I love growing different things in my backyard that are both tasty and useful. Today I am focusing on a useful plant – the luffa gourd.
This summer my luffa plant was so green and had the biggest yellow flowers. Then they developed into big gourds.
The gourds have been drying for a couple months, and are now ready to peel and ready for use. Watch my video for suggested steps in readying a luffa scrub!
While looking at Proverbs 3:5-6 I was struck by one word – Paths.
Different translations will describe v6 as make paths straight / guide you on the right paths / make straight your paths / direct your paths. But they all use a plural form of path – paths. Meaning we take many paths in our lives, and we should think about and listen to God – and he will provide correct paths for us to take.
Continuing with our study of Christmas, we find the Wise Men found and worshiped Jesus some time after His birth.
Reference Matthew 2:1-12
There are 3 groups of people to note and compare:
Wouldn’t we all want to be more like the Wise Men? I believe it it true – that wise men and women still seek the King!
Did you ever stop to think why shepherds were the people God picked to announce the birth of Jesus? The humble shepherds were the very ones God used to confirm the Deity of Jesus to Joseph and Mary.
That fact, among others, made the birth of Jesus:
Awesome
Designed
Humble
Special thanks to Bill Benziger for letting me get around his sheep. I certainly did not get approval from the sheep as you will see.
Here is part 2 of my guest interview on the Are You Awesome Today podcast! Stephen and I had a great interview, and he does such a great job facilitating a podcast.
Give it a listen here – Are You Awesome Today Pt2
This week our focus in preparing for Christmas is Mary. Mary, the virgin mother of Jesus!
Luke 1:26-38 gives us a glimpse into the announcement and proclamation of what was about to happen to Mary.
We find a few glimpses into the simple person of Mary:
Gabriel announced specifics about the baby to be born:
Just like Mary did not know what would happen in the next 34 years, neither do you or I.
But like her – we should be watching for what Jesus will do in our lives over the next 34 years (and 3 or 4 days)!
Jesus – the hope we have – the hope of Christmas!
For the month of December we will be focusing on preparing for the birth of Jesus. We will do this by focusing on certain key people surrounding the birth of Jesus.
This week we will look at John the Baptist.
This week at Digging Disciples we talk about what defiles a heart, and how to keep yours pure.
Watch this episode of Digging Disciples here
Thankful for Thanksgiving week! From time off work, cooking, eating, spending time with family, getting into the woods and praising Jesus – this is a great week!
The Thanksgiving edition of Digging Disciples covers the beheading of John the Baptist in Matthew 14. The lessons we took away were:
This week’s vlog – the parable of the sower.
