The Next Right Thing - with Emily P. Freeman

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251: Why Sabbath is For Everyone with Ruth Haley Barton Nov 01, 2022

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Today I'm glad to welcome Ruth Haley Barton to the podcast to talk about an important and often misunderstood spiritual practice: sabbath. Ruth has spent over 20 years as a student, a practitioner and a leader in the area of Christian spirituality and spiritual formation. She served on the staff of several churches before founding the Transforming Center, a ministry dedicated to creating space for God to strengthen the souls of leaders, equipping them to lead transforming communities. Ruth has written several books that have been transformational in my own life, and her most recent release is called Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest: From Sabbath to Sabbatical and Back Again which is what I can't wait to talk with her about today. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

Ruth's podcast: Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership
Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest: From Sabbath to Sabbatical and Back Again
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250: One Secret to a Light(er) Heart Oct 25, 2022

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Doing the next right thing won't necessarily protect us from harm, regret, or embarrassment. But hopefully, it can be a practice that keeps us present, moving, and from being too hard on ourselves. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

Souvenirs of Solitude by Brennan Manning
Seasons of Your Heart by Macrina Wiederkehr
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249: A Former Sign Language Interpreter's Guide to Listening Oct 18, 2022

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What can we learn about listening from other listening professions? I'm not talking about counselors or therapists, but those whose job it is to hear on behalf of someone else. As a former sign language interpreter turned writer and spiritual director, I'm reflecting on how some of my learned skills in one area of study are now informing my life as a listener in a different way. Perhaps some of these same principles can help you in your own discernment processes. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

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248: Start With Hello with Shannan Martin Oct 11, 2022

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All the world's a neighborhood and everyone's my neighbor. How to begin to live as such? Today's guest submits it's simple: Start with hello. Today I'm glad to welcome one of my favorite writers and also favorite humans, author Shannan Martin. Her most recent book is called Start With Hello (And other simple ways to live as neighbors). In it, she speaks directly to that part of us that wants to reach out, wants to belong, wants to embody connection with our community in a way that is tangible, accessible, equitable, and with hearts bent toward justice. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

Start with Hello by Shannan Martin
Falling Free by Shannan Martin
The Ministry of Ordinary Places by Shannan Martin
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247: What's Saving My Life (Autumn Edition) Oct 04, 2022

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It's a question often asked and answered by writers and podcasters alike and it's easy to see why — it's simple, it's direct, and it's deeply thought provoking. Along with making a list of what I'm learning each season, I also love to make note of what's saving my life. Thanks to Barbara Brown Taylor for bringing this question into the public conversation, and to John Claypool to asking it of her so many years ago. So that's today's episode. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

Leaving Church by Barbara Taylor Brown
My Autumn playlist
Myquillyn's playlist Hope You Like Banjos
Created Colorful - Use code EPF20 for $20 off your consultation (expires Oct. 31, 2022)
What the Heck is EOS? by Gino Wickman and Tom Bouwer
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246: The Mindset Shift That's Changing My Work Sep 27, 2022

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As one season slowly unfolds into the next, I'm paying attention to some of my work and life rhythms and have discovered one thing that's been holding me back from my next right thing. Maybe it's holding you back, too. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

Episode 185: Why Makers Struggle to Get Things Done
Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule by Paul Graham
Episode 76: Create a Simple Morning Routine
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
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245: Voices of Lament with Natasha Sistrunk Robinson and Mariah Humphries Sep 20, 2022

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Today I'm glad to explore a topic that doesn't usually make the headlines in our newsfeeds but one that certainly deserves some airtime in our souls. We're talking about lament -- what it is, why it matters, and who some of our best teachers are in this practice. I'm glad to welcome two guests today to help me host this conversation: Natasha Sistrunk Robinson and Mariah Humphries. Links + Resources From This Episode:

Voices of Lament Edited by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson
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244: When A Public Figure Dies Sep 13, 2022

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The news of the passing of a public figure can be both sobering and disruptive, no matter how far removed from us they were. How we navigate the loss of a public figure depends on the age of the one who dies, the manner of their death, and the degree to which we paid attention to their work their art, or their life of service. And it depends on us, our experience and perception of this person and their impact on our individual lives and on the arc of history. When someone who seemed larger than life stops living, there is often a collective pause and there should be. Today let's consider the strange dynamic of reckoning with the loss of a public figure. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

Marcie Alvis Walker's post about Queen Elizabeth II
Guerrillas of Grace by Ted Loder
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243: How to Move Through Regret Sep 06, 2022

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The disembodied smoke of regret is nearly impossible to contain, corral, or neatly repackage and conceal. Once it's released, it sticks to the fibers and hangs on for days. Perhaps you can relate. Here is a practice that has helped me not only move through it but also find peace on the other side. Not a perfect peace, but a settled one. I hope it's helpful for you as well. Links + Resources From This Episode:

Episode 79: Find Relief from Regret
Conversation: The Sacred Art by Diane M. Millis
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242: Are you afraid of choosing wrong? Aug 30, 2022

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This conversation would be better had face to face and of course one episode won't eliminate the fear of choosing wrong. But it's a worthy conversation to at least begin here, especially considering how prevalent this fear is among many of us. Let's find clarity around what we're talking about when we say we're afraid of choosing wrong. Listen in. Links + Resources From This Episode:

Holy Listening by Margaret Gunther
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