You Were Made for This
262 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsYou 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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122: The Questions We Ask … and Fail to Ask
September 15, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutes - 17.1 MBHello everyone! I’m so glad you’ve joined us today for episode 122, “The Questions We Ask …. and Fail to Ask.” We’ve talked about asking questions before in this podcast and the role they play in deepening our relationships. Episodes 96 and 97, for example, come to mind. I’ll have links to them at the end of the show notes. I was recently reminded of the power of questions at a family camp that Janet and I and part of our family attended this past summer. Let me tell you what happened be...
121: Experience the Relational Energy of Fall
September 08, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MBHello everyone. I’m so glad you’ve joined us today for the start of Season Six. We begin with Episode no. 121, “Experience the Relational Energy of Fall.” I don’t know about you, but I find renewed motivation right after Labor Day in the US when school buses take to the road again. Cooler days with earlier sunsets reinvigorates my energy level to notice all the goodness life has to offer, especially when it comes to relationships. I don’t fully understand why this happens in the fall. Bu...
120: The Best Relationship Advice From This Summer
September 01, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutes - 17 MBHello everyone and welcome to episode 120, “The Best Relationship Advice From This Summer.” Did summer go by too quickly for you? It did for me. “Summer deserves a speeding ticket,” as someone once said. Another author commented, “A fallen leaf is nothing more than a summer’s wave goodbye.” Before we wave goodbye to summer, and to season 5 of this podcast, I want to share the best relationship advice I came across this past summer. Jesus Calling, by Sarah Young It comes from Sarah You...
119: An Important Quality to Look for In a Friend
August 25, 2021 08:00 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBAn important quality to look for in a friend is reflective thoughtfulness. It will help us become more reflective and thoughtful ourselves. It's the topic for today's episode, “An Important Quality to Look for In a Friend.” Before we get into today’s program I want you to know this is the second last episode of season 5 of You Were Made for This. Next week, September 1, concludes season 5 with episode 120. Then the following week, the first Wednesday after Labor Day here in the United Stat...
118: Relationship Lessons from 3 Unlikely Places
August 18, 2021 08:00 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MBHello everyone and welcome to episode 118, Relationship Lessons from 3 Unlikely Places. If we pay attention, it’s interesting how we can pick up little nuggets of relationship lessons from unusual places. In today’s episode, I describe three of these unlikely sources of interpersonal relationship lessons. One is from a CNN interview, another from a Saturday morning men’s coffee get-together, and the third from a desk calendar devoted to Cats. Relationship lesson from a CNN Interview I...
117: What to Do When People Criticize Us
August 11, 2021 08:00 - 13 minutes - 18.9 MBHello everyone and welcome to episode 117, What to Do When People Criticize Us. Unless you’ve been raised by wolves and live in a remote forest out in the wild, it’s impossible to go through life without being criticized at one time or another, for one thing or another. How to respond to criticism is a relationship challenge. Do we go on the defensive and confront our critics? Or do we cower, and retreat with our tail between our legs? Or is there another option? Today’s episode is about...
116: Finding Joy from a Thank You Note
August 04, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes - 15.6 MBHello everyone and welcome to episode 116, “Finding Joy from a Thank You note.” Most days of the week I take a 30-minute walk early in the morning around our neighborhood. On one recent morning, I was feeling especially down for no apparent reason. I get that way sometimes, and taking a brisk walk seems to help. At the end of my morning walk, I go to our mailbox to get our newspaper delivered to the box right below it. And then I open our mailbox in case I forgot to get the mail from the...
115: Become More Self-Aware in 2021
July 28, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes - 16.8 MBOne way we can foster deep and fulfilling relationships is by becoming more self-aware. It helps keep our relationships from slowly drifting to the shallow end of the pool, where they’re just not as much fun as they are in the deep end. The problem is many of us are not nearly as self-aware as we think we are. How to become so is a challenge, which is the topic of today’s episode. So keep listening. Some help from the 17th century A number of years ago I came across an intriguing praye...
