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216: Our Past Helps Us Understand Our Present

Hello everyone. If you haven’t listened to episode 215, “Searching for my Birth Father,” I suggest listening to that episode before continuing with this one. Just go to johncertalic.com/215. Today’s episode, #216, continues with the theme of how understanding our past helps us understand our present when we see

216: Our Past Helps Us Understand Our Present2024-04-02T13:41:13-05:00

215: Searching for My Birth Father

One of the more popular topics from past episodes has been the story of Gail Rohde who was adopted as an infant, and her search as an adult for her birth mother. Then several years after finding her, she searched for her birth father – and found him,

215: Searching for My Birth Father2024-03-18T09:42:33-05:00
  • A story of when people disappoint us

169: A Daughter’s Feel-Good Story About Her Father

It’s hard to see the goodness of God sometimes in the midst of all the stress and turmoil going on in the world. What really helps though is coming across a feel-good story where we see God’s hand in filling a void in someone’s heart that’s been there

169: A Daughter’s Feel-Good Story About Her Father2022-07-18T10:45:56-05:00
  • our identity

124: Resting In Our Identity Frees Us to Love Well

Hello everyone! I’m so glad you’ve joined us today for episode 124, “Resting In Our Identity Frees Us to Love Well” Background to today’s program Last week’s episode, no. 123, was all about asking two questions to deepen our relationships, namely, what are you looking forward to? and

124: Resting In Our Identity Frees Us to Love Well2021-09-28T15:25:16-05:00
  • Life-giving conversation

123: Ask Thoughtful Questions and See What Happens

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 123, “Ask Thoughtful Questions and See What Happens” In last week’s episode, no. 122, “The Questions We Ask … and Fail to Ask,” I suggested that to deepen our relationships with people try asking the two questions asked of me recently. Namely,

123: Ask Thoughtful Questions and See What Happens2021-09-22T15:17:13-05:00

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 From2019-07-19T12:20:03-05:00
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