Haven Today

Assurance of salvation – it’s one of those raw nerve topics that many Christians are afraid to bring up in church. But seasoned pastors know this is more common than Christians often admit.

What is the gospel? Is this primarily an evangelism question, or is there something more here for the Christian life?

Do you ever wonder what God thinks about you? Even as a Christian, are you discouraged in your efforts to stay in God’s good favor?

“Is the Lord among us or not?” It was an honest question from the nation of Israel. But when they asked it in the desert, they were not seeking him, but testing him.

It’s one thing to hear someone else’s testimony about how the Lord helped them through great difficulty. It’s quite another when you find yourself in a time of crisis.

What do you do when the bottom falls out—when the rent can’t be paid or a diagnosis shakes your world?

With seven children in tow, the Smallbone family of nine learned to pray during a very difficult time in their lives. And they watched God provide in little and big ways.

A family of immigrants from Down Under came to America in the early ’90s, hoping for a better life. But everything fell apart soon after arriving—except their faith and family.

Desperate prayer is a good thing. It’s modeled for us in the pages of Scripture by many faithful saints who came before us. But it can be hard to pray when it feels like God is silent.

Is weakness really the way? This is what the Lord told the Apostle Paul, and it holds true for us as well. But why is it that Almighty God desires us to embrace weakness?

Paul called it a “thorn in the flesh.” Exactly what it was we do not know. The point for Paul was why the Lord allowed it in the first place. This holds is a powerful lesson for us today.

On this episode, David Wollen asks pastor and author Ste Casey about why the Lord allows thorns in our lives and how we they can help us grow in Christ.

What is God up to when you pray and nothing seems to change? Or when prayers seem to go unanswered for a long time? Is God working in our waiting?

On this final day of the series, David Wollen and Danny Rojas talk about the reality of Santeria in Cuba, but also how the evangelical revival is still growing as people respond to the Gospel.

It’s a sad phenomenon in many parts of the world—Christians sharply divided along denominational lines. Yet Christ prayed for unity.

How is the Lord working? We can only see what he reveals to us, and sometimes he gives us a glimpse. A few weeks ago, this happened in a small church in Havana.

Cuba is in turmoil, struggling with food and power shortages. What’s the result? A mass exodus of its people. Yet the church continues to thrive.

In this episode, our Cuba radio host Danny Rojas joins David Wollen to talk about the light of Jesus shining in Cuba.

He was pierced for our transgressions. Though written in the Old Testament, this prophecy is clearly fulfilled by Jesus in the New.

What’s the most common objection to Jesus being the promised Messiah of the Hebrew Scriptures? It’s not the resurrection, but a prophecy about the virgin birth in Isaiah chapter 7.

Can you be Jewish and Christian at the same time? For some, that question does not compute. But if you carefully read the Old Testament, the answer is clearly, “Yes!”

When we think about Jesus as the Messiah, we often turn to the four gospels. But Genesis is filled with Messianic promises that point us to Jesus as well.

Does the Jewish Bible point to Jesus? The Old Testament is filled with prophecies about the Messiah, but how does Jesus fulfill them?

Jesus was leaving. His disciples had seen him, he would not remain with them. He said it was better for them that he depart. And why was that? The answer came at Pentecost.

What is the disciple Thomas known for? If “doubting” comes to mind, that’s correct. Doubting is what he’s known for, yet this is unfair to his story. The outcome in Thomas’ life is quite the opposite.