What is your rule of life?

Each and every person is following some sort of rule, whether consciously or unconsciously. In this episode, host Jay Y. Kim converses with esteemed teacher and author John Mark Comer to unpack this concept and to pursue what it means to follow a generative rule of life in our hurried, modern context.

Kim and Comer also discuss Comer’s recent book "Practicing the Way," in which he issues a timely call to reorient our lives around the person and teachings of Jesus. Together, they also offer profound reflections on the ways in which offering undivided attention is the highest form of demonstrating love to others. Finally, Comer challenges listeners to pursue curiosities and doubts alongside our community as opposed to traveling on our spiritual pathways alone.

This is a fascinating episode that explores the nonlinear journey of spiritual formation in a busy and distracted age, the weight of holistic listening, and the essential work of pursuing love and focus in our everyday lives and communities.

Download a reflective guide to The Examen.

This episode highlights the following themes:

The transformative power of intentional spiritual disciplines in the digital era
The concept of a 'rule of life' and its significance for personal growth
Understanding attention as a form of love and its critical role in the digital age

Links from this episode:

Get to know more about John Mark Comer
Check out Practicing the Way's Free Resources
Read The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, Live No Lies, and Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer
Read Renovated by Jim Wilder
Read the transcript here

The world is full of noise. Many are exhausted by the cacophony and chaos of the modern, digital age, where peace is scarce and self-reflection is infrequent. In “The Digital Examen”, a new podcast from IVP, author and pastor Jay Y. Kim converses with a variety of leaders, pastors, and scholars who are working to reorient their lives in the direction of listening, tuning their hearts and minds to hear the voice of God in all of its clarity, kindness, and strength.

Learn more about The Digital Examen

Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim

Resources

Read Analog Church and Analog Christian by Jay Y. Kim

Links and Credits

✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPOD25 for 25% off any IVP resource mentioned in this episode.

✅ Producers: Helen Lee, Travis Albritton, and Andrew Bronson

✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts

✅ Social Media Manager: Allie Noble

✅ Production Assistants: Christine Pelliccio and Isis Toldson

✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard

✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech

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