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038: Motivating Others to Love and Good Works

By John Certalic on October 16, 2019 0

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. The question was about the Bible verse from Hebrews 10:24, where the writer of the Book Hebrews says,

Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.

My question was HOW do you do this? HOW does anyone motivate another person to acts of love and good works?

I was thinking if we could hear some real-life examples of this it would give us some practical ideas of what we could do. So listen in to the answers I got to this important question. [Read more…] about 038: Motivating Others to Love and Good Works

037_The Two-Step Process to Solve Relationship Conflicts

By John Certalic on October 9, 2019 0

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 the conflict? Where you may have talked to the other person to resolve the matter, but it goes no where. Where it’s so perplexing and you just can’t figure out how things got to where they are now?

Stay tuned and I’ll explain an easy-to-understand 2-step process you can use to bring clarity to most conflicts. [Read more…] about 037_The Two-Step Process to Solve Relationship Conflicts

036_Investing in Relationships

By John Certalic on October 2, 2019 0

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 quick items I want to mention.

First off, for those who would rather read the content of each episode, you can do so by reading the show notes that accompany each program. Just scroll down below whatever podcast player you use, and you’ll find a general description of the episode. It’s not a transcript, nor is it a traditional outline. It’s just notes I work from for each episode. Here in the show notes you’ll see links to resources mentioned in that episode.

Secondly, if you’re not already receiving my weekly emails, I encourage you to sign-up for my private email list. Those on this list get a brief email from me once a week where I share [Read more…] about 036_Investing in Relationships

035_Relationships and a Lawn Mower

By John Certalic on September 25, 2019 0

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 one characteristic of a fulfilling and life-giving relationships is that it has an element of transcendence to it. I’ll have a link to that episode in the show notes for any new listeners who want to check it out.

Transcendence, as I mentioned in episode 32, is about rising above our limits or normal ways of doing things. It’s about going beyond our natural inclination to be self-centered, rather than other-centered. It’s to stretch ourselves relationally.

If you wonder what transcendence looks like in a relationship, and want to know how to make more of your relationships transcendent, stay tuned . I’ll explain and give you an example in a story I was involved with recently.

It’s a story centered around a lawn mower. [Read more…] about 035_Relationships and a Lawn Mower

034_Rescuing and Raising a Relative’s Child

By John Certalic on September 18, 2019 0

A few weeks ago a friend and listener to the podcast asked me in the lobby of our church, WHERE do you get your ideas for your podcast? Others have asked the same thing.

For me, they come from being observant and curious about what God exposes me to. I look at ideas for the podcast, blog, and emails as manna from heaven. God presents me with a circumstance, and I just try to be observant and curious about whatever stares me in the face or is dumped in my lap. There are things God presents to you, too. Things he wants you to be curious about. Things that enrich your life if you’re curious enough to look for it.

Today’s episode is about a chance relationship encounter that has enriched my life. Let me tell you what happened. It my enrich your life, too. [Read more…] about 034_Rescuing and Raising a Relative's Child

033_The Power of One Simple Question

By John Certalic on September 11, 2019 0

I can’t seem to get last week’s episode #32 out of my mind. The one where I mention that if we know what we’re made for, it will answer the question, what am I here for? What is my purpose in life?

I made the case that we were made for relationships, using the acronym T.H.I.S., to describe how in more detail.

Relationships that: T-Transcend our natural inclination to focus on self, that H-honor others as we strive to bring out the best in people, where we I-initiate by reaching out beyond ourselves, and where we S-selflessly serve other people. We are made for T.H.I.S.

This past summer I saw all of these relationship elements played out one evening at a family camp in the north woods of Wisconsin. Let me tell you what happened. [Read more…] about 033_The Power of One Simple Question