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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

The Rhythm in Living Overseas

After You Were Made for This episode 31 (about our relationship with the rhythm of time) aired on June 12, I received this email from a missionary living in the Mideast: John, Thank you for the the insights of this past season. I have enjoyed listening to you while cooking

The Rhythm in Living OverseasJohn Certalic2019-07-13T17:01:11-05:00

Better Than Bratwurst

If you listened to the last episode (#31) of the You Were Made for This podcast you may recall I mentioned it is the last one for Season One. Season Two starts on September 4th. But between now and the start of Season Two, I’ll be sending out weekly (almost)

Better Than BratwurstJohn Certalic2019-12-02T14:58:08-06:00

030: An Adoption Relationship Story – Part 2

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.

030: An Adoption Relationship Story – Part 2John Certalic2021-09-22T13:13:01-05:00

029: An Adoption Relationship Story – Part 1

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.

029: An Adoption Relationship Story – Part 1John Certalic2021-09-22T13:13:04-05:00

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