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260: Your Next Right Thing Starter Pack

260: Your Next Right Thing Starter Pack

We want to hear from you!

We want to hear from you!

259: What Worked in 2022

259: What Worked in 2022

258: A Blessing for Christmas Week

258: A Blessing for Christmas Week

257: A Soul Minimalist’s Guide for the End of the Year

257: A Soul Minimalist’s Guide for the End of the Year

BONUS: The Quiet Collection 2022!

BONUS: The Quiet Collection 2022!

256: A Reading from John 1

256: A Reading from John 1

255: Ask Emily Anything! Celebrating 20 Million

255: Ask Emily Anything! Celebrating 20 Million

254: Honest Advent with Scott Erickson

254: Honest Advent with Scott Erickson

253: The Enneagram and Decision-Making with Suzanne Stabile

253: The Enneagram and Decision-Making with Suzanne Stabile

252: An Unconventional Gratitude

252: An Unconventional Gratitude

251: Why Sabbath is For Everyone with Ruth Haley Barton

251: Why Sabbath is For Everyone with Ruth Haley Barton

250: One Secret to a Light(er) Heart

250: One Secret to a Light(er) Heart

249: A Former Sign Language Interpreter’s Guide to Listening

249: A Former Sign Language Interpreter’s Guide to Listening

248: Start With Hello with Shannan Martin

248: Start With Hello with Shannan Martin

247: What’s Saving My Life (Autumn Edition)

247: What’s Saving My Life (Autumn Edition)

246: The Mindset Shift That’s Changing My Work

246: The Mindset Shift That’s Changing My Work

245: Voices of Lament with Natasha Sistrunk Robinson and Mariah Humphries

245: Voices of Lament with Natasha Sistrunk Robinson and Mariah Humphries

244: When A Public Figure Dies

244: When A Public Figure Dies

243: How to Move Through Regret

243: How to Move Through Regret

242: Are you afraid of choosing wrong?

242: Are you afraid of choosing wrong?

241: Write What You Know (And Other Life Advice)

241: Write What You Know (And Other Life Advice)

240: A Staying Prayer for Parents

240: A Staying Prayer for Parents

239: A Sending Prayer for College Freshmen

239: A Sending Prayer for College Freshmen

238: State of the Podcast 2022

238: State of the Podcast 2022

237: For When Things Are Changing (with John Freeman)

237: For When Things Are Changing (with John Freeman)

236: For When You Can’t Figure God Out

236: For When You Can’t Figure God Out

235: On Grief and Healing with Amanda Held Opelt

235: On Grief and Healing with Amanda Held Opelt

234: Psalm 23

234: Psalm 23

233: Psalm 121

233: Psalm 121

232: Psalm 103

232: Psalm 103

231: Psalm 91

231: Psalm 91

230: Psalm Summer: A Series

230: Psalm Summer: A Series

229: A Blessing for the Graduates

229: A Blessing for the Graduates

228: The Good and Beautiful You with James Bryan Smith

228: The Good and Beautiful You with James Bryan Smith

227: Trust the Process with Stephanie Duncan Smith

227: Trust the Process with Stephanie Duncan Smith

226: When Someone You Love is Indecisive

226: When Someone You Love is Indecisive

225: Discerning Your Next Right Thing After High School

225: Discerning Your Next Right Thing After High School

224:  Naming What Matters in Friendship, Life, and the Kitchen with Kendra Adachi

224: Naming What Matters in Friendship, Life, and the Kitchen with Kendra Adachi

223: How to Move Through Small Disappointments

223: How to Move Through Small Disappointments

222: What’s Saving My Life Right Now

222: What’s Saving My Life Right Now

221: Psalm 46

221: Psalm 46

220: Our Favorite Yeses

220: Our Favorite Yeses

219: 20 Questions to Ask Before You Say Yes to A Great Opportunity

219: 20 Questions to Ask Before You Say Yes to A Great Opportunity

218: A Story of Discernment with Jamin Goggin

218: A Story of Discernment with Jamin Goggin

217: An Early Spring Reflection

217: An Early Spring Reflection

216: How to Collect Your Favorite Quotes

216: How to Collect Your Favorite Quotes

215: A Soul Minimalist’s Guide to Spring

215: A Soul Minimalist’s Guide to Spring

214: Psalm 22

214: Psalm 22

213: How to Make Embodied Decisions with Dr. Hillary L. McBride

213: How to Make Embodied Decisions with Dr. Hillary L. McBride

212: How to Walk Out of A Room

212: How to Walk Out of A Room

211: The Daily Examen

211: The Daily Examen

210: What if You Could Trust Yourself?

