Podcast Episodes

200: Give People the Gift of Hope

One relationship principle I’ve come to appreciate over time is the power of giving people the gift of hope when they have so little of it themselves.

It’s when you burn brightly with hope for others when their own hope is but a dying ember.

In several recent episodes, I shared a response from one of our listeners who wrote about feeling overwhelmed at how to develop relationships. She said she has no friends and is lonely. The hope she has for things ever getting any better is but a dim flicker.

In today’s episode, the last of season seven, I share what it looks like to give people the gift of hope. (more…)

March 1st, 2023|Categories: God in Our Relationships, Podcast|Tags: ask questions, asking questions, caring, encouragement, friendship, God, hope, Jesus, joy, life-giving relationships, listening, listening skills, loneliness, ministry of presence, relational skills, relationships, self-awareness, self-centeredness|

Episodes

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

199: How to Help a Friend

John Certalic2023-03-17T09:13:06-05:00February 22nd, 2023|Categories: Podcast, Relational Skills|Tags: abuse, asking questions, caring, connection, encouragement, family relationships, fear, friendship, God, hopeless, Jesus, joy, life-giving relationships, listening, listening skills, loneliness, Observe-Reflect-Act, ORA principle, relational skills, relationships, sadness|

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

198: Read Your Way to Better Relationships in 2023

John Certalic2023-02-08T08:37:46-06:00February 15th, 2023|Categories: Podcast, Relationship Principles|Tags: Book of Proverbs, Book of Romans, caring, emotional intelligence, encouragement, friendship, funerals, God, grieving, Jesus, joy, life-giving relationships, listening, listening skills, loneliness, New Testament, Old Testament, reading, relational advice, relational skills, relationships, the Bible, wisdom|

In episode 192 I explained my rationale for suggesting that our word of the year for this year should be READ. Go to johncertalic.com/192 If you missed it.

197: We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know

John Certalic2023-02-02T19:30:03-06:00February 8th, 2023|Categories: Podcast, Relational Skills|Tags: caring, Christian community, community, encouragement, friendship, God, Jesus, joy, life-giving relationships, listening, listening skills, loneliness, personal connection, relational skills, relationships|

I’ve said before in past episodes how much I value feedback from people like you. In today’s show, for example, I share a listener reaction to a show

196: How Will You Be Remembered?

John Certalic2023-03-08T19:40:26-06:00February 1st, 2023|Categories: Family Relationships, Podcast|Tags: caring, encouragement, family, friendship, God, Jesus, joy, legacy, life-giving relationships, listening, listening skills, memories, mothers, relational skills, relationships, remember|

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.

195: Words Matter

John Certalic2023-01-16T13:26:15-06:00January 25th, 2023|Categories: Podcast, Relationship Principles|Tags: caring, compassion, compassionate, encouragement, friendship, God, Jesus, joy, life-giving relationships, listening, listening skills, loneliness, our words, relational skills, relationships, words, wounds|

In today’s program, I’m going to share three listener responses to recent episodes. I’m doing so because your words matter to me, and to our other listeners, as

194: Martin Luther King – The Silence of Our Friends

John Certalic2023-01-11T16:39:32-06:00January 18th, 2023|Categories: Podcast, Relational Skills|Tags: advocate, caring, encouragement, friendship, give voice, God, high school, Jesus, joy, jr., life-giving relationships, listening, listening skills, Martin Luther King, relational skills, relationships, silence, teenagers|

Here in the US, the third Monday of January is a national holiday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, jr., the civil rights leader. I recently came across