In this bonus episode, we're continuing our series called "Spiritual Cartography" featuring cutting room floor content from the Practicing the Way book. Today, John Mark explores the concept of the "two halves of life"—a framework for understanding how our spiritual journey changes as we age. He unpacks the distinct tasks, temptations, and invitations of each season — from the energy and identity formation of youth, through the exhaustion and disillusionment of midlife, to the acceptance and generosity of our later years — showing us how faithfulness looks different at each stage and why the key to maturity is embracing the life we actually have, not the one we wish we had.

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In this bonus episode, we're starting a series called "Spiritual Cartography" featuring cutting room floor content from the Practicing the Way book. Today, John Mark explores why mapping our spiritual journey matters and introduces a framework for understanding the four layers of sin we encounter on the path to spiritual maturity: gross sins, conscious sins, unconscious sins, and attachments. He explains how each layer requires deeper surrender and how suffering becomes the primary means by which we are freed from our deepest attachments.

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In this bonus episode from the Practicing the Way podcast, John Mark sits down with author Andy Crouch to discuss building a communal Rule of Life, the myth of “accidental saints”, and the three threats to following the way of Jesus in our modern era: liquidity, the algorithm, and media.

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To begin building your Rule of Life, go to www.practicingtheway.org/ruleoflifebuilder.