Podcast Episodes

208: Christmas – A Time to Reflect

There are many cultural dimensions to all that is Christmas. Pick your favorite. I have a few that I look forward to every year. But as I get older, I’m seeing Christmas more as a great time to reflect on my relationship with Jesus.

In Luke’s gospel, for example, I’m especially drawn to the mother of Jesus, Mary, and how she reflects upon the birth of her son and all that it means to her, both in the present and the future. There are things we can learn from Mary as she takes time to reflect on this most important event in all of history. (more…)

December 20th, 2023|Categories: God in Our Relationships, Podcast|Tags: caring, Christmas. “Mary, encouragement, friendship, God, Jesus, joy, life-giving relationships, listening, listening skills, reflect, reflection, relational skills, relationships, the mother of Jesus”|

Episodes

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

039: Listener Responses to Relationship Issues

John Certalic2021-09-22T13:23:40-05:00October 23rd, 2019|Categories: Podcast, Relationship Principles|Tags: caring, Christian, community, encouragement, listening, relational skills, relationships, stories|

Show Notes In last week’s episode 38, I shared listener responses to the question I raised in an earlier email to our listeners about the verse from Hebrews

038: Motivating Others to Love and Good Works

John Certalic2021-09-22T13:23:43-05:00October 16th, 2019|Categories: Podcast, Relationship Principles|Tags: Christian, encouragement, God, relationships|

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 38, where today I’ll be sharing responses from several listeners to a question I posed in my September 19, 2019 weekly email.

037: The Two-Step Process to Solve Relationship Conflicts

John Certalic2021-09-22T12:49:26-05:00October 9th, 2019|Categories: Podcast, Relational Skills|Tags: Conflict, God, relational skills, relationships, teams|

Have you ever been in conflict with someone that just gnawed at you day and night? Where you did everything you could think of to try to solve

036: Investing in Relationships

John Certalic2021-09-22T12:49:30-05:00October 2nd, 2019|Categories: Podcast, Relational Skills|Tags: caring, Christian, listening, missionary, relationships|

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 036, Investing in Relationships. Before we get into this topic with two guests I interview on today’s show, there are a two

035: Relationships and a Lawn Mower

John Certalic2021-09-22T11:35:23-05:00September 25th, 2019|Categories: Finding Joy in Relationships, Podcast|Tags: listening, relationships, stories|

If you’ve been a regular listener around here you may recall a few episodes back in episode 32, I talked about how we were made for relationships. And