FINISHING WELL
The podcast will touch upon many subjects related to aging, senior life, church life, scripture and God’s plan for us. Most podcasts will involve discussion and interviews with the host and guests. It is Finishing Well's desire that by sharing and exploring God’s plan for older citizens in this podcast, seniors will gain a better understanding of ways they can finish well. It is also our hope that seniors will thereby find greater joy in their lives than they had ever imagined for their aging years.We will endeavor to help the listener understand the role he or she already has as a senior seeking to finish well. We will also strive to illustrate how the finishing well track can fill a void too many of us feel about our worth, our value and our purpose in our aging years. If we are able to clarify the message we know the Lord wants all of us to grasp, we hope the listener will find a renewed sense of purpose, meaning and joy in his or her life every day.
Learn more at www.FinishingWellMinistries.org
Episodes
172 episodes
Episode S5E8: Physical Therapists Discuss Staying Active as We Age
Two physical therapists talk about staying active as we age. Vicki Habecker interviews Judy Hendry about ideas to keep our bodies in the best physical shape that our limitations will allow. Listen and learn some practical advice fro...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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28:54
Episode S6E7: A Story of God’s Faithfulness in a Journey with Cancer
Hal and Vicki interview Greg and Louise Master as they share their story of Greg’s life-threatening cancer. Listen and learn with them through their faith-filled journey.Greg Master shares his journey with bladder cancer, dia...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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1:03:06
Episode S5E6: "Learning from Boomerang Kids"
“Learning from Boomerang Kids”Hal, Vicki, and their 43-year-old son, Jonathan, share their story of Jonathan moving back into their home for a season. Really, Jonathan is telling his story of what God is doing in his life and thereby the...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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37:27
Special Series #14: HEZEKIAH - Biblical Characters and How They Finished
Hezekiah's story started well, very well. He became king at age 25 and "did right in the sight of the Lord" (2 Kings 18.1-3). He removed false idols, trusted in the LORD, and clung to Him faithfully.When Hezekiah was afflicted with a ter...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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20:29
Episode S6E05: "Bury Me in a Dirty Suit" | Discovering Man’s Valiant Purpose in the Aftermath of 9/11: Kinder, Darin
“On September 11, we remembered the 24th anniversary of 9/11, an unforgettable day. Darin Kinder, a personal friend of FWM, was there that day and experienced 9/11 as a responder. It was a gut-wrenching day that would change the course of his l...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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59:25
Special Series #13: Moses - Bible Characters and How They Finished
Moses 120 years of PurposeHal Habecker continues his series on How Characters from the Bible Finished their LivesWe meet Moses in Exodus 2, where God protected him from Pharaoh's death threats and sovereignly led him to grow up in...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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19:12
Episode S6E4: “Transitions in Life - How God Leads into the Retirement Seasons of life” with Dawn Pownell PART 2
PART 2:Dawn Pownell discusses her faith journey and the joy of rethinking her faith walk. She emphasizes the importance of trusting God without sight, drawing parallels to John's gospel and his lifelong faith journey. Dawn shares her new...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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23:11
Special Series #12: Peter & John - Bible Characters and How they Finished
Peter & John: Faithful to the EndJesus called Peter and John away from their work as fishermen to follow Him and become "fishers of men" (Matthew 4.18-22). Though we don't know their exact ages when called, Christ's call on their liv...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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17:55
Special Series #11: Daniel - Bible Characters and How they Finished
Daniel: Faithful through the DecadesWe meet Daniel in captivity when he was perhaps about 16 years old (Daniel 1.1-7). From the beginning, "Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's choice food" (Danie...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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18:47
Episode S6E3: “Transitions in Life - How God Leads into the Retirement Seasons of life” with Dawn Pownell PART 1
Dawn Pownell discusses her transition from a 30-year teaching career to retirement, emphasizing her identity as a child of Christ rather than her role as a teacher. Despite initial reluctance, she felt a divine appointment to return to teaching...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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25:33
Special Series #10: Jahoiada - Bible Characters and How they Finished
Jehoiada & Jehoshabeath: Faithful to the EndThe story of Jehoiada ("Joe") and Jehoshabeath ("Beth") demonstrates how elderly believers can have tremendous impact even in their final decades.Age 83When evil Queen Athalia...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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15:59
S6E1: "Music, Worship, and the Heart of God: A Conversation with Leslie Blum"