114: Learn How to Age Well in 2021
July 21, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MBHello everyone and welcome to episode 114, “Learn how to Age Well in 2021.” Before we get started Several weeks ago a family friend stopped over to our house, and on her way out the door, she said, “Oh, by the way, I listened to your podcast this morning [episode 109, Rekindle Relationships by Remembering]. It made me feel guilty about a friend of mine who lost her husband a year ago. So I called her to set up a time to get together. Thank you.” This was certainly encouraging to know. ...
113: Our Choices Define Us, Not Our Personality
July 14, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MBOur choices define us, not our personality. We are what we choose to make happen, and how we choose to respond to whatever may happen to us. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 113. If you’ve listened to this program for any length of time you know I say at the end of each episode that I would appreciate hearing back from listeners with any reaction they have to that week’s episode. Up until just recently, the response has been very positive. This streak, however, came to an end with epi...
112: Three Ways to Listen Well in 2021
July 07, 2021 08:00 - 13 minutes - 18.9 MBHello everyone and welcome to episode 112, Three Ways to Listen Well in 2021. When I give workshops on how to listen well I like to give examples of both good and bad listening. I usually use samples of both from Facebook posts or catchy cartoons. But these are just visual. What I really would like to use for examples would be video clips from both ends of the listening spectrum. Sometimes movie excerpts will work for this, but the best examples are from real-life encounters between people...
111: How to Find Rest in Difficult Circumstances
June 30, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutes - 18.3 MBOften when we’re tired and burdened, Jesus shows up in unusual ways, inviting us to find rest in him in the midst of difficult circumstances. Keep reading to learn How to Find Rest in Difficult Circumstances. Have you ever found yourself so weary and tired because of a relationship issue, where there didn’t seem to be any attractive options to deal with that issue? I bet you have. Today’s episode is about a time I was in this situation, where I just wanted to find rest from a nagging con...
110: Relationships We Didn’t Choose
June 23, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes - 16.6 MBRelationships we pursue, that we choose, can be fulfilling because they meet a need we have. We have a measure of control in these relationships. They are the low-hanging fruit of the relational world. But relationships we didn’t choose can be just as fulfilling and life-giving. Keep listening to hear how. Breakfast with our grandsons The other day Janet and I took our twin grandsons out for breakfast. It was a send-off for Grant who will be taking a leave of absence from his barista...
109: Rekindle Relationships by Remembering
June 16, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutes - 17.1 MBHello everyone and welcome to episode 109, Rekindle Relationships by Remembering. Because of the global pandemic, it had been about 15 months since my wife Janet and I last saw our friend in person. I’ll call her “Katherine,” a name I’m making up because she is a very private person and dislikes any attention drawn to her. She’ll probably cringe when she hears this episode. But as we near the tail-end of Covid-19’s grip on us all, Katherine did something so beautiful that I need to share...
108: When Our Family Rejects Us Jesus Understands
June 09, 2021 08:00 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MBThe most rewarding relationships are often found within our own families. But they can also be the most challenging, as well. Fortunately, people of faith can draw comfort from Jesus knowing that he understands what it’s like to grow up in a family that has difficulties when it comes to relationships. Because he grew up in such a family himself. A family that rejected him. Listen in to learn how knowing that Jesus understands can help us. In last week’s episode, no. 107, Seeing is Beli...
107: Seeing is Believing. Or is it? Listen in
June 02, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes - 16.8 MB“Seeing is believing” isn’t always true. We believe what we want to believe, even when what we see and experience contradicts our beliefs. Learn how to get past this in today's episode, number. 107 You’ve probably heard this one before, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown.” Today we’ll take a look at the origin of this centuries-old saying, and how it relates to another old adage, “seeing is believing.” They both have implications for our relationships here in the 2...
