FINISHING WELL

Hal Habecker
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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

  1. Episode S4E16: Friendship and Its Essential Qualities

    JUN 8

    Episode S4E16: Friendship and Its Essential Qualities

    Send us a text 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 through the support of five close friends and the realization that life is brief, with an average of 30,000 days. They highlight the role of encouragement and the need for older people to stay active and engaged. Randy's ministry at Watermark Church, focused on intergenerational mentoring, has seen 20 people sign up to mentor younger generations. They also touch on the spiritual aspects of friendship, including honesty, accountability, and forgiveness. Support the show Email us: Hal@finishingwellministries.org Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/finishingwellministries Support Our Ministry: https://www.finishingwellministries.org/donate Are there biblical principles to help us understand how to finish well? Join Dr. Habecker LIVE on ZOOM for a greater understanding of the SEVEN Essentials to Finishing Life Well: https://www.finishingwellministries.org/upcoming-events Thanks for listening as we all strive to live and finish life well!

    35 min
  2. Episode S4E15: Guest: Ken Wilgus. "Being a Grandparent of Older Grandchildren"

    MAY 7

    Episode S4E15: Guest: Ken Wilgus. "Being a Grandparent of Older Grandchildren"

    Send us a text 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 highlights the need for churches to involve older teenagers in mentoring and to support families with technology and discipline. He advises grandparents to communicate respectfully and not side with grandchildren against parents. They also stress the importance of understanding and engaging with younger generations' beliefs, rather than imposing one's own views. The conversation underscores the role of the church in guiding multi-generational interactions. Grandchildren play a huge role in our lives as grandparents. Dr. Wilgus will help us understand the extent with which we can impact and encourage our grandchildren as they age. These truths can be impactful in the developing multigenerational relationship in the church as well. ------- Dr. Wilgus has been a practicing psychologist for over thirty years. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, an M.A. from Trinity University and a B.A. from Baylor University. He completed his internship at the Michael Reese Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Wilgus served as Director of Child and Adolescent Services at the Minirth-Meier Clinic in Dallas, Texas. He maintains a private practice in Dallas Texas. Although he is no longer accepting new adolescent patients, Dr. Wilgus consults with parents as well as providing marriage and individual, adult therapy. Support the show Email us: Hal@finishingwellministries.org Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/finishingwellministries Support Our Ministry: https://www.finishingwellministries.org/donate Are there biblical principles to help us understand how to finish well? Join Dr. Habecker LIVE on ZOOM for a greater understanding of the SEVEN Essentials to Finishing Life Well: https://www.finishingwellministries.org/upcoming-events Thanks for listening as we all strive to live and finish life well!

    39 min
  3. Episode S4E14: Guest: Ken Wilgus. “Being a Parent of Adult Children”

    MAY 7

    Episode S4E14: Guest: Ken Wilgus. “Being a Parent of Adult Children”

    Send us a text 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 entitled, Feeding the Mouth That Bites You, and while Ken’s book focuses on the adolescent years, the principles he shares are timeless and critically important in the years we share with our adult children. Dr. Hal Habecker and Ken Wilgus discuss the challenges of parenting adult children and the concept of planned emancipation. Ken emphasizes the cultural shift in how children transition to adulthood, noting the lack of a universally agreed-upon method. He highlights the importance of signaling to children that they are seen as adults and respecting their choices. They also touch on the impact of cultural changes, such as expressive individualism, on identity and the isolation it creates. Dr. Habecker stresses the need for Christians to live strong adult lives and encourage their children spiritually, using personal stories and experiences rather than lectures. ----- Dr. Wilgus has been a practicing psychologist for over thirty years. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, an M.A. from Trinity University and a B.A. from Baylor University. He completed his internship at the Michael Reese Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Wilgus served as Director of Child and Adolescent Services at the Minirth-Meier Clinic in Dallas, Texas. He maintains a private practice in Dallas Texas. Although he is no longer accepting new adolescent patients, Dr. Wilgus consults with parents as well as providing marriage and individual, adult therapy. Support the show Email us: Hal@finishingwellministries.org Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/finishingwellministries Support Our Ministry: https://www.finishingwellministries.org/donate Are there biblical principles to help us understand how to finish well? Join Dr. Habecker LIVE on ZOOM for a greater understanding of the SEVEN Essentials to Finishing Life Well: https://www.finishingwellministries.org/upcoming-events Thanks for listening as we all strive to live and finish life well!

