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HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®
Hosted by Angel Santana Jr · EN
HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN® is the award-winning daily podcast hosted by Angel Santana, created for commuters, believers, seekers, and anyone looking for hope in the middle of everyday life.
Each episode delivers faith-filled encouragement, personal testimonies, inspiring conversations, and real-life stories that remind listeners they are never alone. Whether you're navigating work, family, ministry, grief, doubt, or moments of celebration, you'll find authentic discussions rooted in faith, perseverance, and purpose.
Hosted by Angel Santana—a husband, father, pastor-in-training, speaker, and founder of HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®—this podcast is built on the belief that every day is an opportunity to grow closer to God and discover hope in unexpected places.
For just a few minutes each day, step away from the noise, find encouragement for the journey ahead, and let your faith begin.
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Faith in Todays world Ep5: Does church still matter?
Jul 600:08:14Tap to summarizeAngel Santana opens with a simple, powerful question: can technology replace the people God sends? In this episode he weaves personal testimony, candid honesty, and pastoral challenge—remembering a time when prayerful hands and human presence mattered more than a notification. The story builds from a father-and-son introduction to a raw testimony about being held by a community when life got heavy. Through vivid scenes of imperfect churches, hurting people, and the quiet work of grace, the host invites listeners to step back into belonging: to visit, to connect, to serve. This is not a sermon of guilt but a call to rediscover how God often shows up through others—prayers, encouragement, and the simple act of sitting beside someone in need.
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Faith in today's world Ep4: Anxiety in an uncertain world
Jul 300:08:13Tap to summarizeThe world spins faster each day, and Angel Santana invites you into a quiet corner of the storm. Through a candid conversation about sleepless nights, buzzing phones, and the weight of what-ifs, he shares a personal testimony of waiting, uncertainty, and the steadying power of God’s presence. Anchored in Philippians 4:6–7, this episode unfolds like a small, hopeful story: a father’s voice, a child’s cheerful greeting, and the simple discipline of turning off the noise to talk with God. You’ll hear practical steps—pause, breathe, pray, and choose one faithful action—to help you move from frantic worry to guarded peace. Join Angel as he blends scripture, lived experience, and a gentle challenge that invites listeners to trust one day at a time. This is a short, soulful guide for anyone tired of carrying the world alone—reminding you that storms will come, but you’re never walking by yourself.
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Faith in Today's world Ep3: Loving people we disagree with
Jul 200:08:20Tap to summarizeIn episode three of Faith in Today's World, Angel Santana sets the scene with the warmth of a home—his young son in the background—and asks a piercing question: how do we love people when we don’t agree with them? Drawing on moments from healthcare, fatherhood, and Scripture, Angel weaves personal storytelling with John 13:34–35 to show that love and truth can coexist. Through honest anecdotes, a practical faith challenge to reach out and listen, and a closing prayer, this episode turns everyday division into an invitation to be peacemakers. Listeners are guided from tension to compassion, encouraged to choose relationship over winning, and reminded that small acts of grace can reveal Jesus to a fractured world.
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Faith in Todays world Ep:2 The Loneliness Epidemic
Jul 100:07:28Tap to summarizeIn this heartfelt episode of Faith in Today's World, host Angel Santana and his young son Noah tackle a quiet epidemic: loneliness in an age of constant connection. Through personal testimony, Scripture, and gentle encouragement, Angel reveals how God draws close to the brokenhearted and how sometimes His answer to our isolation comes through another person willing to show up. Listen as they explore the difference between surface-level interactions and true, soul-reaching connection, share a simple faith challenge to reach out and ask, "How are you really?", and offer a compassionate prayer for those who feel forgotten. This episode invites listeners to step into community, offer presence to others, and remember that while the world changes every day, God's truth—and His love—remain the same.
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Faith in the world today Ep 1: Can AI Bring Us Closer to God?
