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Relationship Coach PodcasterAward-Winning Author JOHN CERTALIC

HELPING PEOPLE OF FAITH FIND THE JOY WE WERE MADE FOR IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS.

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    You Were Made For This

    Our relationships are so important to living a fulfilling life, we do ourselves a favor when we do what we can to make those relationships the best they can be. To that end, listen to Episode 139 of You Were Made for This. You’ll learn the benefits of listening to this podcast in helping you find more of the joy God intends for you in your relationships.

    Latest Episodes

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

    • A good man creates joy at Christmas when he listens to and obeys God

    135: Christmas with a Good Man Brings Joy

    December 15th, 2021|Categories: Podcast, Relational Skills|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

    Joseph The Christmas story reminds us that a good man can bring much joy to the world when he quietly plays his part behind the scenes in furthering God’s

    • A better Christmas joy is the joy shared when people visit.

    134: A Better Kind of Christmas Joy

    December 8th, 2021|Categories: God in Our Relationships, Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

    When we celebrate together all the great things God has done for each of us, we experience a better kind of Christmas joy than the world experiences in

    • Relationships - The back story to the Christmas story

    133: Relationships – The Back Story to the Christmas Story

    December 1st, 2021|Categories: God in Our Relationships, Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

    Relationships are the back story to the Christmas story. The cast of characters interacting with each other gives us role models to follow in our relationships this Christmas

    132: Three Unusual Blessings to Be Thankful For

    November 24th, 2021|Categories: Finding Joy in Relationships, Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

    We enrich our lives when we pause to observe and reflect upon our experiences. We’ll then more easily notice the blessings to be thankful for. Even blessings that

    Episode Topics

    199: How to Help a Friend

    Today’s episode is about how to help a friend using a model of deepening relationships I’ve talked about before. The ORA principle. You remember it, don’t you? O

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    Some People Are a Joy to Be Around

    Reader, In today’s episode of You Were Made for This I talk about people who are a joy to be around, and one person in particular. You’ll also hear about Someone who invited their barber to Thanksgiving dinner How several teenagers made $3,500 this past summer to pay for college One small question that evoked joy from the person who answered it What makes a person a joy to be around Something that happens inside of us when people truly listen to each other Click here to listen in. Until...

    Grief Doesn't Follow the Rules

    Hi , After episode 224 dropped last week regarding the fifth anniversary of the death of our friend Suzanne, her husband, Martin shared something interesting with me. It is a poem someone shared with him in the early days of his grief. It came from a Facebook grief group, but the author is unknown. Martin found it comforting, so I am passing it on to you. Grief has seasons. Not the kind you can track on a calendar. Not winter, spring, summer, fall. But the seasons of the soul. There’s the...

    Writer's Digest Best Inspirational Book of 2016

    THEM is all about relationships and how to make them better. You’ll read real-life stories showing the joy found in bringing out the best in others, which brings out the best in ourselves.

    Have you ever wanted to understand and help someone who is depressed or angry? How about someone who is fearful, or has trouble forgiving and reconciling with others? Maybe you want to know how to better encourage someone.

    In THEM – The Richer Life Found in Caring for Others, John Certalic weaves together real-life stories that practically show how to help others – and ourselves – deal with the challenging relational issues that affect us so deeply.

    Winner of Writer's Digest Best Inspirational Book of 2016. Endorsed by Dr. Laura Mae Gardner, Ruth Van Reken, Dr. John Powell, Stuart Briscoe, and numerous missionaries.

    Writer's Digest Best Inspirational Book of 2016

    THEM is all about relationships and how to make them better. You’ll read real-life stories showing the joy found in bringing out the best in others, which brings out the best in ourselves.

    Have you ever wanted to understand and help someone who is depressed or angry? How about someone who is fearful, or has trouble forgiving and reconciling with others? Maybe you want to know how to better encourage someone.

    In THEM – The Richer Life Found in Caring for Others, John Certalic weaves together real-life stories that practically show how to help others – and ourselves – deal with the challenging relational issues that affect us so deeply.

    Winner of Writer's Digest Best Inspirational Book of 2016. Endorsed by Dr. Laura Mae Gardner, Ruth Van Reken, Dr. John Powell, Stuart Briscoe, and numerous missionaries.

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