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 What begins as a story of confusion and endless questions slowly unfolds into a tale of surrender, discovery, and unexpected grace. Angel remembers the early days—appointments, uncertainty, the weight of not knowing—and how the transformation began when he chose to let go of pride and accept help. He invites listeners into the intimate pivot from fear to empowerment, showing how community, resour...

A diagnosis can be placed on a marriage. Through candid storytelling, Angel reveals the unseen rifts that form when partners process fear, hope, and daily challenges differently — one leaning into faith. At the same time, the other seeks answers in science and routines. The episode traces moments of tension, the danger of outside opinions, and the pivotal moment when the couple chooses to stay con...

A moment becomes the start of a raw, honest story about recognizing autism and the real work that follows. In Chapter 3, "Creating a Safe World for Noah," Angel moves past diagnoses and appointments into the quiet, everyday questions: what calms Noah, what overwhelms him, and how do you build safety when answers don't come all at once? Angel shares the pressure to get it right and the freeing shif...

In Chapter Two, Angel Santana takes us into that still, heavy second when a diagnosis lands and the world subtly shifts—time slows, words echo, and the quiet question arrives: now what? He paints the scene with raw honesty, letting listeners sit in the pause, feel the rush of responsibility, and meet the unexpected mix of love, concern, and resolve. Through personal reflection and steady faith, An...

Quiet Questions: The Start of Our Autism Journey When small, puzzling moments begin to stack up, a father is pulled into a quiet, tense search for answers. Angel Santana recounts the early signs that something was different with his child, the endless questions that followed, and the weight of responsibility that shifted his world. With candid vulnerability and a steady thread of faith, he invites...

In this episode of Have Faith, Let It Begin, host Angel Santana sits down with longtime friend and mentor, Nick — the ‘professor’ — to tackle one of faith’s most charged questions: what is hell? Through honest storytelling, scripture, and personal testimony, Angel and Nick wrestle with ideas of judgment, free will, and God’s mercy. The conversation moves between theological traditions, real-life m...

Have Faith, Let It Begin: A Father's Prayer for Cody Have faith. Let it begin. Join host Angel Santana as a simple morning turns into a heartfelt story about family, faith, and the special bond between a man and his dog, Cody. From childhood visits to the Newburgh Veterinary Hospital to the gentle care of Dr. Kyra and her team, Angel shares memories, gratitude, and a prayer for the hands that heal...

A Prayer for Those Who Are Struggling  Angel Santana opens a surprise, fast episode with a simple promise: this is a prayer for anyone who’s hurting. From sudden health scares and hearing loss to the quiet weight of anxiety and fading faith, he speaks directly to the listener as if beside them—urgent, compassionate, and real. Drawing on the comfort of Romans 8:26, Angel invites you to pause, breat...

Angel opens the episode with a slice-of-life moment — a dented passenger-side mirror that could have ruined the day. Instead of anger, she chooses a different path: pause, perspective, and prayer. Through candid storytelling, a childhood hum of “this little light of mine,” and a grounding reminder from James 1:19, Angel turns an ordinary annoyance into a lesson on peace. Listeners are invited into...

Join host Angel Santana on a heartfelt Monday morning episode of Have Faith. Through a tender mix of family moments, reflections on ministry, and a powerful communal prayer, Angel calls listeners to lay down division and lift up peace—personally, nationally, and globally. From a child's birthday song to a solemn petition for healing, this episode weaves everyday life and spiritual longing into a s...

Fearless, Flawed, Faithful: Special Guest Rhonda Stoppe  Step into an intimate conversation that begins with a seven-year-old introducing his dad and unfolds into a raw, hope-filled journey through motherhood, failure, and faith. Host Angel Santana and bestselling author Rhonda Stoppe peel back the polished portraits to reveal the messy, redemptive work of God in ordinary families—epileptic seizur...

What does it really mean to trust Jesus… when life doesn’t make sense? In this episode of Have Faith Let It Begin, Angel Santana shares a real and honest conversation about faith in the middle of uncertainty. When prayers feel unanswered, and the path ahead is unclear, trusting God can feel easier said than done. Angel reflects on the tension between belief and doubt, reminding listen...

