loneliness

  • New things happen in the fall.

226: End-of-Summer Conversations

Labor Day here in the U.S. on the first Monday in September is near the top of my list of favorite holidays. There’s a freshness and energy about this time of year I find appealing. But before we launch into fall, there are some end-of-summer conversations I’ve recently

226: End-of-Summer Conversations2025-09-02T18:46:23-05:00
  • A Joy to Be Around

225: A Joy to Be Around

Today’s episode Some people are a joy to be around. I have a story for you today about one of them, and what I learned about being more like him.  But first, I’m John Certalic, and you are listening to episode 225 of You Were Made for This,

225: A Joy to Be Around2025-08-22T16:55:18-05:00
  • Suzanne - beloved wife, dear mom, and organ donor

224: God Cares For Us In Ways We Rarely Consider

I’ve been reflecting more and more lately about how much God cares about us.  When we hurt he hurts. Today’s episode is about how God responds to the dark times we go through, and what he models for us in relating to the hurting people in our lives.

224: God Cares For Us In Ways We Rarely Consider2025-08-04T13:49:26-05:00
  • Listen to someone's story

222: “I Want to Hear Your Story”

I’ve come to learn that relating with people through the lens of “I want to hear your story” is a great way to live. It enriches our lives in more ways than you can imagine. I started thinking more deeply about this principle when Janet and I visited

222: “I Want to Hear Your Story”2025-07-13T12:18:51-05:00
  • An act of kindness by Polish mothers who reflect the character of God

221: An Act of Kindness Remembered Decades Later

You never know how an act of kindness will be remembered with fondness many decades later. It reminds us that when we are kind, it’s because God made us that way. Today’s episode is an example of how this works. Welcome to You Were Made for This But

221: An Act of Kindness Remembered Decades Later2025-06-12T12:30:22-05:00
  • You Were Made for This

220: A Podcast You and I Want to Listen To

Have you noticed how everyone seems to have a podcast these days? Most of them just don’t appeal to me. So, in 2018, I created one that does— a podcast I want to listen to and one you’ll want to listen to as well. I’m going to give

220: A Podcast You and I Want to Listen To2025-05-30T13:38:06-05:00
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