210: What if You Could Trust Yourself?

209: Find Life After the Death of A Dream with Scott Erickson

209: Find Life After the Death of A Dream with Scott Erickson

208: Hold the Tension Longer

208: Hold the Tension Longer

207: The Prayer of St. Francis

207: The Prayer of St. Francis

206: What Worked in 2021

206: What Worked in 2021

A Christmas Blessing

A Christmas Blessing

205: 5 Strong Ways to Finish Regular

205: 5 Strong Ways to Finish Regular

204: A Soul Minimalist’s Guide to Christmas

204: A Soul Minimalist’s Guide to Christmas

203: Introducing The Quiet Collection 2021

203: Introducing The Quiet Collection 2021

202: Abuelita Faith with Kat Armas

202: Abuelita Faith with Kat Armas

201: Your Decision-Making Starter Kit

201: Your Decision-Making Starter Kit

200: Ask Emily Anything! Celebrating 200 Episodes

200: Ask Emily Anything! Celebrating 200 Episodes

199: Psalm 27

199: Psalm 27

198: Be Present Not Perfect with Shauna Niequist

198: Be Present Not Perfect with Shauna Niequist

197: For Us, As Our Faith Changes

197: For Us, As Our Faith Changes

196: Why Your Pro/Con List Isn’t Working

196: Why Your Pro/Con List Isn’t Working

195: Be Your Own Friend

195: Be Your Own Friend

194: Being Human with Kate Bowler

194: Being Human with Kate Bowler

193: A Soul Minimalist’s Guide to Autumn

193: A Soul Minimalist’s Guide to Autumn

192: Hold On To Hope

192: Hold On To Hope

191: What We’re Learning

191: What We’re Learning

190: Psalm 139

190: Psalm 139

189: How to Use The Next Right Thing Guided Journal

189: How to Use The Next Right Thing Guided Journal

188: You Are Here (And It Matters)

188: You Are Here (And It Matters)

187: State of the Podcast 2021: The Next Right Thing Turns 4!

187: State of the Podcast 2021: The Next Right Thing Turns 4!

186: A Late Summer Reflection

186: A Late Summer Reflection

185: Why Makers Struggle to Get Things Done

185: Why Makers Struggle to Get Things Done

184: The Next Right Thing in Marriage with John Freeman

184: The Next Right Thing in Marriage with John Freeman

183: Real Talk About Overfunctioning

183: Real Talk About Overfunctioning

182: One Fun Decision (The Shoe Episode)

182: One Fun Decision (The Shoe Episode)

181: A Soul Minimalist’s Guide to Summer

181: A Soul Minimalist’s Guide to Summer

180: Use Your Voice

180: Use Your Voice

179: Stop Overworking with Megan Hyatt Miller

179: Stop Overworking with Megan Hyatt Miller

178: How to Find A Spiritual Director

178: How to Find A Spiritual Director

177: The Next Right Thing for People Pleasers

177: The Next Right Thing for People Pleasers

176: What to Do When You Can’t Find God

176: What to Do When You Can’t Find God

175: How to Find a Mentor with Natasha Sistrunk Robinson

175: How to Find a Mentor with Natasha Sistrunk Robinson

174: Is it Time to Quit My Job?

174: Is it Time to Quit My Job?

173: How to Journal Using One Word

173: How to Journal Using One Word

172: Make These 2 Lists Now

172: Make These 2 Lists Now

171: What to do When the World Opens Up

171: What to do When the World Opens Up

170: Try Softer with Aundi Kolber

170: Try Softer with Aundi Kolber

169: Create Your 10 Minute Evening Routine

169: Create Your 10 Minute Evening Routine

168: Is it Time to Dream Again?

168: Is it Time to Dream Again?

