Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction

• By: Justin Whitmel Earley
• Narrated by: William Sarris
• Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins

Practical Steps for Spiritual Development

Book Reflection: The Common Rule by Justin Whitmel Earley

Justin Whitmel Earley does an excellent job of reducing spiritual truths into practical steps. I have found his suggestion of Bible first, then phone to be extraordinarily helpful. He deals with fasting, prayer, sabbath, and confession, and suggests rules we can abide by in daily life.

The author is a lawyer, and I suspect he is highly organized — at least compared to me. Some of his suggestions give me anxiety because it just sounds like too much order. Perhaps in that way, I am a bit like a kid who doesn’t want to clean their room.

I really liked this book, and I would suggest reading it alongside:
👉 Liturgy of the Ordinary

These two books have a very similar message. The difference is where Justin Whitmel Earley seeks to add habits to our day, Tish Harrison Warren seeks to help us see our habits with spiritual meaning. There is a ton of overlap between these two wonderful books.

Audiobook Note:
The production quality of this audiobook is excellent.