Goodbyes are rough, but it’s time to bid farewell to our Habits That Work series. We’ve spent a month of coffee dates chatting through all the what’s, why’s, and how’s related to our habits. So, let’s sip on one last cup of Joe and talk about the Who (um, not the band). We’ll circle through Romans 12:1-2 one more time, together.

www.glordinary.com Here’s a small excerpt: "That’s the purpose of a rule of life, a trellis. As God’s embracing us, it gives us a little support to embrace Him back. Our rule of life, our habits, give the limp noodles of life just a little bit extra. Because life can feel like we just need a minute to recalibrate. But as The Common Rule author Justin Earley says so perfectly, “A beautiful life inspires a beautiful life. Even when the imitation of Christ is a sorry echo of the real thing....”

Life has a way of dragging us down, right? Like it or not, we’re constantly moving. Up, down. Closer, further. How we respond to that movement is up to us. Well-formed habits bring well-formed maturity and movement… in the best direction. So, let’s take a few moments with some time-tested wisdom in Romans 12:1-2 in our series, Habits That Work. We’ll chat about what to do when life is dragging you down.

www.glordinary.com Here’s a small excerpt: "I was already drowning in the sting of death, the devastation of divorce within my friend circles, the sorrow of separation, betrayal, lies, and cover-ups. I didn’t need any help dragging me down to that level of immaturity. I needed to recognize and respond quickly to the countermovement in my heart. But I couldn’t do that without deciding to cut away certain habits from the trellis of my life. Because unlike the culture around you, “God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you”… -and well-formed maturity comes from well-formed habits. God brings the best out of us from forming the best in us.”

Join me for a Glordinary Mini-Episode.

Today's Mini-Episode features the third and fourth weekly habits in Justin Earley's book The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction. (Note: I mistakenly quoted the subtitle as: Habits of Purpose in an Age of Distraction on several episodes.)

We'll take a quick peek each day at a new keystone habit highlighted in Earley's book.

Daily Habits:

Scripture Before Phone (Episode 56)

Kneeling Prayer (Episode 57)

Shared Meal (Episode 58)

One Hour Without Your Phone (Episode 59)

Weekly Habits:

One Hour Conversation With A Friend (Episode 60)

Curating Media (Episode 61)

Sabbath & Fasting (Combined into Episode 62)

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