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Author: Angel Santana Jr

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Hi, I’m Angel Santana, and this is Have Faith Let It Begin — the short, daily podcast crafted just for the commuter who wants more than noise.


Whether you’re navigating work, family life, storms of doubt, or the joys of faith in motion, this show shares real stories, raw truths, and uplifting encouragement. Life isn’t edited — and neither are these conversations.


From a father of two, a pastor-in-training, and someone who knows what it means to fight for joy and walk in purpose, I invite you in. Because you matter.


Tune in for a few minutes, take hope with you, and let your faith begin.

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Finish the week Strong

Finish the week Strong

2026-03-2003:46

Together they invite listeners to slow down, breathe, and notice the small miracles tucked into an ordinary week. Angel shares a candid testimony and reads Psalm 118:24, turning everyday struggles and small victories into a call to gratitude. His steady voice and honest reflections guide listeners from stress to thanksgiving, reminding us that blessings often arrive quietly. Short, heartfelt, and uplifting, this episode closes with a blessing and an invitation to tune in each weekday at 7:30 for new stories that remind you that you matter. Fasten your seatbelt and let faith begin.
Faith in the Waiting

Faith in the Waiting

2026-03-1903:41

Through candid storytelling and the steady promise of Isaiah 40:31, Angel invites listeners into the quiet places where God prepares answers, people, and purpose. Tune in, be encouraged, and join the family each weekday as they turn seasons of waiting into seasons of becoming.
Angel Santana unfolds a quiet testimony, weaving memory and scripture into a gentle call: words can heal. He draws on Proverbs 16:24 and real-life scenes—the barista with a heavy heart, the coworker carrying silence—to show how a simple phrase can shift the weight of someone's day. Through personal storytelling and compassionate challenge, Angel invites listeners to try small acts of encouragement and watch them ripple outward. Join this intimate, family-led episode where faith meets everyday kindness. Tune in, feel the warmth, and leave with one doable mission: say something kind today.
Through candid reflection and gentle urgency, Angel invites you to sit with the uncomfortable gift of detours: closed doors that protect, setbacks that prepare, and shifts that position us for something greater. He paints the scene of ordinary plans disrupted and how those disruptions became the roads that led to meaning, purpose, and deeper faith. This episode feels like a conversation at the kitchen table—intimate, encouraging, and hopeful—where a father and daughter promise a new story each weekday. Tune in, fasten your seatbelt, and let this brief, honest testimony remind you that when life changes direction, it could be the start of everything you were meant to become. Have faith—let it begin.
It’s Monday on Have Faith, Let It Begin — Angel Santana and Dr. E welcome you into a quiet conversation that peels back first impressions and invites you to look deeper. Using 1 Samuel 16:7 as their touchstone, they weave scripture with raw personal stories to reveal why appearances mislead and hearts hold the truth. Dr. E shares a candid, post-9/11 confession and a life-changing visit to the Gambia during Ramadan, where warmth and faith erased fear and redefined belonging. Together they confront cultural assumptions, call out the danger of extremism, and celebrate the ordinary people whose quiet lives carry extraordinary grace. Short, honest, and hopeful, this episode asks you to slow down, choose compassion over judgment, and discover the powerful testimonies hiding in plain sight. Tune in and let the stories begin.
Step into a humble sanctuary where a father and his seven-year-old opener welcome you home, and a pastor-in-training wrestles aloud with a single, unsettling sentence from Luke: "None of you can become my disciples if you do not give up all your possessions." This episode weaves together memory and scripture, taking us from pew-side recollections to the sharp, everyday realities of tuition bills, dinners skipped, and the quiet fear that tightens the chest when you loosen your grip. Through personal confession and pastoral teaching, Angel Santana Jr. invites listeners into the tension of Lent—where discipleship is not a slogan but a cost that reshapes identity, finances, and the ways we trust one another. With storytelling that moves between vulnerability and hope, the sermon reframes wealth as a trainer of the heart and offers the radical, freeing prayer for daily bread—a call to dependence, sharing, and enough. By the final benediction, the tone has shifted: this is not a demand to strip life bare but an invitation to discover freedom in openness. Listeners are drawn into a narrative of loosening—small, faithful steps that reveal provision, community, and the surprising peace that comes when what we thought we owned turns out to have always been entrusted to us.
Join Pastor-in-Training Angel Santana for a heartfelt sermon that challenges the culture of loud opinions with the quiet power of Christ-like kindness. Through Scripture from Micah and James, personal stories from social media ministry, and a playful children’s message that shows why words can’t be taken back, this episode invites listeners to practice mercy, humility, and listening before speaking. Experience moments of gentle humor, candid vulnerability about the costs of following a calling, and real-life examples of grace across the globe. By the end, you’ll be inspired to choose one intentional act of kindness that could make a stranger curious about Jesus—because kindness wins hearts in ways being right never can.
You're Not Alone Today

