WORDS Matter
Ten essential habits to form a healthy and holy life.
How can we preach a gospel of peace, yet still find our bodies wracked by anxiety? How do we call our bodies temples of the Holy Spirit, yet regard eating, exercise, or sleep as inherently "unspiritual" activities? How is it that modern Christians who claim God made their bodies have come to care so little about them?
The Body Teaches the Soul is a practical guide to the union of body and spirit in our overall health. Join me in:
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Connecting deeply and positive with your body as the image of God while avoiding the mistakes of ignoring or idolizing your body
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Exploring how daily patterns of healthy eating can be as spiritual as fasting and how rhythms of feasting can become guilt-free celebrations of the world God made
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Discovering how to lament sickness and injury while still praying with hope for the miracle of healing
...and so much more. Let's rediscover the extraordinary gift of the body and the spiritual life that flows from it together.
2025
ABOUT
Justin Whitmel Earley is a lawyer, author and speaker from Richmond, VA.
He graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in English Literature before spending four years in Shanghai, China, as a missionary. Justin got his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center and he now runs his own business law practice in Richmond, Virginia at Earley Business Legal.
His book, The Common Rule – Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction, was published with InterVarsity Press in 2019. He frequently speaks at businesses and legal events on habits, technology and mental health; and at churches and conferences on habits, spiritual formation and parenting.
His second book, Habits of the Household – Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms, released with Zondervan in 2021. His third book, on the spiritual discipline of friendship, is called Made for People and released in fall 2023.
Justin also writes fiction and poetry, and is probably most excited about his kids book that just came out in 2025--The Big Mess!
He is married to Lauren and has four sons – Whit, Asher, Coulter and Shep.
LAW
Justin Whitmel Earley helps companies navigate key legal moments, and generally serves as an outsourced in-house counsel to a number of growing and established business. If you're looking for help with issues such as the below, you can contact him and read more about his law practice here.
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Incorporation
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Choice of entity
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Venture capital
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Partnership and LLC Agreements
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Nonprofit formation
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Employment contracts
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Joint Ventures
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Stock sales
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Asset sales
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Mergers and acquisitions
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Partnership disputes, valuations and buy-outs
FOLLOW AT
@justinwhitmelearley
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