{"product_id":"practicing-life-together-a-common-rule-for-christian-growth-9780802435187","title":"Practicing Life Together: A Common Rule for Christian Growth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou don't have to go it alone after college--nor should you!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven when we want good things, when we desire what's right, we're often frustrated by how we fail to follow through. \u003ci\u003ePracticing Life Together \u003c\/i\u003einvites readers to experience the blessings and benefits of a common rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rule of life is like a trellis. It's a standard, offering guidance and encouraging growth in the right direction. It's a way of living intentionally--of making a commitment to spiritual disciplines that are too important to leave up to our day-to-day whims. And the best way to take on a rule of life? Doing it with others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePracticing Life Together \u003c\/i\u003einvites emerging adults to consider participating in a common rule that will guide their growth and cultivate genuine community. As Dietrich Bonhoeffer discerned, Christian community is \"not an ideal which we must realize; it is rather a reality created by God in Christ in which we may participate.\" Christians don't have to go it alone during the formative years after college--it's possible to practice life together. Paul Gutacker introduces practices we can take up with others--communal prayer, weekly dinners, studying together, and Sabbath--in the hope that these can become life-shaping habits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Moody Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802435187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Paul Gutacker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51299061104821,"sku":"9780802435187","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3f941323-de0a-46e7-a3d4-cae911fd15b5.jpg?v=1751985151","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/practicing-life-together-a-common-rule-for-christian-growth-9780802435187","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}