167: Spiritual Direction for Beginners

167: Spiritual Direction for Beginners

166: How to Cope With Disappointment

166: How to Cope With Disappointment

165: Journal Your Seasons

165: Journal Your Seasons

164: Start With the Punchline in Mind with Michael Jr.

164: Start With the Punchline in Mind with Michael Jr.

163: Reflection as Activism

163: Reflection as Activism

162: Is it Time to Move On?

162: Is it Time to Move On?

161: Change Your Mind

161: Change Your Mind

160: The Welcoming Prayer

160: The Welcoming Prayer

159: What We Made in 2020

159: What We Made in 2020

158: 5 Favorite Things I Listened To This Year

158: 5 Favorite Things I Listened To This Year

157: 10 Favorite Things I Watched This Year

157: 10 Favorite Things I Watched This Year

156: 5 Favorite Books I Read This Year

156: 5 Favorite Books I Read This Year

155: Collect the Quiet

155: Collect the Quiet

154: Remember Who You Are

154: Remember Who You Are

153: Keep Advent Simple (with Tsh Oxenreider)

153: Keep Advent Simple (with Tsh Oxenreider)

152: Say Words With Your Out Loud Voice

152: Say Words With Your Out Loud Voice

151: 3 Steps to Restart Your Life-Giving Rhythms

151: 3 Steps to Restart Your Life-Giving Rhythms

150: A Guide for Personal Reflection

150: A Guide for Personal Reflection

149: How to Stay Grounded During Election Season

149: How to Stay Grounded During Election Season

148: Remember the Medium Picture

148: Remember the Medium Picture

147: Be Anti-Racist

147: Be Anti-Racist

146: Life With God: Start With Your Senses

146: Life With God: Start With Your Senses

145: When You’re Afraid: Start With Your Senses

145: When You’re Afraid: Start With Your Senses

144: When You’re Feeling Stuck: Start With Your Senses

144: When You’re Feeling Stuck: Start With Your Senses

143: At Home: Start With Your Senses (with Myquillyn Smith)

143: At Home: Start With Your Senses (with Myquillyn Smith)

142: Start With Your Senses

142: Start With Your Senses

141: Redo Your Morning Routine

141: Redo Your Morning Routine

140: Do The Opposite

140: Do The Opposite

139: Decide Once (with Kendra Adachi)

139: Decide Once (with Kendra Adachi)

138: Leave It Behind

138: Leave It Behind

137: Remember What You Know

137: Remember What You Know

136: Decision-Making for Slow Processors

136: Decision-Making for Slow Processors

135: Fill The Vault

135: Fill The Vault

134: How to Pray When You’re Sad

134: How to Pray When You’re Sad

133: Learn The Art of Asking Questions

133: Learn The Art of Asking Questions

132: Why is Decision-Making So Hard?

132: Why is Decision-Making So Hard?

131: Start Where You Are

131: Start Where You Are

130: Do What Sounds Fun

130: Do What Sounds Fun

On Racism: Learning to Speak and to Listen

On Racism: Learning to Speak and to Listen

129: Where Are You At Home in The World?

129: Where Are You At Home in The World?

128: Use Your Reimagination

128: Use Your Reimagination

127: Don’t Try To Be Great

127: Don’t Try To Be Great

126: Being Consistent Is Not The Goal

126: Being Consistent Is Not The Goal

125: Read Psalm 23

125: Read Psalm 23

124: Reimagine Your Work Day

124: Reimagine Your Work Day

123: Practice Your Life

123: Practice Your Life

122: Speak A Good Word

122: Speak A Good Word

121: How to Discern and Decide

121: How to Discern and Decide

120: What to do When The World Shuts Down

120: What to do When The World Shuts Down

119: How to Help Children Make Decisions

119: How to Help Children Make Decisions

118: Start Small

118: Start Small

117: Don’t Look At The Wall

117: Don’t Look At The Wall

116: See Through the Fog

116: See Through the Fog

115: Before You Decide, HALT

115: Before You Decide, HALT

114: Welcome Your Loneliness

114: Welcome Your Loneliness

113: Decide to Decide

113: Decide to Decide

112: Two Words to Avoid

112: Two Words to Avoid

111: Never Believe Anything Bad About God

111: Never Believe Anything Bad About God

110: Build for the Years You Can’t See

110: Build for the Years You Can’t See

109: Wait Until The Morning

109: Wait Until The Morning

108: Walk at Your Own Pace

108: Walk at Your Own Pace

BONUS: For Anyone Waiting for Home

BONUS: For Anyone Waiting for Home

107: 8 Books for Soulful Decisions

107: 8 Books for Soulful Decisions

106: Let’s Talk About Disney’s Frozen 2!

