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Hosted by John Certalic · religion · EN
You were made for fulfilling relationships. Listen each week to stories of people finding hope and encouragement in their relationships so that you can too. Host and award-winning author John Certalic, together with his guests, share principles of life-giving relationships.John's relationship story starts with his birth to a single mother and placement in foster care for the first 16 months of his life. From this comes four different careers, 53 years of marriage to the same wife, and much he has learned about relationships. John draws from all this, along with inspiring stories from his guests, to share how you can find more fulfillment in the relationships you were made for.
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Signup to Generate a PitchYou were made for fulfilling relationships. Listen each week to stories of people finding hope and encouragement in their relationships so that you can too. Host and award-winning author John Certalic, together with his guests, share principles of life-giving relationships.
You Were Made for This is hosted by John Certalic. The show has published 237 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "233: Kindness" (25 August 2026, 10 minutes), "232: Who Can I Trust?" (22 July 2026, 10 minutes), and "231: A Glimpse of Heaven in an Unlikely Place" (30 June 2026, 15 minutes).
You Were Made for This publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 15 minutes across 237 episodes.
Booking probability for You Were Made for This is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. You Were Made for This requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. You Were Made for This's contact route on record: verified email.
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John Certalic hosts You Were Made for This, a religion podcast with 237 episodes published.
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Episode #233
One tool I think God uses to develop kindness in our character is to sometimes bring irritable, grumpy people into our lives as a mirror to show us our own crabby nature. At the same time, he'll round off our rough...
You Were Made for This
Knowing who to trust for help in making it through life can be hard to determine at times. We've all been lied to or given inaccurate information at one time or another, especially when it comes to making important...
Episode #231
The last place on earth I ever thought I'd catch a glimpse of heaven would be at a graduation ceremony. But that is exactly what I experienced recently. Once you hear my story I'm hoping you'll be on the lookout for...
Episode #1230
It's counterintuitive, I know, but delightful conversations are often fueled by the magic of silence interjected at strategic moments. I've got an example of this in today's episode. I'm pretty sure you're going to like...
Episode #229
With Thanksgiving Day just around the corner here in the US, I've been thinking about how grateful I am for the encouraging people I see all around me. People who encourage me by their thoughtfulness towards me, and...
Beauty is more than scenery My wife and I recently returned from a vacation trip to Ireland. We saw the same things people typically see when they visit the Emerald Isle. The museums, the pubs, the walking tours led by...
Episode #227
In last week's blog post ( click here if you missed it) I wrote about taking a break from the news media because of how unsettling and agitated it was making me feel. All the violence and discord were making me anxious...
Episode #226
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...
Episode #1225
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...
Episode #224
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...
Episode #223
As I'm recording this, Christmas is almost six months away. I recall last Christmas, when I heard a few people say they wished we could have the Christmas spirit all year long. We can if we reflect the image and...
Episode #222
I've come to learn that r elating 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...
Episode #221
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...
Episode #220
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...
Episode #219
On that first Christmas Day, Mary treasured all its details and thought about them often. May we do the same with the Christmas story in 2024. So here's the original story told in Luke's Gospel, just as it happened: At...
Episode #218
Today's episode, #218, brings to a close Season 8 of our You Were Made for This podcast. If you've been listening for any length of time, I hope you've come to appreciate the high value we place on the skill of...
Episode #217
In the past dew episodes I've been talking about how I tracked down my birth father and met him for the first… and last time in my life. You'll find links to those episodes at the bottom of the show notes. Today's show...
Episode #216
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...
Episode #215
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...
Episode #214
A listener once suggested that for a podcast episode I should read from the book I wrote in 2016, THEM- The Richer Life Found in Caring for Others. It's about relationships, which of course, is what this podcast is...
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Pastor, Freedom Church
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Faculty Director, Master of Science in Data Science, School of Professional Studies, Northwestern University, Center for Anesthesia Workforce Studies
One Another Ministries
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