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7 ways to listen better

In workshops I give about building better relationships, a key module I cover is listening. It’s one of my favorite subjects. I love to talk about listening. I sometimes read the “Please Listen” poem you can see below. It’s a bit dated, as you can tell from the reference to

7 ways to listen betterJohn Certalic2019-08-11T08:06:05-05:00

The Neglected Relationship Right in Front of Us

There’s one relationship we all have that’s often neglected. It’s our relationship with our self. To relate well with our self is to be self-aware, and to every now and then ask, “Am I truly the person I think I am?” The Apostle Paul speaks to this in Romans 12:3

The Neglected Relationship Right in Front of UsJohn Certalic2019-08-06T18:15:50-05:00

The One Thing I Did Not Forget

I found a relationship poem in a leadership book I came across a number of years ago. I forgot everything else I read in that book, except the poem entitled “Threads.” Odd, isn’t it? A poem about leadership? To be a poet of any worth one needs to be a

The One Thing I Did Not ForgetJohn Certalic2019-07-25T16:54:45-05:00

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

A Haunting Email

I received this email arrived recently from one of our podcast listeners, who also happens to be a personal friend. She wrote: I can’t stop listening to your podcasts. They make me smile. I can’t stop thinking that had I listened to these 4 years ago I would still be

A Haunting EmailJohn Certalic2019-07-19T12:19:20-05:00

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

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