Jun 3000:07:02Tap to summarizeThis is an all-new series as Angel dives straight into a question pulsing through our culture: can artificial intelligence deepen our relationship with God or quietly pull us away? Through honest confession, personal examples of how he uses AI, and scripture that anchors him, Angel invites listeners into a vivid exploration of faith in a fast-changing world. He balances curiosity with conviction: technology can inform and assist, but only God transforms. With a simple, practical faith challenge- pray for five minutes before you ask Google the episode builds tension and then offers a clear, hopeful resolution that places God’s voice above every notification. This first episode of the new series, Faith in Today’s World, mixes storytelling, prayer, and real-life application, leaving listeners encouraged, thoughtful, and ready to invite God into every digital moment.
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Stranded and Silent: A Former AAA Employee's Roadside Breakdown
Jun 2900:10:26Tap to summarizeIn this powerful episode of Have Faith Let It Begin Podcast, Angel shares a deeply personal roadside assistance experience that left him questioning what has changed at AAA Northeast. After spending seven years working for the organization, Angel reflects on the customer service standards he once helped uphold and compares them to an experience marked by incorrect member information, poor communication, unanswered questions, and more than two hours of uncertainty while stranded in an unsafe location. This isn't an attack on the employees answering the phones. It's an honest conversation about customer care, accountability, communication, and why the little things matter most when someone needs help. Can technology replace compassion? Has customer service changed for the better—or has something important been lost along the way? Join the conversation in this candid episode of #Podcast #CustomerService #AAA #AAANortheast #RoadsideAssistance #ConsumerExperience #FormerEmployee #CommunicationMatters #Leadership #RealStories #Accountability #ServiceExcellence #Stranded #HonestConversation
Transcribe →S9Ep2391: Still Becoming — The Journey Continues
Jun 2600:08:58Tap to summarizeAngel Santana opens a Friday episode with a wink — a packed arena joke, a car, and a heart full of testimony — as he closes the "Becoming" series but insists the story isn’t over. Tracing nine years of faith, mistakes, lessons, and small victories, he reveals the simple truth that growth doesn’t stop and God is still at work shaping who we are. Through honest reflection, scripture, and a prayer that feels like a personal charge, Angel invites listeners to stop measuring themselves against a past version and to stay teachable, faithful, and hopeful for the chapters yet to come.
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S9Ep:2390 What Nine Years Taught Me: Faith, Failure, and Forward
Jun 2600:07:32Tap to summarizeAngel Santana marks nine seasons and more than 2,400 episodes with a candid, heart-first reflection on a journey that wasn’t always easy but never lacked meaning. He invites listeners into the quiet moments behind the mic—days of doubt, days of breakthroughs, and the small, faithful steps that added up to something bigger than any statistic. Through raw stories of heartbreak and hope, Angel shows how honest vulnerability becomes the bridge that heals others, and how God often uses our broken places to write new chapters. This episode brims with lessons about showing up, trusting the process, and embracing the ordinary path to extraordinary change. Whether you feel finished or just getting started, this is a call to keep going: to trust God’s timing, to lean into the story He’s writing, and to find courage in the simple act of faith. Tune in to celebrate the journey and to be reminded that the next chapter is still being written.
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S9Ep:2389 The Doors I Almost Didn't Walk Through
Jun 2500:09:01Tap to summarizeHe almost turned back. In this episode, the host recounts the moments when fear stood at the doorway of every big decision—podcast beginnings, ministry calls, and the tiny steps that became life-changing. Through candid storytelling, you’ll hear how one hesitant choice led to unexpected blessings and the person God always saw in him. From the trembling courage of Peter stepping out of the boat to the small, faithful acts that opened new doors, this episode invites listeners into a journey of honest doubt, resilient faith, and the invitation to move forward despite fear. Join the Half-Faith family for a short, powerful reflection and a prayer that challenges you to take one step today.
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The Person in the Mirror: Becoming Who God Sees
Jun 2400:08:32Tap to summarizeStep into a mirror moment that changes everything: a storyteller's candid journey from labels and doubt to a purpose only God could see. With raw honesty and gentle challenges, the host wrestles with the voices of the past, recalls Gideon's unlikely calling, and invites you to stop arguing with God about who you are. In a short, powerful episode, you're asked a single question at the heart of becoming: when you look in the mirror, who do you see? Listen as faith reshapes identity, mistakes lose their power, and a new story—of possibility, purpose, and a future not yet finished—begins.
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