You're Not Alone Today

2026-03-1102:57

Have faith, let it begin. In this intimate morning episode, Angel the Host pauses the noise to ask the honest question: how are you, really? She speaks directly to the places where life feels heavy, naming the ache and creating space for hope. Through gentle storytelling and heartfelt prayer, Angel builds a circle of faith—offering comfort, strength, and an invitation to reach out. If you need someone to pray with or a listening ear, join this family by texting 845-391-2312. Stay with this short, powerful episode as it moves from confession to reassurance: you matter, God walks beside you, and together we begin again. Have faith—let it begin.
Join Angel Santana as the mic opens on a warm, messy morning: a playful family moment with Noah and Ariel, a hopeful chant—"Have faith. Let it begin." From that tender beginning the episode unfolds like a conversation over coffee, honest and unpolished, tracing how faith moves with us through laughter, heartbreak, and the moments that shake our peace. Through stories and steady encouragement, Angel guides listeners from the bright highs to the darkest turns, urging us to put Jesus first, take a breath, and remember we are not walking alone. This episode is a gentle, powerful invitation to hold fast when life gets ugly—and to let faith light the way forward.
"Have faith. Let it begin." On his 48th birthday, host Angel Santana opens the mic with a laugh, a children's song, and a quiet truth: this moment—full of family, questions, and playful chaos—is also an invitation. As Ariel and Noah color the room with wonder, Angel turns ordinary domestic scenes into a sacred narrative about second chances and the life God keeps shaping. With gentle storytelling, he reframes birthdays as sacred checkpoints—opportunities to love better, forgive, heal, and step deeper into purpose. He speaks to listeners like an old friend, blending gratitude and vulnerability to nudge anyone listening toward a step of faith. Join the Have Faith family in this short, intimate episode for birthday reflections, a prayerful reminder that your story isn't finished, and a hopeful call to believe that God is not done with you yet.
Step into a warm Sunday morning with Angel Santana — laughter from a birthday surprise, children's voices lifting a simple song, and a pastor’s steady invitation to pause and ask the question we all face: "How am I?" This episode unfolds like a quiet living room conversation that grows into a communal moment of reflection. As the week closes, Angel guides listeners through a formal prayer that moves from personal struggles to global pleas: for peace amid war, healing for the sick, strength for first responders, and comfort for families in mourning. Specific names and tender requests weave together, making the prayer feel intimate and urgent — a hand to hold when the past feels heavy and tomorrow feels uncertain. By the end, this is more than a broadcast — it’s an invitation to reconnect with faith and one another. Tune in to be soothed, challenged, and drawn into a shared act of hope. Let it begin.
The Final Round: The Champion's Peace Part 5  The bell rings on the last round — you’re bruised, exhausted, but still standing. In this closing episode, Angel walks you through the moment when the fight changes: not louder or harder, but steadier. Listen as he pulls you into a quiet, powerful narrative about breathing through the chaos, releasing the pressure you never needed to carry, and choosing trust over control. This is a story of resilience that finds victory not in every win, but in the peace that stays with you when you stop proving and start believing.
When Life Throws Punches: The Champion's Mindset "Finish Strong in Faith"  In this closing chapter of the series, Angel Santana, Jr. guides you through the final round of a spiritual fight — not won by noise, but by quiet steadiness. He paints a scene of getting punched, finding a corner, and then choosing surrender as a strategic, powerful act: handing over the outcome and the timeline to something larger than yourself. Through breath, faith, and the memory of past comebacks, the narrator leads listeners from panic to peace, showing that confidence is calm and that victory is borne of trust. By the end, you’ll feel less like you must prove your strength and more like you can stand steady — because you never fought alone.
Angel Santana Jr. steps into round three with a voice that’s both calm and urgent, guiding listeners from survival to strategy. When life lands a blow and instinct screams to swing back, this episode slows the moment down—revealing how patience, selective energy, and quiet resistance can turn the tide. Through a candid look at the real opponent—fear, doubt, impatience, and comparison—you’ll follow a path from frantic reaction to wise response. Tune in, learn to rest and trust, and leave convinced that sometimes the bravest move is choosing peace. Have faith. Let it begin.
