The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction by Justin Whitmel Earley

4.26 AVERAGE

rebekah_rei's review against another edition

4.0
One of my goals this year is to be more intentional about the way I am spending my time. This was a very practical book that gave me a lot of helpful topics and ideas to think about as I work on creating habits that reflect my identity as a child of God.

smballou's review

5.0
The Common Rule was, hands down, one of the best pieces of Christian literature that I’ve read. Full of beautiful words, raw honesty, Biblical truth, and practical application; I will be recommending it to absolutely everyone I know.

kaylamg85's review

5.0
challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

conorsweetman's review

3.0
After reading John Mark Comer's wonderful "The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry", Justin Whitmel Earley's book found itself slightly in its shadow due to the timing of my audiobook indulgence. Comparatively straightforward without some of the poetic edge that I found so enjoyable in Comer's rendition of similar themes, "The Common Rule" was still worth the read for its reminders. I especially found his chapters on friendship and story-curation to be profound. The book is practical and rewarding, but sometimes relies a bit too much on standard Christian-speak, turning to the voice of an impersonalized onlooker that can recite the tenets of the faith, but without much verve or inspiration to the writing.
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lneff514's review

4.0
Excellent framework for practices that lead to wholeness.

stephkocheung's review

3.0
hopeful informative reflective fast-paced
The book was okay. We read this together with our small group, and while I don't dislike the book, I didn't like it either. I didn't feel like the book drew me to Christ, and instead presented a bunch of habits that are probably good ideas and things that Christians commonly do. It seemed very specific to the author's life, and I had a hard time generalizing some of the principles.

cjcurry's review

5.0
challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

krcain18's review

4.75
hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
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issyjanejane's review

4.5
challenging inspiring fast-paced

jaynaclay21's review

5.0
This was a very practical book. I like that he got straight to the point and didn’t fuss around. I also like how applicable it was. Just little daily changes make such a difference!