Other
than the Bible, this could very well be the most important
non-fiction book you read this year! I have already begun a list of
people that I want to gift this book to, not because I think they or
their lives need to be “fixed,” but because I believe they too
will relish the truths between its covers. Justin Earley offers new
perspectives on the role of habits in our lives, and demonstrates
ways in which we can become intentional in how they help form us in a
way that helps us to live out Romans 12:2.
I
don't review non-fiction books nearly as often as fiction, but having
watched and listened to the author on a YouTube video after reading a
description of this book, I knew that I had to read and review it.
Earley is quite open about his struggles and failures, not claiming
that developing these habits will bring about perfection, but rather
comparing them to building a trellis on which our lives may be
trained to grow upward rather than sprawling outward in ways we
weren't meant to, twisting into something that slowly dies and hurts
those growing around us. It is a book about thriving in a culture
that is pervaded with distractions.
I
am grateful to have received a copy of The Common Rule:
Habits of Purpose in an Age of Distraction
from InterVarsity Press via NetGalley in exchange for my honest
opinion. I was under no obligation to provide a positive review and
received no monetary compensation.
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