The bell has rung and you’re staggered — not finished. In this episode Angel Santana Jr. paints a vivid scene in the corner: someone wiping the blood, steadying your breath, and reminding you who’s in your corner. Through the cadence of a fighter’s pause, he draws you into a quiet strategy of faith. With short, powerful stories and scripture woven in, you’ll feel the shift from panic to purpose. This is not about swinging harder; it’s about steadying, trusting, and making the adjustments that change the fight. If life knocked you down, this episode guides you into the corner where you breathe, regroup, and prepare for round two. Listen and be reminded — you’re not alone in the ring. Have faith, let it begin.
Join Angel Santana as he rewinds the opening of a four-part series that reads like a boxing match—rounds of blows, cornered moments, and the unexpected power that lifts him back up. With raw honesty and vivid testimony, he narrates weeks of struggle since January 1, 2026, then reveals how faith, prayer, and small miracles stitched him back together. Short, intimate, and fiercely hopeful, this episode pulls you into the ring with Angel: feel the punches, taste the fear, and watch the quiet strength of Christ deliver peace. Stay for the final round—this is a journey about survival, redemption, and the joy that follows the fight.
When Life Throws Punches: A Faith-Fueled Comeback Step into a raw, honest morning with Angel Santana as he turns a day of small disasters—lost internet, scraped knees, frustrated plans—into a moment of surrender and unexpected peace. Using the metaphor of a boxing match, he narrates being backed into the corner, the jabs of life, and the quiet, surprising decision to leave it all at God’s feet. Through candid confession and a steady voice, this episode traces the fight, the fall, and the fragile rise back to clarity. It asks the listener a simple question: when do you stop asking for the towel and start listening for the One who can call the round in your favor? Adjust. Let it begin.
On a morning when 2026 feels like a relentless storm of headlines, uncertainty, and noise, Angel Santana Jr. wakes the airwaves with a simple command: Have faith. Let it begin. In this deeply personal and honest episode, Angel takes listeners on a day-in-the-life journey — from the suffocating swirl of bad news and workplace chatter to an unexpected, life-affirming moment in a hallway that feels anything but accidental. With vulnerability about fear, a recent benign diagnosis, and the everyday chaos of family life, he reminds us that God often sends messengers in the most ordinary places. Through prayer, laughter, and real-world tenderness, this short but powerful story invites you to steady your heart, take one faithful step at a time, and recognize the grace that meets us right where we are. When the world feels loud…When fear feels close…When you’re not sure what tomorrow holds… Grace might just be waiting in the hallway. Have Faith. Let It Begin.
Host Angel Santana opens a raw, urgent conversation about bullying that goes beyond headlines—this is a story about changed children, sleepless parents, and the quiet signs that something is wrong. Through a mixture of faith, hard truth, and compassionate advocacy, the episode follows the emotional journey from discovery to action, showing listeners how to listen for the signals and respond with courage. In short, powerful scenes, you’ll hear why bravery means speaking up, why protection is an act of love, and how faith can turn fear into healing. If you’ve ever worried for a child’s safety or felt powerless, this episode is a roadmap to hope and a call to keep showing up.
Bullying is Real: Our Kids Deserve Safe Schools In this raw, heartfelt episode, Angel Santana admits this is one of the hardest shows he's ever recorded — and he invites you into a story that many families know all too well: the slow, quiet shift in a child who suddenly stops smiling, stops raising their hand, and starts dreading school. Through candid testimony and faith-rooted guidance, Angel re-frames behavioral changes as urgent communication, not defiance, and gives parents practical courage to demand accountability while reminding children that asking for help is brave. This episode blends real-life awareness with hope, calling listeners to act with love, advocacy, and faith so bullying won’t have the final word.
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Cheryl Livingston

Funny on Thursdays Crazy Date Stories

Aug 16th
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Angel Santana

amen...

Dec 29th
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Cheryl Livingston

Thank you Angel I am going to call my family. It’s been 5 years

Jul 3rd
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Gabbie Santana

You should do one about sickness. I think that would be a good one because I have a fear of sickness:(

Jul 6th
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Gabbie Santana

Yaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!! So EXCITED!!!!!!! Congratulations 🎉🎊

Jul 6th
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Gabbie Santana

Wonderful!!

Jun 24th
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