    38 min
  4. Episode S4E13: A Finalist – Unlocking REAL Success in Life

    APR 23

    Episode S4E13: A Finalist – Unlocking REAL Success in Life

    Send us a text 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 imaginations. Remember that these podcasts are transcribed should you wish to read the details. Support the show Email us: Hal@finishingwellministries.org Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/finishingwellministries Support Our Ministry: https://www.finishingwellministries.org/donate Are there biblical principles to help us understand how to finish well? Join Dr. Habecker LIVE on ZOOM for a greater understanding of the SEVEN Essentials to Finishing Life Well: https://www.finishingwellministries.org/upcoming-events Thanks for listening as we all strive to live and finish life well!

    34 min
  5. Episode S4E12: The Gift of Age: Discovering Spiritual Underpinnings of Servant- hearted Seniority

    APR 18

    Episode S4E12: The Gift of Age: Discovering Spiritual Underpinnings of Servant- hearted Seniority

    Send us a text Aging is a gift. Yet, many of us may not think that way. Typically, our culture speaks of aging in a negative way, and too often we ourselves think of aging in the same negative ways. God disagrees. Scripture speaks of aging positive ways. Listen to Randy thinking about aging as “A way journey to purpose, peace, and joy.” Support the show Email us: Hal@finishingwellministries.org Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/finishingwellministries Support Our Ministry: https://www.finishingwellministries.org/donate Are there biblical principles to help us understand how to finish well? Join Dr. Habecker LIVE on ZOOM for a greater understanding of the SEVEN Essentials to Finishing Life Well: https://www.finishingwellministries.org/upcoming-events Thanks for listening as we all strive to live and finish life well!

    31 min
  6. Episode S4E11: Vicki’s Story of Anna: Are We Willing to Change and Grow?

    MAR 25

    Episode S4E11: Vicki’s Story of Anna: Are We Willing to Change and Grow?

    Send us a text Vicki Habecker tells her story about how God is working in her life in a completely unexpected way a new friend, Anna. Listen to her story and let’s listen to God for the new ways He might be calling us to follow Him. Support the show Email us: Hal@finishingwellministries.org Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/finishingwellministries Support Our Ministry: https://www.finishingwellministries.org/donate Are there biblical principles to help us understand how to finish well? Join Dr. Habecker LIVE on ZOOM for a greater understanding of the SEVEN Essentials to Finishing Life Well: https://www.finishingwellministries.org/upcoming-events Thanks for listening as we all strive to live and finish life well!

    39 min
  7. Episode S4E10: Friendship in Our Aging years

    MAR 19

    Episode S4E10: Friendship in Our Aging years

    Send us a text Rewarding friendships in our aging years are wonderful gifts from God. In this podcast we’ll explore this truth. I hope you will find it rewarding. Pass it on to others. Randy and I will follow with more friendship insights in future podcasts. When I think of rich friendships, my mind runs to a great quote from C.S. Lewis. Enjoy it. In friendship, we think we have chosen our peers. In reality, a few years' difference in the dates of our births, a few more miles between certain houses, the choice of one university instead of another, the accident of a topic being raised or not raised at a first meeting---any of these chances might have kept us apart. But, for a Christian, there are, strictly speaking, no chances. A secret Master of Ceremonies and Divine Connector has been at work. Christ, who said to the disciples, "you have not chosen me, but I have chosen you". Jesus can truly say to every group of Christian friends, "you have not chosen one another but I have chosen you for one another." Friendship is not a reward for our discrimination and good taste in finding one another out. It is the instrument by which God reveals to each of us the beauties of all the others.                                  C. S. Lewis. "Four Loves" Support the show Email us: Hal@finishingwellministries.org Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/finishingwellministries Support Our Ministry: https://www.finishingwellministries.org/donate Are there biblical principles to help us understand how to finish well? Join Dr. Habecker LIVE on ZOOM for a greater understanding of the SEVEN Essentials to Finishing Life Well: https://www.finishingwellministries.org/upcoming-events Thanks for listening as we all strive to live and finish life well!

    35 min
  8. Episode S4E9: Catch the Vision

    FEB 24

    Episode S4E9: Catch the Vision

    Send us a text Is the 7 Essentials Curriculum Making a Difference?" Join Hal as he interviews David Windley about the impact the 7 Essentials is making in David's life and ministry  as he leads a 4th Quarter ministry with EastWest Ministries in Dallas. I believe God wants to make an impact through the 7 Essentials in every place. David illustrates this in his life. Support the show Email us: Hal@finishingwellministries.org Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/finishingwellministries Support Our Ministry: https://www.finishingwellministries.org/donate Are there biblical principles to help us understand how to finish well? Join Dr. Habecker LIVE on ZOOM for a greater understanding of the SEVEN Essentials to Finishing Life Well: https://www.finishingwellministries.org/upcoming-events Thanks for listening as we all strive to live and finish life well!

    34 min
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About

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

Information

  • Creator
    Hal Habecker
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    151
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 FINISHING WELL
  • Show Website
    FINISHING WELL

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