106: Let’s Talk About Disney’s Frozen 2!

105: How to Manage Holiday Decision Fatigue

105: How to Manage Holiday Decision Fatigue

104: Make Soup (And Eat It, Too)

104: Make Soup (And Eat It, Too)

103: Look for the Children: Mister Rogers and Decision-Making

103: Look for the Children: Mister Rogers and Decision-Making

102: Say Short Prayers

102: Say Short Prayers

101: Read Your Own Headlines

101: Read Your Own Headlines

100: Tell Me About You (and I’ll Tell You About Me)

100: Tell Me About You (and I’ll Tell You About Me)

99: Tear Down the Old, Make Room for New

99: Tear Down the Old, Make Room for New

98: Don’t Preach to Your Emotions

98: Don’t Preach to Your Emotions

97: Take a 10 Minute Timeout

97: Take a 10 Minute Timeout

96: Listen to Your Crazy Ideas

96: Listen to Your Crazy Ideas

95: Practice Friendship

95: Practice Friendship

94: Ask the Second Question

94: Ask the Second Question

93: Borrow Prayers

93: Borrow Prayers

92: Point and Call

92: Point and Call

91: Be A Placemaker

91: Be A Placemaker

90: Start with this Simple Rhythm

90: Start with this Simple Rhythm

89: Come Back With Peace

89: Come Back With Peace

88: Come Away For Awhile

88: Come Away For Awhile

87: Create Space

87: Create Space

86: Decision-Making With James Bryan Smith

86: Decision-Making With James Bryan Smith

85: Hold Space When Someone Dies

85: Hold Space When Someone Dies

84: A Beginner’s Guide to Self-Reflection

84: A Beginner’s Guide to Self-Reflection

83: Remember What’s More Important Than Your Decision

83: Remember What’s More Important Than Your Decision

82: Find the Beginning in the Ending

82: Find the Beginning in the Ending

A Blessing For The Mothers

A Blessing For The Mothers

81: Listen To This Before Graduation

81: Listen To This Before Graduation

Bonus: Myquillyn Smith, My Sister The Nester

Bonus: Myquillyn Smith, My Sister The Nester

80: Don’t Take Offense

80: Don’t Take Offense

Bonus: Kendra Adachi, The Lazy Genius

Bonus: Kendra Adachi, The Lazy Genius

79: Find Relief From Regret

79: Find Relief From Regret

Bonus: Annie F. Downs

Bonus: Annie F. Downs

78: Feeling Stuck? Start Again

78: Feeling Stuck? Start Again

Bonus: The Next Right Thing Live Show!

Bonus: The Next Right Thing Live Show!

77: Do The Next Right Thing

77: Do The Next Right Thing

76: Create A Simple Morning Routine

76: Create A Simple Morning Routine

75: Tell Yourself the Truth

75: Tell Yourself the Truth

74: What’s Your Decision-Making Style?

74: What’s Your Decision-Making Style?

73: Design Your Rhythm of Work – Theme Days

73: Design Your Rhythm of Work – Theme Days

72: Design A Rhythm of Life

72: Design A Rhythm of Life

71: Let Time Be Your Friend

71: Let Time Be Your Friend

70: The Best Time To Make A Decision

70: The Best Time To Make A Decision

69: Tell Someone

69: Tell Someone

68: If You’re Afraid of Making the Wrong Decision

68: If You’re Afraid of Making the Wrong Decision

67: Wait Now Go

67: Wait Now Go

66: Don’t Let the Ending Define the Whole Story

66: Don’t Let the Ending Define the Whole Story

65: Take Off Your Crown

65: Take Off Your Crown

A Blessing for the New Year

A Blessing for the New Year

64: Acknowledge Your Soul

64: Acknowledge Your Soul

63: Make Room

63: Make Room

62: Sit Down on the Inside

62: Sit Down on the Inside

61: Look Back – How Reflection Can Help You Make Better Decisions

61: Look Back – How Reflection Can Help You Make Better Decisions

60: Start Before You’re Ready (PLUS A Big Announcement!)

60: Start Before You’re Ready (PLUS A Big Announcement!)

59: Find A Quiet Space

59: Find A Quiet Space

58: Welcome Silence

58: Welcome Silence

57: Don’t Dread Your Weird Life

57: Don’t Dread Your Weird Life

56: Focus on One

56: Focus on One

55: Learn to Walk in the Dark

55: Learn to Walk in the Dark

54: Find Someone To Mother

54: Find Someone To Mother

53: Allow the Present to Be Imperfect

53: Allow the Present to Be Imperfect

52: Grow As You Go

52: Grow As You Go

51: Choose A Pastime

51: Choose A Pastime

50: Go Forward

50: Go Forward

49: Collaborate

49: Collaborate

48: Receive the Waiting Time

48: Receive the Waiting Time

47: Receive One Another

47: Receive One Another

46: Receive the Shadows and Light

46: Receive the Shadows and Light

45: Receive a New Beginning

45: Receive a New Beginning

44: Receive Healing

44: Receive Healing

43: Receive Silence

43: Receive Silence

42: Receive Peace

42: Receive Peace

41: Take A Breath

41: Take A Breath

40: Keep Your Rest

40: Keep Your Rest

39: Don’t Give Your Critic Words

39: Don’t Give Your Critic Words

38: Zoom Out

38: Zoom Out

37: Take a Hometown Tour

37: Take a Hometown Tour

36: Stay in Today

36: Stay in Today

35: Be Kind (with Candace Cameron Bure)

35: Be Kind (with Candace Cameron Bure)

34: Pick What You Like

34: Pick What You Like

33: Gather Co-Listeners

33: Gather Co-Listeners

32: Stop Collecting Gurus

32: Stop Collecting Gurus

31: Be A Beginner

31: Be A Beginner

30: Hold One Thing At A Time

30: Hold One Thing At A Time

29: Remember the Real Art

29: Remember the Real Art

28: Stand On Your Head

28: Stand On Your Head

27: Stop Rushing Clarity

27: Stop Rushing Clarity

26: Choose Connection

26: Choose Connection

25: Come Home to Yourself

25: Come Home to Yourself

24: Look for Arrows (Not Answers)

24: Look for Arrows (Not Answers)

23: Release Your Agenda

23: Release Your Agenda

22: Embrace Your Limits

22: Embrace Your Limits

21: Find A No Mentor

21: Find A No Mentor

20: Ignore With Intention

20: Ignore With Intention

19: Choose Your Absence

19: Choose Your Absence

18: Wait With Great Hope

18: Wait With Great Hope

17: Let It Count

17: Let It Count

16: Walk Slow and Carry Questions

16: Walk Slow and Carry Questions

15: Name the Narrative

15: Name the Narrative

14: Know What You Want

14: Know What You Want

13: Quit Something

13: Quit Something

12: Practice Presence

12: Practice Presence

11: Wear Better Pants

11: Wear Better Pants

10: Be Where You Are

10: Be Where You Are

09: Listen for Specifics – Moving forward after tragedy

09: Listen for Specifics – Moving forward after tragedy

08: Expect to be Surprised

08: Expect to be Surprised

07: Faithfulness, Fame, and the Gift of Obscurity

07: Faithfulness, Fame, and the Gift of Obscurity

06: Know The Power of Naming

06: Know The Power of Naming

05: Offer Your Work With Hope

05: Offer Your Work With Hope

04: Record What You Learn

04: Record What You Learn

03: Make The Most Important List

03: Make The Most Important List

02: Do This Before Every Hard Decision

02: Do This Before Every Hard Decision

01: Become A Soul Minimalist

01: Become A Soul Minimalist

Introducing The Next Right Thing

Introducing The Next Right Thing

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