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Halfway There episodes

  • Episode 51: The Testimony of a King (Daniel 4)
    In this betweenisode, we talk about the amazing transformation of King Nebuchadnezzar in the book of Daniel. You’ve heard the Sunday School stories but did you know he acknowledged God as the true sovereign of the universe? That story doesn’t get shared as often but it’s one we can learn from. Listen above or in [...]
    18 min
  • 050: What I Learned from Interviewing 50 Ordinary Christians

    Welcome to Halfway There’s 50th episode!

    When I started this show last year, I hoped but did not know if it would become something that people would listen to and enjoy. The stories were compelling and there was enough depth in the experience of these ordinary Christian to make at least the first set publishable.

    Here we are 50 episodes later and the show has been downloaded over 11,680 times, featured nearly 1,220 years of experience walking with the Lord, and it’s reaching new people every day.

    The future looks bright as preparations for the next season are underway getting ready to share even more great stories from ordinary Christians who otherwise might never share what God has done in their lives. These are stories you need to hear.

    But now, let’s celebrate the last 50 episodes with a look back at some of the things we’ve learned over this last year.

    Episode 50 features four things I learned from doing 50 interviews for this show which are:

    • Seek and you shall find (4:45)
  • God still speaks to people (10:31)
  • You never know how God is going to use you (26:10)
  • God is relentlessly in pursuit of you (46:07)
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    What one of the best things you’ve learned from another Christian in your journey? Share below.

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    57 min
  • Episode 50: What I Learned from Interviewing 50 Ordinary Christians
    Welcome to Halfway There’s 50th episode! When I started this show last year, I hoped but did not know if it would become something that people would listen to and enjoy. The stories were compelling and there was enough depth in the experience of these ordinary Christian to make at least the first set publishable. [...]
    57 min
  • 049: Mike Costas and Step by Step on the Camino Part 3

    Mike is the gracious husband of Jan Costas who shared her story with us in two parts here and here. In today’s episode, we learn hear his story, why he went on the Camino, and how he learned to trust God in a whole new way on the trail.

    Stories Mike shared with us:

    • How he and Jan met in Germany (6:00)
  • Why he ended up in Germany during the time the wall went up (10:23)
  • His experience overseas working in Arab communities (28:14)
  • Why he went on the Camino (38:10)
  • How Mike’s journey with the Lord started before they even left town (43:06)
  • The amazing food they enjoyed (1:00:13)

    • Great Quotes from Mike:

    The Army does not put it’s posts in wonderful places. They are the armpit of the world.

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    It took me three days to realize walking with her was a benefit…because in the end we really bonded like we’ve never done in 50 years so it was wonderful in that way.

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    My actual first step with the Lord on the Camino was at DIA (Denver International Airport)

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    1 hr 8 min
  • 048: Jan Costas and Step by Step on the Camino Part 2

    This episode is a continuation of our conversation with Jan Costas.

    Jan Costas is one of the sweetest and courageous people I know. She and her husband Mike took the trip of a lifetime last year that really changed them and their relationship when they did the Camino de Santiago, which is an ancient pilgrimage. Jan learned a number of significant lessons on the trail and she shares them with us.

    Some of the stories Jan shares:

    • What she told herself to keep herself going after the Camino did not start the way she expected. (3:00)
  • The moment she are her husband Mike got on the same page about the journey (7:29)
  • The guitarist that appeared from nowhere and no one else saw (18:48)
  • How God showed her love on the journey and what the thin spaces meant to her (20:36)
  • How she became the blister queen (27:09)
  • The time she turned down God’s overture (31:47)
  • What she learned about the journey with God by taking a long journey (46:09)

    • Great Quotes:

    Poco a poco. Little by little. Step by step.

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    One thing common to all pilgrims is sore feet.

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    Pilgrims take care of each other.

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    A pilgrim does not backtrack.

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    We hadn’t even asked. We just talked. And God provided.

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    56 min
  • Episode 48: Step by Step on the Camino with Jan Costas Part 2
    This episode is a continuation of our conversation with Jan Costas. Jan Costas is one of the sweetest and courageous people I know. She and her husband Mike took the trip of a lifetime last year that really changed them and their relationship when they did the Camino de Santiago, which is an ancient pilgrimage. [...]
    56 min
  • 047: Jan Costas and Step by Step on the Camino Part 1

    Jan Costas is one of the sweetest and courageous people I know. She and her husband Mike took the trip of a lifetime last year that really changed them and their relationship when they did the Camino de Santiago, which is an ancient pilgrimage. Jan learned a number of significant lessons on the trail and she shares them with us.

    Some significant stories in the episode:

    • How she came to Christ after attending church for much of her life (5:45)
  • The story of their theater company that went under and the problems that caused for their family (16:35)
  • What is the Camino is and why she wanted to do it (26:00)
  • The Camino angel story (50:08)
  • How she made friends, many friends, on the trail (whole thing!)

    • Great Quotes:

    We don’t have any money but we have our family, we have our friends, we have our faith. And our health. We have what is important.

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    The Camino called me.

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    You don’t when you say something how it’s going to affect someone.

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    I’m going to cry all the way to Santiago.

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    Thanks!

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    1 hr 5 min
  • Bonus episode: Happy Resurrection Day!

    This week’s super short episode brings Resurrection Day greetings from me to you and a quick preview of the story that finishes out season 3 of Halfway There.

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    4 min
  • 046: VJ Says Don't Despise Small Beginnings
    VJ and his wife run a business club whose motto is “to shape the values of business” and has 900 members. He wants to bring the principles in the Bible to bear on business in his country where 0.01% are Christians. “The church does not reach the influential in the society,” he says, so VJ [...]
    48 min

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Each episode of Halfway There features an ordinary Christian sharing their story of spiritual formation on the journey of life with God. Go beyond the classic Christian testimony into the ups and…