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The Neglected Relationship Right in Front of Us

By John Certalic on August 7, 2019 0

There’s one relationship we all have that’s often neglected. It’s our relationship with our self. To relate well with our self is to be self-aware, and to every now and then ask, “Am I truly the person I think I am?”

The Apostle Paul speaks to this in Romans 12:3 “…I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in evaluation of yourselves…” (NLT)

Here's an example of someone who understood this; someone who had great self-awareness. [Read more…] about The Neglected Relationship Right in Front of Us

The One Thing I Did Not Forget

By John Certalic on July 31, 2019 0

I found a relationship poem in a leadership book I came across a number of years ago. I forgot everything else I read in that book, except the poem entitled “Threads.”

Odd, isn’t it? A poem about leadership? To be a poet of any worth one needs to be a keen observer of people. This particular poem says the same is true of being a good leader. [Read more…] about The One Thing I Did Not Forget

Something So Simple

By John Certalic on July 24, 2019 0

Janet and I always look forward to our missionary friends from South America coming into town every three years or so on their home assignment. We’ve known this couple for decades; decades they’ve spent planting and supporting tribal churches along the Amazon River in Brazil.

While at lunch with them recently they mentioned how much they enjoy my You Were Made for This podcast.

Houston, We Have a Problem

“We haven’t listened to all the episodes yet because of the slow Internet service in our little town near the border of Peru. Sometimes we get up at 2am to download episodes when the Internet is more reliable. Then we'll listen to them later on our computer. We can only download a few at a time..”

Hmm. After a long pause I said, [Read more…] about Something So Simple

A Haunting Email

By John Certalic on July 17, 2019 0

I received this email arrived recently from one of our podcast listeners, who also happens to be a personal friend. She wrote:

I can’t stop listening to your podcasts. They make me smile. I can’t stop thinking that had I listened to these 4 years ago I would still be happily married… Maybe you are helping other people stay happily married. Keep up the good work. My love to you and Janet!

My heart sank when I read this. On the one hand, [Read more…] about A Haunting Email

The Well We Draw From

By John Certalic on July 10, 2019 0

A listener to my podcast from New Jersey, and former missionary to Spain, recently sent me the following email:

Hi, John!
Thanks so much for your podcasts! I’ve learned so much, and have found that even though I’ve been off the mission field for a number of years, God is still using me to counsel others, as they come to me with questions. Your recent podcast, in which you spoke of [Read more…] about The Well We Draw From

Blessing Someone Who is Adopted

By John Certalic on July 3, 2019 0

Donna, a listener from New York, recently sent an email responding to Episodes 29 and 30 of You Were Made for This. These are the episodes dealing with adoption relationships.

Hi John,

I haven’t listened to the new one yet, but I really love your podcasts! I listened to the Memorial Day two-part episode, and was excited to see how God redeemed that mother-daughter relationship. You challenged your listeners regarding ways in which to bless someone who is adopted, and I realized that we are in the process of preparing [Read more…] about Blessing Someone Who is Adopted

The Rhythm in Living Overseas

By John Certalic on June 26, 2019 0

After You Were Made for This episode 31 (about our relationship with the rhythm of time) aired on June 12, I received this email from a missionary living in the Mideast:

John,

Thank you for the the insights of this past season. I have enjoyed listening to you while cooking in my kitchen, laughing with you , and then [Read more…] about The Rhythm in Living Overseas

Better Than Bratwurst

By John Certalic on June 17, 2019 0

If you listened to the last episode (#31) of the You Were Made for This podcast you may recall I mentioned it is the last one for Season One. Season Two starts on September 4th.

But between now and the start of Season Two, I’ll be sending out weekly (almost) emails or blog posts. They'll be brief and about relationships. So here’s the first one of the summer. Just three days after Fathers' Day here in the US.

A friend of ours mentioned that at her church all the women in attendance on Mothers' Day last month received roses.

Then for Fathers' Day the announcement came: