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210: Word of the Year for 2024 – Curious

CURIOUS. It’s my pick for the 2024 Word of the Year. Curious. It’s an important relational skill we need to help us deepen our relationships with others.

Today’s episode is about what happens when we’re not curious about people, and what we can do about it to strengthen our relational curiosity muscles that will enrich our relationships. (more…)

January 3rd, 2024|Categories: Podcast, Relational Skills|Tags: caring, church, curious. curiosity, emotionally intelligent, encouragement, friendship, God, Jesus, joy, life-giving relationships, listening, listening skills, nosy. nosey, relational skills, relationships|

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

057: Relational Goodness in Times of Crisis

John Certalic2021-09-22T11:35:48-05:00March 25th, 2020|Categories: Finding Joy in Relationships, Podcast|Tags: anxiety, caring, community, Coronavirus, Covid-19, encouragement, God, Goodness, kindness, missionary, missionary care, relationships, singles, worry|

Hello everyone and welcome to today’s episode where today we reflect on the impact the coronavirus is having on our relationships. There’s no shortage of information about the

056: Changing How We Think

John Certalic2023-03-20T16:31:29-05:00March 18th, 2020|Categories: God in Our Relationships, Podcast|Tags: caring, Christian, differences, extending grace, forgiveness, God, relationships, Sacrifice, self-centeredness, the Bible, thinking, transformation|

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 56, where today we consider one relationship that affects all others. Our relationship with our self, and how we think. In the

055: How to Overcome our Greatest Relationship Obstacle

John Certalic2021-09-22T13:22:16-05:00March 11th, 2020|Categories: Podcast, Relationship Principles|Tags: Conflict, listening, marriage, pride, relationships, self-centeredness, selfishness, thinking, transformation|

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 55 where today we talk about the solution to the most dreaded relational virus that has plagued human beings since we first

054: The Greatest Obstacle to Relationships

John Certalic2021-09-22T13:10:23-05:00March 4th, 2020|Categories: Podcast, Relational Skills|Tags: Conflict, conformity, curiosity, listening, pattern of this world, pride, relationships, self-centeredness, selfish|

Hello and happy March 4th to everyone who is listening in real-time today, March 4th, 2020. If you haven’t yet decided where you want to march forth today

053: An Inconvenient Relationship Reality

John Certalic2021-09-22T13:10:26-05:00February 26th, 2020|Categories: Podcast, Relational Skills|Tags: children, family relationships, God, Jesus, loss of innocence, neighbors, relationships, Sacrifice|

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 53 where today I talk about an “inconvenient truth” concerning relationships. I like this term first coined by Al Gore about his

052: Six Examples of Listeners Using this Podcast Content

John Certalic2021-09-22T11:35:45-05:00February 19th, 2020|Categories: Finding Joy in Relationships, Podcast|Tags: caring, community, encouragement, God, Jesus, joy, relational skills, relationships, Sacrifice, stories, Worship|

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 52 where today we hear how listeners are applying the content from this podcast in their daily lives. At the end of

051: More Than the Music

John Certalic2021-09-22T13:16:04-05:00February 12th, 2020|Categories: God in Our Relationships, Podcast|Tags: caring, God, Jesus, joy, listening, relationships, stories, Worship|

Welcome to episode 51 where today we consider a hidden benefit of good relationships. A benefit I bet few of us have ever considered. Not too long ago

050: Three Reasons Why Relationships Are Worth It

John Certalic2021-09-22T13:22:19-05:00February 5th, 2020|Categories: Podcast, Relationship Principles|Tags: caring, funerals, God, relationships, Sacrifice, Worship|

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 50 where today we consider three reasons for why relationships are worth the work they take to grow and maintain.

049: Sacrifice in Relationships

John Certalic2021-09-22T13:10:29-05:00January 29th, 2020|Categories: Podcast, Relational Skills|Tags: caring, God, Jesus, relationships, Sacrifice, Worship|

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 49 where today we consider the importance of sacrifice in our relationships. In episode 48 last week, I made the case that

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John’s relationship story starts with his birth to a single mother and placement in foster care for the first 16 months of his life. From this comes four different careers, 51 years of marriage to the same wife, and much he has learned about relationships. John draws from all this, along with inspiring stories from his guests, to share how you can find more fulfillment in the relationships you were made for.

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