Dana

“Talking about Jesus while ignoring the way of Jesus has created an American Christianity that is far more American than it is Christian. ...It has created a country of Christians whose practical lives are divorced from their actual faith. (p.17)”
― Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction

“Only when your habits are constructed (intentionally, decisively by you) to match your world view do you become someone who doesn't just know about God and neighbor, but someone who actually loves God and neighbor. (p.15)”
― Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction

“Habits are a pattern of repeated action that are ultimately formational (for good or bad, realized or not) and this - ultimately - is worship. Liturgy is simply habit that admits itself to be worship. (paraphrase from pg. 8-9)”
― Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction

“Education is what you learn and know -- things you are taught. Formation is what you practice and do -- things that are caught. The most important things in life, of course, are caught, not taught, and formation is largely about all the unseen habits. (p. 8)”
― Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction