Podcast

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

032_What Am I Here For? What is My Purpose in Life?

By John Certalic on September 4, 2019 2

Hello everyone and welcome to Season Two, and episode 32, What am I here for? What is my purpose in life? It’s great to be back with you after a summer off from podcasting. I enjoyed the weekly blogs, certainly, but I enjoy the podcasts even more.

To get season two rolling, I want us to consider an important question people will sometimes ask, namely, What am I here for? What is my purpose in life? Thoughtful, reflective people having been asking this question since mankind first showed up on earth.

I want to suggest that the answer to this What am I here for question is found in the answer to a different, but related question. [Read more…] about 032_What Am I Here For? What is My Purpose in Life?

031_The Rhythms of our Relationship with Time

By John Certalic on June 12, 2019 1

Our relationship with time can re-energize us when we return to the rhythms of life that once brought us joy. Today’s episode illustrates the point. [Read more…] about 031_The Rhythms of our Relationship with Time

030_An Adoption Relationship Story – Part 2

By John Certalic on June 5, 2019 0

The longing to belong is a powerful motivator in relationships. It can spur us on to reconnect abandoned relationships, as we see in today’s episode of an adult adoptee finding her birth mother. [Read more…] about 030_An Adoption Relationship Story – Part 2

029_An Adoption Relationship Story – Part 1

By John Certalic on May 29, 2019 0

Behind every relationship is a story. The better we know the story of the people in our life, the deeper our relationship will be with them. Today’s episode is about a woman’s search for her own story. The story surrounding her adoption. [Read more…] about 029_An Adoption Relationship Story – Part 1