FINISHING WELL

Send us Fan Mail As Christians heaven is our destiny. Even though we do not take enough time to think about and/or prepare for it, in a very real sense heaven is the answer to everything. Looking at all of life through the lens of eternity and heaven ought to make all the difference as to how we live our lives today. We’ll look at biblical truths and we’ll make practical applications concerning th...

Send us Fan Mail Hal’s wife, Vicki, shares her heart about the importance of “Identity” in all of life, and particularly, in the aging years. Perhaps nothing is as important in life than knowing who God created us to be and to see ourselves as He sees us through the life and death of His Son, Jesus. Satan attempts to pull us away from that incredible truth by tempting us to see our value through w...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast Hal shares some insights related to “joy in the aging years.” God created us in His own image to enjoy the world in which He placed us to live for Him. Despite the flaw of sin in this world (Ecclesiastes 1.12), and despite the challenges of aging along with afflictions together with the end of life, seeing His hand in all of life continually leads us to a life of j...

Send us Fan Mail Listen in as Hal and Randy share the story of God’s faithfulness as He continues to supply the finances needed for the mission of FWM. You will also be encouraged and invited to become a regular financial supporter of FWM. As God keeps opening new doors of ministry to FWM, we are asking God to bring new supporters to meet the continuing growth of this strategic work. Will you make...

Send us Fan Mail For the past 13 years Hal, along with his son-in-law, Mark McWilliams, have a led a unique 3-day event called “Wine & the Word.” This event takes place in the middle of a vineyard in Healdsburg, CA, Arista Winery, owned by the McWilliams family. In this event, Mark does an “exposition” of the vineyard and wine, while Hal follows him with an exposition of John 15.1-11, where Je...

Send us Fan Mail After a 3-month absence from our regular Podcasts, Randy rejoins Hal, and he brings us up-to-date with some crucial events in his life. He’ll give you an inside look at the challenges and hardships he and his family have faced along with God’s faithfulness in their journey. Don’t miss it. Support the show "Finishing Well Ministries aims to encourage and inspire aging Christia...

Send us Fan Mail After 8 years of seeing God lead the way into launching Finishing Well Ministries, listen in and hear Hal Habecker as he reflects on this important ministry. Listen to his convictions and listen to him as he shares his story and thinks ahead for the future years of FWM. Support the show "Finishing Well Ministries aims to encourage and inspire aging Christians to understand an...

Send us Fan Mail After 8 years of seeing God lead the way into launching Finishing Well Ministries, listen in and hear Hal Habecker as he reflects on this important ministry. Listen to his convictions and listen to him as he shares his story and thinks ahead for the future years of FWM. Support the show "Finishing Well Ministries aims to encourage and inspire aging Christians to understand an...

Send us Fan Mail This is a riveting discussion as Vicki Habecker interviews Joy Evans.  Listen to Joy’s compelling story of walking through the loss of her 26-year old daughter, Lana, who died as the result of aggressive melanoma. As Joy shares her heart, you will hear a story of God’s faithfulness in and through every aspect of Lana’s challenging yet life-giving journey.  Hear how God gave streng...

Send us Fan Mail In this 2nd podcast, Vicki continues to interview Joy Evans and hear the sad but life-giving story of her daughter’s death.  Listen to how Lana’s death, even after all these years, actually continues to give joy and purpose and peace to others.  Joy and her husband Lee have seen God open a pathway so that Lana’s story keeps on leading others to discover God’s ever present grace an...

Send us Fan Mail Recently, 29 people joined FWM for a tour to Israel, March 18-29. God gave us a wonderful trip. On today’s podcast, Phil and Karen Brosseau share some of the impactful moments and memories they enjoyed together from the trip. More than the trip itself, they share their hearts for all that God desires them to have in the lives of their 6 grown kids, their spouses and their 22 grand...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Hal and Randy give you several questions to ask yourself to determine if you are finishing well and living your years as their best. We line these questions up with the idea that God isn't finished with us and He still has many things for you to do in ministry that you have been strategically placed to accomplish. Visit finishingwellministries.org/podcast for...

