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A review by cdshannon17
The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction by Justin Whitmel Earley
4.0
The wisdom provided by Justin Earley in this work is not new, but it is packaged in a way that I believe resonates well with contemporary readers who find themselves questioning the pattern and rhythm of life in the 21st century.
The framework that Earley provides to his readers is anchored in the two greatest commands according to Jesus: to love God and to love neighbor. It is with this foundation that Earley builds “The Common Rule”, and I must say I was grateful for the theological discussion he provided for each practice as to why it would form someone in those two commands.
This is not a required read, but if someone is beginning to question how to reclaim their daily life from the consumptive and restless patterns of American culture, this book can help initiate first steps to building a life that looks genuinely different than that of the worlds way of living. The practices that Earley provides are both redemptive and Christo-centric, which makes these practices and his discussion something I hope to return to in the future when I tweak my own rule of life.
Ultimately this book provides wisdom anchored in the story of Scripture and encourages its readers to engage with it rather than peruse it, and I would recommend them to do so as well to see what practices may shape one’s life more into an imitation of the rhythm of Jesus.
The framework that Earley provides to his readers is anchored in the two greatest commands according to Jesus: to love God and to love neighbor. It is with this foundation that Earley builds “The Common Rule”, and I must say I was grateful for the theological discussion he provided for each practice as to why it would form someone in those two commands.
This is not a required read, but if someone is beginning to question how to reclaim their daily life from the consumptive and restless patterns of American culture, this book can help initiate first steps to building a life that looks genuinely different than that of the worlds way of living. The practices that Earley provides are both redemptive and Christo-centric, which makes these practices and his discussion something I hope to return to in the future when I tweak my own rule of life.
Ultimately this book provides wisdom anchored in the story of Scripture and encourages its readers to engage with it rather than peruse it, and I would recommend them to do so as well to see what practices may shape one’s life more into an imitation of the rhythm of Jesus.