106: How to Have a Great Family Vacation in 2021
May 26, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutes - 18.2 MBHello everyone and welcome to episode 106. At the time of this recording here in the US, we are turning the Covid-19 corner. More and more people are getting out and starting to think about taking a vacation. I hope that’s true for you in whatever part of the world you are in right now. If you are planning to go on a vacation with your family this summer, it’s important to know that a great family vacation takes careful planning beyond how to get to our destination, and what to pack for ...
105: How to Listen Better
May 25, 2021 22:46 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBAn effective way to connect with people is to learn how to listen better. Books teaching practical listening skills are a good place to start. We talk about one in today's episode. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 105. I have a question for you today. If you want to connect with people to form meaningful relationships with them, where do you start? Today’s episode will answer this question by showing one way you can begin to develop deeper relationships with people. Keep listening...
104: The Question Behind the Question
May 12, 2021 08:00 - 14 minutes - 20.4 MBWe deepen our relationships when we consider what might be the question behind the question asked of us, and then address the deeper issue. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 104. One of the things I like about our podcast is the engagement I find with our listeners. It’s one of the benefits of listening to You Were Made for This that I spoke about in our very first episode back in late November of 2018. I’ll have a link to that episode, 001 Six Reasons to Listen to this Podcast, in t...
103: The Secret to Great Relationships
May 05, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes - 15.8 MBThe secret to great relationships is to give what you want to get. It’s your best chance to find joy in being the person God created you to be. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 103. When I first started reading the Bible as a young adult I remember reading it out of a red-letter edition, you know, the kind where all the words Jesus said were printed in red. I must confess, I found this annoying. It was harder to read and seemed to interrupt the flow of things. And maybe it’s just me, ...
102: One Way to Find Joy in Our Relationships
April 28, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes - 16.3 MBHello everyone and welcome to episode 102. Today we're considering how to find joy in our relationships. We call our podcast, as you know, You Were Made for This. I’ve talked before what the “this” is. It’s the joy found in Godly relationships. We are made for relationships filled with joy. What I’ve tried to do in each episode is to show we can either create joy in our relationships or how we can find the joy that’s already there. Today’s episode is about the latter. Finding joy that’s...
101: Life-Giving Relationships
April 21, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes - 16.9 MBIn last week’s episode, Start Conversations With Remembering, I shared the start of a conversation I had with our executive producer, and Janet’s and my long-time friend, Carol Steward, about our life-giving relationship. Carol's voice is the one you hear each week introducing that day’s program. The point of last week’s episode, as well as today’s, is to show how to have a meaningful conversation with a long-time friend while both of you are still around on this earth to answer questions...
100: Start Conversations with Remembering
April 14, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 23.3 MBWhen we start conversations with remembering shared experiences it will draw us closer to people if we ask more about those experiences. Hello everyone, welcome to episode 100, our first triple-digit episode number! I’ve been to 8 funerals in the last year or so, 2 virtually and the rest in person. With those I was closer to, I have questions of them that will now go unanswered because I didn’t get to ask them in time. These questions, had they been answered, would have made my relatio...
099: Share an Observation Instead of Asking a Question
April 07, 2021 08:00 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MBIt’s often better to share an observation than to ask a question. It deepens a relationship by allowing people to open up on their terms. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 99. We are just one episode away from turning over our podcast odometer to 100 episodes. I’ve got a special program planned for next week with an interesting guest lined up to join us. But for today, as we say good-bye to double-digit episode numbers, I’ve got something for those of you who want deeper relationship...
098: The Myth of “It Never Hurts to Ask”
March 31, 2021 08:00 - 14 minutes - 20.9 MBHello everyone and welcome to episode 98, The Myth of “It Never Hurts to Ask.” In recent episodes we’ve been talking about the Ask component in our ORA principle of deepening our relationships Observe - Remember - Ask. Last week’s episode, for example, was about that part of relational intelligence that knows how to respond when others tell you “No.” In that episode, I suggested several gentle ways we can get what we want when told “no” by those with power over us. I’ll have links to...
