Family Relationships

215: Searching for My Birth Father

One of the more popular topics from past episodes has been the story of Gail Rohde who was adopted as an infant, and her search as an adult for her birth mother. Then several years after finding her, she searched for her birth father – and found him,

215: Searching for My Birth Father2024-03-18T09:42:33-05:00
  • A better Christmas joy is the joy shared when people visit.

207: How to Help the People We Love At Christmas

In the 1947 classic Christmas film It’s a Wonderful Life!, George Bailey, played by Jimmy Stewart, goes through a tough time during Christmas in dealing with two serious financial problems caused by someone else. This most beloved and joyful man in all of Bedford Falls is overcome with

207: How to Help the People We Love At Christmas2023-12-03T14:26:48-06:00

What Has Your Father Taught You By Example?

While I’m busy out in the shed re-tooling my You Were Made for This podcast for season 8, I haven’t forgotten you. As I come across ideas and resources about relationships I think you would find helpful, I will pass them on to you. For example, today I’m sharing from

What Has Your Father Taught You By Example?2023-03-28T20:40:46-05:00
  • Thankful to be the person God created us to be

196: How Will You Be Remembered?

I received a touching email the other day that got me thinking about how I want to be remembered when my time on earth comes to an end. The email is a brief and beautiful story from one of my favorite authors that I share in today’s show.

196: How Will You Be Remembered?2023-03-08T19:40:26-06:00

184: Thankful for Parents Who Discipline Their Children

A family friend and listener to this podcast told me about an unpleasant experience she recently had at a big box retail store that got me thinking about climate change. Not the climate change we hear environmentalists and politicians talk about. I’m thinking about relational climate change. How

184: Thankful for Parents Who Discipline Their Children2022-11-16T06:04:12-06:00
  • We're all connected with each other

171: We’re All Connected with Each Other

The first interview I ever did on this podcast was about how we are all connected with each other. It was episode 8 where my wife and I sat in the living room of two friends from church, Charley and Ruth. It’s where Charley shared the story of

171: We’re All Connected with Each Other2022-08-19T13:26:55-05:00
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