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  • "Mary treasured all these things in her heart."

Reader,

Whether your Christmas Day is just getting started, or is coming to an end, I hope you take one more time to hear or read the Christmas story.

The original one. The one in the Bible.

No ornaments. No Santa. No Bing Crosby.

It’s 100% natural and Gluten-free.

Just Jesus.

Click here to give a listen – or read. Even if you’ve heard it a hundred times before.

It won’t take long, and It will calm your soul.

Merry Christmas,

John Certalic

P.S. More episodes are coming in early 2025


December 25th, 2024|Categories: Blog|

Articles

“At the end of the day, nothing matters MORE than relationships.” — John Certalic

Dig Your Well Before You Are Thirsty

August 30th, 2023|Categories: Blog|

Reader, You’ve probably heard this before, Dig your well before you are thirsty. The phrase comes up 6.9 million times in a Google search. I couldn’t confirm who first said it. Some think it is an ancient Chinese proverb. It could have come from Yogi Berra for all I know. I thought of this axiom...

Give the Gift of Listening

August 23rd, 2023|Categories: Blog|

Reader, As summer starts to wind down I’m looking forward to getting behind the podcast microphone on September 6 to launch Season 8 of You Were Made for This.​ The This we were made for is the joy found in life-giving relationships God designed for us. It’s what our podcast is all about. A big...

We Need More Silence

August 16th, 2023|Categories: Blog|

Hi Reader, With the start of season 8 of our You Were Made for This podcast coming September 6th, I thought you might be interested in a foretaste of what our focus will be this fall. It’s going to be on improving our listening skills as a means to improve our relationships. No one is born a good...

  • in good relationships people listen to each other

We Learn Most When We Listen to Others

July 19th, 2023|Categories: Becoming a Better Listener, Blog|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

“We learn most when we listen to others” is a line from my favorite TV show, Call the Midwife.  It’s a PBS program that airs on Sunday night about a

  • What we wish for

What We Wish For

July 12th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Relational Skills|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last month I wrote about a relationship moment from a vacation trip my wife and I took with our grandson Nathan. It was a quote from Shakespeare we found in

  • Last time ever for the day

Solutions to Loneliness. Will These Work?

July 5th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Relational Skills|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In last week’s blog post I gave a summary of the recent 81-page report by the U.S. Surgeon General on loneliness and social isolation. It was all about the problem. 

  • Loneliness and social isolation

Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Social Isolation

June 28th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Relationship Principles|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I recently read Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Social Isolation 2023. The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community. A little long, but what

  • Relationship Issues to discuss

Important Relationship Issues to Consider

June 21st, 2023|Categories: Blog, Finding Joy in Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I’ve so appreciated the feedback listeners to our podcast have been sending me. Some important relationship issues have been suggested for consideration when Season 8 of You Were Made for

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