In the "Finishing Well" podcast, host Hal Habecker interviews LESLIE BLUM about the role of music in life and aging. Leslie shares her upbringing in a musical Christian home, where her father, a soloist, and her mother, a pianist, fostered her ...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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28:43
Special Series #9: Eli - Bible Characters and How they Finished
Our story regarding Eli begins not with Eli but with God's judge who will succeed him. God's successor to Eli will be the great prophet/judge Samuel so we begin with his birth and background.Samuel's BirthSamuel was born out of a ...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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18:35
Special Series #8: David, Biblical Characters and How they Finished
David was a man after God's own heart, and we all identify with him because of the way he lived his life. He was out there, you know, leading people making mistakes. I just just loving God passionately with his heart dancing before God. I...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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19:45
Special Series #7: Joshua - Biblical Characters and How They Finished
We meet Joshua first when he was selected as one of the 12 tribes to spy out the new land from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun (Numbers 13.8).Early FaithJoshua (along with Caleb) spoke with confidence about how God wou...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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16:47
Special Series #6: Gideon- Biblical Characters and How they Finished
Don't get sidetracked as we finish, Gideon is faithful, but watch his story. It's fascinating to me. You know, we begin to see Gideon in Judges six, the angel visits him and gives him a sign where Gideon puts a sacrifice in the rock and the ang...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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16:27
Special Series #5: Joseph - Biblical Characters and How They Finished
Israel loved Joseph more than all of his sons because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a very colored tunic. His brothers saw that his father loved him more than all of his other brothers, so they hated him and could not spe...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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26:45
Special Series #4: Naomi - Biblical Characters and How They Finish
As I think about the life of Naomi and how she lived her later years, I cannot help but think of a principle that we learn in the Advent story 3 you cannot tell the end from the beginning. Apart from the Old Testament promises of the Messiah ad...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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16:01
Special Series #3: Simon & Anna - Biblical Characters and How They Finish
Simeon and Anna, two biblical figures who exemplify living well in old age. Simeon, described as righteous and devout, was anticipating the Messiah and was assured by the Holy Spirit that he would not die until he saw the Lord's Christ. Upon me...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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15:44
SPECIAL SERIES #2: The Levites - Biblical Characters and How They Finish
Hal Habecker discusses the biblical perspective on retirement, focusing on the Levites who retired at age 50 to serve in 48 cities across Israel. Despite the modern concept of retirement being less than a century old, Habecker emphasizes that t...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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20:40
SPECIAL SERIES: Finishing Well: A Study of Biblical Lives - Introduction
This study explores the lives of several key biblical characters to examine how they finished their earthly journeys—whether in strength, struggle, or redemption.Hal Habecker introduces a series on aging and fulfilling God's purpose, emp...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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14:10
Episode S4E16: Friendship and Its Essential Qualities
Randy Marshall and Hal Habecker discuss the importance of friendship, particularly in the aging years. They emphasize humility, adversity, and empathy as key traits of true friendship. Randy shares an analogy about finding one's life's purpose ...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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35:16
Episode S4E15: Guest: Ken Wilgus. "Being a Grandparent of Older Grandchildren"
Dr. Hal Habecker and Ken Wilgus discuss the importance of planned emancipation in parenting and grandparenting. They emphasize respecting adult children and grandchildren, avoiding overbearing advice, and fostering independent adulthood. Wilgus...
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39:08
Episode S4E14: Guest: Ken Wilgus. “Being a Parent of Adult Children”
As we age, living with and influencing our adult children is a huge theme in life. In this podcast, listen to Hal as he interviews well-known psychologist, Dr. Ken Wilgus about life with adult children. Ken has written an exceptional book entit...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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38:02
Episode S4E13: A Finalist – Unlocking REAL Success in Life
How does being a Finalist sound to you? Would this role involve significant change for you? If so, are you willing to try it? It may seem challenging, but the ‘win,’ the true success in life – will bring incalculable rewards beyond any of our i...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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34:04
