christinas tree, they talked about how THAT tradition got started, about
Martin Lather's idea that the trees in the forest are pointing heavenward. As
the father was reading the story of the first Chnstmas out of-ihe Bible, a
stranded stranger came to the door to use the telephone. He became Sp
interested in what he was hearing about Jesus that he wanted to learn moft
Before long, he deckled to acoept J?us Christ as his OWN Lord and Savw
The scene ends as this man, no longer a stranger, is invited to join the family
for their Christmas meal.
These are the ways that 1, too, wo^id like to celebrate Christmas evap
No matter how busy and tired you may be fffai getting ready for
Christmas, it is my prayer that you pause for a few moments, or an hour, to
look in your Bible (in the gospels of Matthew or Luke) at that tovely old (yp
NEW) STORY, or hsten to the words of a familiar Christmas carol, and tWi
thank God for sending His Son to this world. ?.
Sincerely, ?
Altt Oxendine *
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