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044: Thankful for the People who Invested in Us

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 44, the last in our “November to be thankful” series. I’ll have links to the other 3 episodes in the show notes below. Carol pointed out to me that some listeners may not know what the “show notes” are and where to

044: Thankful for the People who Invested in UsJohn Certalic2021-09-22T11:35:36-05:00

036: Investing in 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 quick items I want to mention. First off, for those who would rather read the content of each episode, you

036: Investing in RelationshipsJohn Certalic2021-09-22T12:49:30-05:00

A Listening Mistake

A missionary and You Were Made for This listener texted me recently. “Did you ever hit times where you were tired of ‘worrying about your kids? I’m at that point this morning.” I responded with “Sometimes its hard to turn off the worry, isn’t it?” The listener wrote back: “Yes

A Listening MistakeJohn Certalic2019-12-21T11:23:03-06:00

Something So Simple

Janet and I always look forward to our missionary friends from South America coming into town every three years or so on their home assignment. We’ve known this couple for decades; decades they’ve spent planting and supporting tribal churches along the Amazon River in Brazil. While at lunch with them

Something So SimpleJohn Certalic2019-07-24T09:12:57-05:00

The Well We Draw From

A listener to my podcast from New Jersey, and former missionary to Spain, recently sent me the following email: Hi, John! Thanks so much for your podcasts! I’ve learned so much, and have found that even though I’ve been off the mission field for a number of years, God is

The Well We Draw FromJohn Certalic2019-07-19T12:20:03-05:00

Blessing Someone Who is Adopted

Donna, a listener from New York, recently sent an email responding to Episodes 29 and 30 of You Were Made for This. These are the episodes dealing with adoption relationships. Hi John, I haven’t listened to the new one yet, but I really love your podcasts! I listened to the

Blessing Someone Who is AdoptedJohn Certalic2019-07-19T12:20:45-05:00

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