This past Sunday, we explored a powerful truth… Faith isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about trusting God—even when we don’t understand. Through the story of Thomas, we were reminded that doubt doesn’t push Jesus away… it actually invites Him closer. Because even in our hardest moments… even when we question… even when we feel alone… Christ still comes to us. If you’ve ever wondered, “God…...

In this intimate episode of Have Faith, Let It Begin, host Angel Santana welcomes trailblazer Stephanie L. Franklin-Suber to tell a life-shaped testimony: a brilliant legal career interrupted by a rare, aggressive breast cancer diagnosis, years of chronic illness, crushing grief, and a sudden cardiac arrest that brought her to the brink. With raw honesty, Stephanie recounts how each season of suff...

In this powerful return episode, Doctor E joins Angel Santana for a real and honest conversation about faith in the middle of life’s hardest moments. From the pressure of being a father and husband to the silent burdens men often carry, this episode dives deep into what it truly means to trust God when everything feels uncertain. Together, they explore how faith isn’t just for the good times—but b...

Angel Santana opens with a candid apology and a slice-of-life moment—late nights, a cramped 900-square-foot home, kids sharing rooms, and the chaotic tenderness of moving mattresses—before launching into a double episode that refuses to gloss over the hard questions of faith. In part four of this series, Angel guides listeners through the ache of praying into silence: the waiting, the longing, the...

Have faith. Let it begin. In this intimate episode, host Angel Santana wakes the morning with what happens when faith is tested not in spectacle but in the quiet choices we make each day? Through candid reflection, sports metaphors, and the story of Daniel’s unshaken prayer, Angel traces how faith often asks for courage in unseen moments — the missed practice, the decision that costs c...

Join host Angel Santana live on Have Faith, Let It Begin as a small, viral moment—a BYU student-athlete explaining why her team won’t practice on Sundays—sparks a deeper conversation about what it means to protect faith in a noisy world. Between a birthday chorus for Noah and an earnest morning prayer, Angel turns that overheard choice into a challenge: what are you willing to set aside to make ro...

Have faith. Let it begin. Host Angel Santana returns after Easter with a hopeful, urgent story that asks what faith looks like when life goes quiet and everything hangs in the balance. Between the laughter of a birthday and the hush of a desperate night — when a U.S. airman survives nearly 30 hours alone after being shot down — listeners are drawn into a raw, human wait where prayer, doubt, and co...

What looked like the end — the silence, the weight, the closed tomb — becomes the hinge that swings everything back to life. Through personal testimony and scripture, this episode walks the listener from Friday’s despair to Sunday’s unstoppable hope, reminding you that the same power that rolled the stone away still works in broken places today. Short, powerful, and prayerful, this message invites...

It's Not the End of the Story  On a Friday that looked like the end, a cry—"It is finished"—seemed to close the book. In this episode, Angel Santana blends family memory, raw testimony, and scripture to place you at the cross, where hope appears to have died. Through honest reflection and storytelling, he leads you from pain to promise, showing how what looks like defeat can be the first chapter o...

Surrender Isn't Weakness  Angel Santana opens the episode with a warm, intimate welcome and a candid challenge: what are you holding onto? Layered with a five-year-old's voice and the solemn memory of Jesus in the garden, this episode unfolds like a confessional—raw, honest, and hopeful. Listeners are invited into a quiet struggle between control and peace, where surrender becomes an act of courag...

The Weight of the Cross  Join Angel Santana on a heartfelt episode of Have Faith, Let It Begin as he guides listeners along the road to resurrection. Through raw testimony, tender memories, and a child's warm introduction, Angel explores the invisible weights we all carry—responsibility, grief, and quiet exhaustion—and shows how Jesus walked that very road, bearing pain and purpose. With compassio...

When God Feels Silent — The Road to Resurrection Seven-year-old Ariel introduces his father, Angel Santana, and invites you into a personal road toward Easter where faith is tested by silence. Through raw testimony, stillness, and a mother’s guiding voice, Angel traces the tense, uncertain days before the cross and shows how God sometimes works beneath the surface. Using the metaphor of seeds and...

On this episode of Have Faith, Let It Begin, host Angel Santana sits down with Gerry Rosecki, the woman behind From the Streets to the Sanctuary, and unfolds a life that moves from church pews to the perilous streets and back again. Through candid recollections of trauma, addiction, and the moments that almost broke her, Gerry's voice becomes the thread that pulls listeners into a story of raw str...