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The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction

by Justin Whitmel Earley

A Christian rule of life built around daily and weekly habits

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A Christian rule of life built around daily and weekly habits

Justin Whitmel Earley presents a Christian approach to habit formation organized around four daily practices and four weekly ones. The book connects ordinary routines—including the pressures of screens and busyness—with the challenge of living in line with the gospel and caring for God and neighbor. This enlarged edition adds study questions for individual reflection and group discussion, along with practical resources for shaping habits. Its structure makes habit-building the central framework for exploring rest, purpose, and spiritual life.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Christians interested in connecting everyday routines with their faith
  • Readers seeking a structured set of daily and weekly spiritual practices
  • Individuals or groups who want reflection and discussion questions

Themes

Christian livingHabit formationIntentionality and routineRest and spiritual lifeLove of God and neighbor

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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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