Send us Fan Mail Our goal isn't just to find individuals who want to finish well, but to find churches that want to facilitate a model for their seniors to implement the 7 essentials of Finishing Well Ministries. In this episode, Hal and Randy describe what it looks like for a church to partner with Finishing Well Ministries and the benefits they have seen so far. Visit finishingwellministrie...

Send us Fan Mail As you think about the retirement season of your life, does it frighten you? Do you wonder what you would do if actually did retire? Today we will look at some of the champions of retirment and finishing well and what they are up to. These stories may inspire you and give you hope as you discover what God has for you in your retirement years! Visit finishingwellministries.org/podc...

Send us Fan Mail As we age, are we still growing in grace? What does grace look like for us in our twilight years as we extend grace to those around us? In today's episode, we will talk about grace; both what we've received and in light of that, how we should be vessels of grace for the world around us. Visit finishingwellministries.org/podcast for more episodes from Finishing Well Minis...

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to boast in our weaknesses? Many of us don't really want to think about our weaknessess, much less highlight them. We would rather draw attention to our strengths, but Paul says something different. Join us today as we discuss how boasting in our weaknessess and aging with humility go hand in hand. Visit finishingwellministries.org/podcast for more episodes...

Send us Fan Mail Multigenerational relationships require a lot of work. We come from different times, different cultures, different economies, all with different expectations. The Bible speaks to a set of guidelines and purposes for multigenerational relationships, so none of us are exempt just because they are challenging. Listen as Hal and Randy discuss what the Bible says about how we relate to...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we're going to talk about something no one ever seems to discuss: getting older has its perks! We're interested to hear your perspective, but ours is that aging isn't supposed to be a negative thing as it often is portrayed. Hal and Randy give several suggestions for chaning your perpective and enjoying your aging years. Visit finishingwellministrie...

Send us Fan Mail What does a mathematical concept from the business world have to do with Finishing Well? Hal and Randy discuss a commonly understood theme in business, life, etc and how a person in their senior years can approach this cycle of life. Visit finishingwellministries.org/podcast for more episodes from Finishing Well Ministries! Support the show "Finishing Well Ministries aims to...

Send us Fan Mail In this interactive episode, grab a sheet of paper and a pen and follow along as Hal and Randy guide you through creating your own Sigmoid Curve for your life. Visit finishingwellministries.org/podcast for more episodes from Finishing Well Ministries! Support the show "Finishing Well Ministries aims to encourage and inspire aging Christians to understand and embrace God’s cal...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s podcast Hal introduces us to his wife, Vicki, and her close friend, Patti McNeme. In this podcast Patti will share her journey through the death of her daughter, Shannon. She will share the loss, the grief, and the story of God’s faithfulness through the years. Though Shannon’s death took place decades ago, Patti will also reflect on this tragedy through the lens of agi...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast Vicki interviews Patti McNeme again focusing on the years following the death of her daughter, Shannon. In this interview, Patti talks more about how God sustained them through and beyond the loss of a daughter, and then she tells of the challenge of a long hospitalization and several months battle with Covid that both she and her husband endured. She shares about...

Send us Fan Mail Serving others is not only part of the Finishing Well mindset, it's a calling as a Christian that Jesus gave us to love and serve one another with grace. As we age, we may feel limited in how we can serve. In this episode, Hal and Randy discuss ways an aging person can serve others. Visit finishingwellministries.org/podcast for more episodes from Finishing Well Ministries! Su...

Send us Fan Mail When long-distance runners plan for a race, they know that the last bit of the race is tough. They may reserve a last "kick" to finish strong and may have to dig deep to find the strength. In the same way, aging Christians have to dig deep to finish their race strong. On today's episode, Hal and Randy give encouragement for you to finish well! Visit finishingwellmin...

Send us Fan Mail As a multi-generational community, how can we engage the younger generation, especially our adult kids. Hal and Randy bring their 40-something engineer Seth Muse on to discuss differing perspectives on busyness, advice, mutual respect. Visit finishingwellministries.org/podcast for more episodes from Finishing Well Ministries! Support the show "Finishing Well Ministries aims t...