Devotional Time with Rev. Jacob

This blog is designed to give people an inner look at a devotional life. Taking time each day to spend time with the Lord. The hope is if you travel on this journey with Rev. Jacob Shaw, you may be more inclined to spend time with the Lord as well. I encourage the use of a devotional, a scripture reading and prayer, then finally some form of artistic mark or photo to tie it all together.  Today's devotional is taken from: Peterson, Jordan B.  12 Rules for Life: an antidote to chaos . Great Britain: Penguin Random House, 2018. Rule 9: Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t, pp. 243-45 Opening Thought:  Have you ever enjoyed the art of people watching? That may sound odd to you. People watching is a passive activity that you can do but you have to be subtle about it. Introverts I imagine are naturally good at people watching, as it requires a willingness to sit on the sideline and just observe. Though that may be a big generaliza...

This blog is designed to give people an inner look at a devotional life. Taking time each day to spend time with the Lord. The hope is if you travel on this journey with Rev. Jacob Shaw, you may be more inclined to spend time with the Lord as well. I encourage the use of a devotional, a scripture reading and prayer, then finally some form of artistic mark to tie it all together.  Today's devotional is taken from: Peterson, Jordan B.  12 Rules for Life: an antidote to chaos . Great Britain: Penguin Random House, 2018. Rule 9: Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t, pp. 233-243 Opening Thought: As I write my first response to this Rule 9, it is at an appropriate time in my province’s context. Ontarians are about to vote in their provincial election, and it should be a time to listen, but inevitably, the political debate seems to be the time people dig in their heels. People are willing to put up their political party sign as a represe...

This blog is designed to give people an inner look at a devotional life. Taking time each day to spend time with the Lord. The hope is if you travel on this journey with Rev. Jacob Shaw, you may be more inclined to spend time with the Lord as well. I encourage the use of a devotional, a scripture reading and prayer, then finally some form of artistic mark to tie it all together.  Today's devotional is taken from: Peterson, Jordan B.  12 Rules for Life: an antidote to chaos . Great Britain: Penguin Random House, 2018. Rule 8: Tell the Truth – Or, At Least, Don’t Lie, pp. 221 - 229 Opening Thought: A lie is never a good thing. No matter how we justify it. We should aim to live in truth. Peterson postulates a meta-goal “live in truth” [1] , which, in my opinion, should be the slogan of a major reform movement in the world. Now, I doubt we will see this reform against lying take hold any time soon because most people when they champion for "truth", just want their subje...

This blog is designed to give people an inner look at a devotional life. Taking time each day to spend time with the Lord. The hope is if you travel on this journey with Rev. Jacob Shaw, you may be more inclined to spend time with the Lord as well. I encourage the use of a devotional, a scripture reading and prayer, then finally some form of artistic mark to tie it all together.  Today's devotional is taken from: Peterson, Jordan B.  12 Rules for Life: an antidote to chaos . Great Britain: Penguin Random House, 2018. Rule 8: Tell the Truth – Or, At Least, Don’t Lie, pp. 211- 221 Opening Thought: “It is deceit that still threatens us, most profoundly, today.” [1] Peterson walks the reader through how deceit, in its many forms, can shift a person and state into a grotesque monster. The fuller paragraph reads: It is deceit that makes people miserable beyond what they can bear. It is deceit that fills human souls with resentment and vengefulness. It is deceit that prod...