097: Good Things Happen If We Ask Questions
March 24, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 30.5 MBAsking questions gives us power over our circumstances. It allows us to move from being a victim to becoming an agent of change for our self. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 97. Today we consider the good things that can come our way when we overcome our natural hesitancy to ask questions. We’ve been talking in recent episodes about the A component of the ORA principle of deepening relationships. Observe - Remember - Ask. Specifically, Ask in the context of interpersonal relation...
096: Meaningful Questions Create Meaningful Relationships
March 17, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutes - 17.9 MBMeaningful questions create meaningful relationships. When asked for the right reasons they connect us with one another in beautiful ways. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 96. Today we consider how asking meaningful questions help create meaningful relationships. We’ve been talking about the 3 components of the O.R.A. principle of deepening our relationships: Observe - Remember -Ask. We’ve touched on the Ask component before, but today I want to go into more detail about this Ask el...
095: What to Do When People Irritate Us
March 10, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 20.7 MBWhen people irritate us it often reveals more about us than them. Listen in to learn how to figure this out, and then and what to do about it. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 95. Before we get into today’s topic I have two listener responses I thought you’d be interested in. The first is from a retired missionary in response to episode 87. This was about a New Year’s resolution to receive thank you notes in the mail from people who appreciate something about you. A written expressi...
094: Self-Awareness Deepens Our Relationships
March 03, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutes - 13.2 MBHello everyone and welcome to episode 94, where today we consider how self-awareness deepens our relationships. With just 6 double-digits left before we hit 100 episodes, we’re considering a real-life application of the ORA principle of deepening relationships. The ORA principle re-stated In a nutshell, the ORA principle is to Observe - Remember - Ask in our interactions with others to deepen our relationships with them. We’ve been talking about this in recent shows, beginning with episo...
093: Remembering Deepens Our Relationships
February 24, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 21 MBHello everyone and welcome to episode 93, Remembering Deepens Our Relationships. Only 7 more programs until we reach that magic triple-digit number of 100 episodes. And in 3 days we’ll also mark the 5th anniversary of the day my book was published, entitled THEM - The Richer Life Found in Caring for Others. Few people know this, but it was selected by Writer’s Digest as the best inspirational book of 2016. If you remember back to 2016, you may recall there was a real lack of inspiration th...
092: 3 Benefits to Being a Keen Observer of People
February 17, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 20.9 MBHello everyone and welcome to today’s episode, where we pick up where we left off in episode 89, How to Be a Better Observer of People. It aired on January 27th, 2021. To start, I’m going to share a response I received about that episode. It’s from a listener in Tennessee who wrote, “Loved this message. Really challenged me. Listening to it twice.” The message of that episode was this: our relationships deepen as we become better observers of the important people in our life. It gives us...
091: Keeping Your Resolution to Do Good for Others
February 10, 2021 09:00 - 13 minutes - 11.2 MBHow are we doing with our New Year’s resolution to do good for others? To do more for people than they do for you, to the point they thank you in writing? Hey, thank you, Carol. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 91, Keeping Your Resolution to Do Good for Others. We are 41 days into 2021, and I thought it would be interesting to see how we’re all doing with the one new year’s resolution we talked about in episode 87: “Make it a Relational New Year’s Resolution.” If you’re new to the po...
090: Encourage Ourself by Observing Others
February 03, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBWhen encouragement from others is lacking, we can encourage ourself by observing others, then ask God to help us to be like the people we admire. Hello everyone and welcome to today’s show, episode 90. Do you remember the last time someone encouraged you and how good that felt? Do you remember how it motivated you to keep doing whatever it was that prompted another person to take notice of what you did and tell you about it? Hopefully, it wasn’t too long ago. But for some of us, encoura...
