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 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 6: Set Your House in Perfect Order before You Criticize the World, pp. 145-159 Opening Thought: This rule, to set your house in order before you criticize the world , is an amplified expansion of the old biblical verse, “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” [John 8:7] This chapter speaks to how people become the ones casting stones in their own sin. Peterson takes it to the extreme of serial killers and mass shooters...

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 5: Do Not Let Your Children Do Anything That Makes You Dislike Them, pp. 136-144 Opening Thought: For those of you who live in our neck of the woods (Ontario, Canada) hope you have a great family day long weekend. On the topic of families, this week’s post is talking about discipline, particularly about punishment. Jordan Peterson speaks about the necessity to have a strong and unified front in parenthood. Children need to understand there are conse...

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 5: Do Not Let Your Children Do Anything That Makes You Dislike Them, pp. 123-136 Opening Thought: I find this rule very fascinating, and if I have infinite time, I could likely write a book’s worth of commentary on this chapter alone. This rule is framed around children, but it really speaks about the fundamental importance of having a healthy appreciation for rules, boundaries, and patience in the formation of children, but also in our self-governa...

  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 5: Do Not Let Your Children Do Anything That Makes You Dislike Them, pp. 111-123 Opening Thought: Going into this chapter I felt minor anxiety in the background of my mind. This fifth rule will speak to the fundamental dynamic between parent and child and as a new member of the parent’s club, as I am now the father of two very young children, many of my daily thoughts revolve around how to best parent in situations. My youngest still being an...

  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 4: Compare Yourself to Who You Were Yesterday, Not to Who Someone Else Is Today, pp. 104-111 Opening Thought: Well, we are in a new year (2022) and with that, we have the opportunity to partake in a ritual of a new beginning. Peterson’s book is really about 'new beginnings', as he is trying to help people move on from and grow out of unhealthy habits of the mind and conscience. We continue our review of Peterson’s work this year by wrapping ...

  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 4: Compare Yourself to Who You Were Yesterday, Not to Who Someone Else Is Today, pp. 96-104 Opening Thought: Peterson makes a very interesting point in today’s selection of reading. He talks about the limited scope we have in our vision. “Vision” here is both referencing the things we see with our eyes, but all our wider scoop of understanding and the process of engaging with and taking in information and stimulus. Peterson references some st...

  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 4: Compare Yourself to Who You Were Yesterday, Not to Who Someone Else Is Today, pp. 85 - 96 Opening Thought: Before diving into the words of Peterson this week, I already find myself pleased by this rule. I know in my own spiritual growth and worldly ambitions I struggle to be satisfied by where I am at. I am, in many ways, an ambitious person, so I often find myself longing for more growth, accomplishment, and development of knowledge and s...