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

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BOOK review
Started on: 1 March 2019
Finished on: 9 March 2019

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

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

Author: Justin Whitmel Earley
Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Pages: 204 pages / 193 pages (e-book)
Year of Publication: 2019
Price: Rp 253,477 (https://www.bookdepository.com/)

Rating: 4/5
*This e-book was received as a review copy from InterVarsity Press (IVP)
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"As far as our habits go, the invisible reality is this: We are all living according to a specific regimen of habits, and those habits shape most of our life."

Habits form us more than we form them. The modern world is a machine of a thousand invisible habits, forming us into anxious, busy, and depressed people. And the answer to our contemporary chaos is to practice a rule of life that aligns our habits to our beliefs. The Common Rule offers four daily and four weekly habits, designed to help us create new routines and transform frazzled days into lives of love for God and neighbor. Justin Whitmel Earley provides concrete, doable practices that will help us live more intentionally, which leads us to fulfilling our life purposes.

Book Review: The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile

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BOOK review
Started on: 6 February 2019
Finished on: 13 February 2019

The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron, Suzanne Stabile

Title: The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery

Author: Ian Morgan Cron, Suzanne Stabile
Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Pages: 238 pages / 241 pages (e-book)
Year of Publication: 2016
Price: Rp 329,380 (https://www.bookdepository.com/)

Rating: 5/5
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"The Enneagram is a tool that awakens our compassion for people just as they are, not the people we wish they would become so our lives would become easier."

In this book, Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile teamed up to forge a practical and comprehensive way of accessing Enneagram wisdom and exploring its connections with Christian spirituality for a deeper knowledge of ourselves, compassion for others, and love for God. This book is filled with various stories from people around them, the people they met, and even stories about themselves that will reveal the mindset behind each personality type. Not only will you learn more about yourself, but you will also start to see the world through other people's eyes—understanding how and why people think, feel, and act the way they do. This understanding will lead us on the path of spiritual discovery and paving the way to the wiser, more compassionate person you will be able to become.