089: How to Be a Better Observer of People
January 27, 2021 09:00 - 18 minutes - 15.1 MBHello everyone and welcome to episode 89, where today we talk about how to be a better observer of people. In last week’s episode, Get Them to Say "Thank You for Asking" I talked about the ORA principle of deepening our relationships with people - Observing - Remembering - Asking. Today we’re going to examine in more detail the first component, O - observing. It’s about how we can understand people better by noticing the clues they give us about what they are experiencing. This is all f...
088: Get Them to say "Thank You for Asking"
January 20, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 20 MBHello everyone and welcome to episode 88. Today we examine in-depth that odd expression of …. “Thank you for asking.” In last week’s episode I talked about making a New Year’s resolution of interacting with people in such a way that they will send you a “thank you” note in writing. That’s going to take some effort on your part because people rarely send thank you notes anymore. So for you to receive one, it will mean you’ve done something so meaningful for someone they can’t help but exp...
087: Make it a Relational New Year’s Resolution
January 13, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 19.8 MBHello everyone and welcome to episode 87. Today we talk about a New Year’s resolution that will go a long way to deepening your relationships. I’m guessing it’s a New Year’s resolution you have never heard of before. In fact, I’d bet the farm on it, if I had a farm, that is. And even though we’re 13 days into the new year, it’s not too late to start implementing this resolution. And once you put it into practice, you’ll find it reaps rewards that will motivate you to keep up your resolve f...
086: How to Begin the Year with Joy
January 06, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 19.8 MBBegin the year with joy. Find some or create some. When you create joy for others you create joy for yourself. Today’s episode shows how. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 86 and the start of Season 5 of our podcast. We said goodbye to 2020 in last week’s episode with the thought that even in difficult circumstances there is always joy to be found if we look hard enough. I gave two examples of finding joy in difficult circumstances. Starting today, let’s begin the year with joy. To...
085: Finding Joy at the End of 2020
December 30, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutes - 20.6 MBFinding joy in the difficult challenges of 2020 hasn't been easy. But when we look for the joy it takes the edge off trying circumstances. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 85 of our podcast, our last one for 2020, and season 4. Season 5 starts next Wednesday. In episode 81 a few weeks ago I quoted the bible character Nathaniel, who asked a rhetorical question about Jesus in the very early days of his ministry, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Apparently the town of Nazareth...
084: Bonus Episode - The Christmas Story
December 25, 2020 09:00 - 3 minutes - 5.23 MBLuke's Gospel tells the Christmas story just as it happened. He writes: At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee....
083: The Best Christmas Gift - Be with People in Community
December 23, 2020 09:00 - 21 minutes - 17.3 MBThe best Christmas gift we can give to someone, and ourself, is to be with people in community. That’s what God did in giving us Jesus. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 83. It is the last one in our series on Relationships at Christmas. One Word to Describe Christmas If someone were to ask you for one word to describe the meaning of Christmas, what word would you pick? Presents? Family? Joy? Jesus? Listen in to today’s episode where I interview a missionary friend, Josephine, wh...
082: A Christmas Gift of Anticipation
December 16, 2020 12:02 - 11 minutes - 15.6 MBLearn how to get more out of Christmas through the gift of anticipation. As we appreciate what God has already done for us, we can trust him for our future. We can anticipate the good things he was in store for us, like a child waiting to open their presents on Christmas. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 82. Today is the third of our December series on Relationships at Christmas. We’re coming off the 3rd Sunday of Advent, which occurred just a few days ago. This 3rd Sunday tradition...
081: A Christmas Gift of Deep Personal Connection
December 09, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutes - 20.9 MBA deep personal connection with someone who "gets us," brings us joy as we share the challenges and joys of life together. Make one if you don’t have one. It's one of the best Christmas gifts you can ever give - or get. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 81. Today is the second of our December series, Relationships at Christmas. I love the phrase, “he gets me,” or “she gets me.” You hear it in romantic chick flick comedies a lot. Not so much in the Bruce Willis genre of I-have-to-kill...
