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073: Could Curiosity About Others Minimize Racism?

Curiosity about others minimizes racism as we minimize our pride. Humility seeks to understand difficulties others experience that we haven’t. Hello everyone and welcome to today’s show where today we consider several interesting responses from our listeners to a recent episode. The first is an email in reaction

073: Could Curiosity About Others Minimize Racism?John Certalic2021-09-22T13:22:10-05:00

072: What I Learned From a Grieving Friend

Death teaches us how to live when we join someone in going through their grief. What I learned from a grieving friend can benefit all of us. Welcome to today’s episode, no. 72, where today we consider what we can learn from a grieving friend. In last week’s

072: What I Learned From a Grieving FriendJohn Certalic2021-09-22T13:10:16-05:00

071: How to Help a Grieving Friend

To help a grieving friend starts with being present and joining God in comforting those going through difficult times. Hello everyone and welcome to episode no. 71, where today we discuss how to help a grieving friend. Before we get into that, I have some listener feedback to

071: How to Help a Grieving FriendJohn Certalic2021-09-22T11:35:55-05:00

Obstacles in a Relationship

Obstacles in a relationship are opportunities to reflect the character of God. How we deal with them are occasions to glorify him. I’ve been thinking about this in the context of an email response to my blog post from June 10th, It’s Still Amazing Out There.

Obstacles in a RelationshipJohn Certalic2020-07-07T18:57:09-05:00

Being Critical of Others Will Humble Us

Being critical of others will humble us when we better understand why people do what they do. I was reminded of this in a humbling moment a few weeks ago. I discovered a robin building her nest ON TOP of a birdhouse I had put up for my feathered friend’s

Being Critical of Others Will Humble UsJohn Certalic2020-07-01T09:05:22-05:00

It’s Still Amazing Out There

Cross-cultural relationship encounters enrich our lives when we least expect it. I had one the other evening, even though it happened in the context of a disappointing change in attitude from a trusted friend. It used to be before I walked out the door for a brisk early morning walk

It’s Still Amazing Out ThereJohn Certalic2020-06-09T19:26:40-05:00

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