Common Rule
Description
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Christianity Today Book Award - Christian Living/Discipleship
Create a Gospel-Centered Rule of Life
Habits form us more than we form them. The modern world is a machine of invisible habits, forming us into anxious, busy people. We yearn for the freedom of the gospel but remain shackled by our screens and exhausted by our routines. How can we truly break free, find rest, and form a life that aligns our habits with our foundational beliefs?
According to Justin Earley, the answer is a rule of life. The Common Rule's four daily and four weekly habits transform frazzled days into lives of love for God and neighbor.
In The Common Rule, you'll find
- doable, life-giving practices to find freedom and rest for your soul,
- expanded content including study guide questions for individual reflection and group discussion, and
- practical, accessible resources for building habits that bring life.
Take the first step toward a life of intentionality and discover how simple, meaningful habits can transform your everyday moments into a rhythm of peace and purpose.
"Full of glimpses of the life we were made for, and the simple choices that can take us in that direction. The habits described here, and the wisdom they embody, are the path toward sanity in a frenetic world." - Andy Crouch, author of The Tech-Wise Family and Culture Making
"With his precise plan, Earley instructs Christians on how to create an environment for a healthy spiritual life." - Publishers Weekly Review, February 2023
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Person
Justin Whitmel Earley is the creator of The Common Rule, a program of habits designed to form us in the love of God and neighbor. He is also a mergers and acquisitions lawyer in Richmond, Virginia. Justin and his wife, Lauren, have four sons.
Content
Introduction: Discovering the Freedom of Limitations Part 1: How to Practice the Common Rule What Is a Rule? The Eight Habits of the Common Rule Part 2: The Daily and Weekly Habits Daily Habit 1: Kneeling Prayer at Morning, Midday, and Bedtime Daily Habit 2: One Meal with Others Daily Habit 3: One Hour with Phone Off Daily Habit 4: Scripture Before Phone Weekly Habit 1: One Hour of Conversation with a Friend Weekly Habit 2: Curate Media to Four Hours Weekly Habit 3: Fast from Something for Twenty-Four Hours Weekly Habit 4: Sabbath Epilogue: On Failure and Beauty Resources Habits in a Nutshell Trying One Habit of the Common Rule Trying a Week of the Common Rule Trying a Month of the Common Rule The Common Rule for Congregations A Prayer for Those Trying the Common Rule Habits The Common Rule as a Rule of Life The Common Rule for Different Walks of Life Acknowledgments Questions for Reflection and Discussion Notes