080: A Christmas Gift of Silence
December 02, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutes - 20.2 MBRelationships during Christmas can be challenging. Your Christmas gift of silence may be the best gift you give this year to people. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 80. It’s the first of our December episodes about what we can learn from the relationships we see in the Christmas story that can help us in our own relationships this Christmas. And please be sure to stick around to the end for a rare musical treat I will share with you. I’ll start by telling you about a group people I...
079: Thankful for Simple Gifts Found in Relationships
November 25, 2020 09:00 - 16 minutes - 23.5 MBBe thankful for the simple gifts found in relationships. They show us how to relate to God, ourselves, and others. They are a great gift. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 79, our Thanksgiving episode. Imagine for a minute it’s Thanksgiving Day here in the US, and you are sitting around the table with your family eating your Thanksgiving dinner, and you ask everyone around the table what they are thankful for this past year. I say “imagine” because Dr. Fauci and others have urged u...
078: Fulfilling Relationships Don’t Just Happen
November 18, 2020 09:00 - 18 minutes - 26.3 MBWelcome to episode 78, where today we explore an important element of a fulfilling relationship. If you’re a new listener to this podcast, you will soon realize that we’re all about relationships here. We’re all about finding the joy God intends for us in our relationships because that is what He made us for. Our relationship with people, with the world around us, with ourselves, and most importantly, with God himself. Each episode is designed to share some nugget of truth we can act on ...
077: To Impact the World is Easier than You Think
November 11, 2020 09:00 - 11 minutes - 15.3 MBHello everyone and welcome to episode 77. Before we begin, I need to let you know of 2 computer glitches affecting the podcast, both of which have been fixed. 1.) Prior episodes were only playing the most current episode. 2) You couldn’t leave a comment in the “Leave a Reply” box at the bottom of the show notes. Thanks to listeners who pointed out these two problems, which have now been corrected! On to today’s episode. Every now and then, many of us in our more reflective moods will won...
076: Participate in All Saints Day Like This
November 04, 2020 09:00 - 16 minutes - 23 MBWe can participate in All Saints Day by remembering the wise people who’ve gone before you. Follow their example and become a role model for others. Hello everyone and welcome to today’s episode, number 76. It’s our annual All Saints Day episode, which we’re starting for the first time here at our studios at One Podcast Plaza in New Berlin, Wisconsin. Each year All Saints Day falls on November 1st where Christians around the world remember and honor those who have passed on to the next l...
075: Getting a Letter Helps People Who Feel Isolated
October 28, 2020 08:00 - 14 minutes - 20.9 MBGetting a letter helps people who are feeling isolated & lonely. Composing and mailing our thoughts to someone connects us with them. That's the topic of today's episode. Hello everyone and welcome to today’s episode where today we consider a simple thing we can do to nurture our relationship with people. Some of us are doing better than others in coping with the pandemic we’re living through here in 2020. For those of us who are, and who want to help those of us who are not, you may fin...
074: Relationships During Elections
October 21, 2020 08:00 - 11 minutes - 16.6 MBHello everyone and welcome to today’s episode where today we talk about relationships during elections, and how we can better care for each other during them. We’re doing so at the suggestion of a listener from Pennsylvania. There’s something about elections that stirs up emotion in people. And it’s not just in Pennsylvania. It’s the rest of the world, too. A recent election in Kyrgyzstan, for example, prompted a large page-1 photo in the Wall Street Journal. Its caption: “Vote Dispute P...
073: Could Curiosity About Others Minimize Racism?
October 14, 2020 08:00 - 11 minutes - 15.9 MBCuriosity about others minimizes racism as we minimize our pride. Humility seeks to understand difficulties others experience that we haven’t. Hello everyone and welcome to today’s show where today we consider several interesting responses from our listeners to a recent episode. The first is an email in reaction to episode 70, Building Relationships Eases Racial Tension. It’s from Thomas, a listener from West Africa: Listener response no. 1 Dear John, Greetings from [a West African...