Haven Today

Throughout the New Testament, we see that our witness to Christ is expressed in both word and deed—as James reminds us, “faith without works is dead.”

In this episode, David Wollen and Danny Rojas open God’s Word to consider the early church’s care for believers in need and what their example means for us today.

After nine months of an oil blockade, heavy sanctions, and a decades-long trade embargo, food scarcity has become a crisis in Cuba.

If someone is in great need and we say, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them what they need, what good is that?

In this episode, David Wollen and Danny Rojas share stories from inside Cuba and how the church is bringing the hope of the gospel and practical help to people in desperate need.

What’s the difference between a worship song and a hymn? It’s getting harder to tell these days, and maybe that’s not such a bad thing.

How deep is the love of Jesus? The ocean, at its greatest depth, can crush a man, but Jesus became a man and was crushed to save us. His love is too deep to measure.

Written in Ireland, it was a hymn that made all the difference in China for one of the greatest missionaries in history. It was the moment he realized this great task did not belong to him.

In this episode, David Wollen shares the remarkable conversion story of Charles Wesley and how the man who would go on to write more than six thousand hymns came to marvel at the amazing love of Chris

In this episode, David Wollen explores the story behind the beloved hymn Be Still My Soul and how its Christ-centered words have brought hope and peace to believers.

Rest is a theme, an invitation, and a great promise of God that runs from Genesis to Revelation.

In this episode, David Wollen takes a fresh look at God’s gift of sleep and traces the biblical theme of rest from creation toward its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ.

Sleep is good, and sleep is necessary—but it is also wise. In this episode, David Wollen and Brett McCracken explore how God’s wisdom is displayed in His good gift of sleep.

In this episode, David Wollen and Brett McCracken explore the spiritual significance of sleep and how our need for rest ultimately points us to the true rest found only in Christ.

In this episode, David Wollen explores the gift of sleep and how it points us to the greater rest God promises.

In this episode, David Wollen looks back on that pivotal moment in history and the comfort found in Christ as he concludes the series Cultivating Contentment in Christ.

Join David Wollen as he explores what Scripture teaches about finding lasting contentment in Christ and why our deepest satisfaction is found not in what we have, but in knowing Jesus.

Join David Wollen as he explores why lasting satisfaction can’t be found in our circumstances or possessions, but only in Jesus.

In this episode, David Wollen explores where Christian contentment begins and how we can cultivate it through the ups and downs of life.

Labor Day is a time to recognize meaningful work and the people whose labor has blessed others. In this episode, David Wollen celebrates 50 years of Anchor Devotional.

In this episode, David Wollen considers what Christians can do when joy remains elusive and points us to the certain hope and lasting joy we have in Christ.

In this episode, David Wollen explores seven different flavors of happiness and what God’s Word teaches us about which ones are truly worth pursuing.

In this episode, David Wollen and author Andrew Wilson explore the kind of lasting happiness found in Christ—even amid the sorrows of life.

In this episode, David Wollen and pastor and author Andrew Wilson explore how, in Christ, God transforms our hearts and leads us to find our deepest happiness in Him.

In this episode, David Wollen and author Andrew Wilson take a fresh look at what the Bible says about happiness and where lasting happiness can truly be found.

In this episode, David Wollen concludes the series by looking back at the Great Awakening and inviting us to pray for God to bring revival and renewal again—beginning in our own hearts.

In this episode, David Wollen opens God’s Word to explore what it means to live out our new identity in Christ by abiding in Him.

In this episode, David Wollen looks at the necessity of the new birth and what the Great Awakening can teach us about proclaiming the gospel while pursuing unity in Christ.

In this episode, David Wollen opens God’s Word to explore what it truly means to be born again—and why it’s a message our world still desperately needs to hear.

In this episode, David Wollen is joined by director Joshua Enck to go behind the scenes of A Great Awakening and explore the timeless gospel message at the heart of the film.

More than 300 years ago, God moved powerfully through the Great Awakening, bringing countless people to faith in Christ. Could He do it again?

George Whitefield was the most prominent voice of the Great Awakening, yet he was also complicit in the system of chattel slavery. On this episode, David Wollen and Dr. Thomas Kidd honestly examine that difficult tension and consider what it teaches us about the Gospel.

George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin became close friends, but their relationship began as two men simply doing business.

On this episode, David Wollen and historian Dr. Thomas Kidd explore how God used the faithful preaching of the gospel to ignite the Great Awakening and call countless people to be born again.

On this episode, David Wollen begins the story of the Great Awakening, exploring how God used George Whitefield to spark a movement of revival whose message still calls us to be born again today.

On this episode, David Wollen concludes this series by reflecting on David's life and showing how it points us to the only perfect King, Jesus Christ.

David would not build a house for the Lord, but rather, God would build one for him. Discover how this key moment in Scripture became the focal point for God’s people, pointing us to Christ.

Despite being anointed as king, David waited patiently for God’s timing. And insights from 1 Samuel shows the contrast between David’s heart for God and Saul’s disobedience.

It’s the most quoted book in the New Testament. And even though they were written hundreds of years before Jesus, the book of Psalms is all about him.

Join David Wollen and David Sunday from Word Partners as they explore how these ancient songs guide us to Jesus, teaching us to pray and find comfort in challenging times.

Sometimes what we want isn't what we need most. On this episode, David Wollen examines Israel's request for a king and how it leads us to the faithful King who never fails His people.

David Wollen explores why Scripture says the greatest danger isn't what's happening around us, but where God's people place their hope—and how the true King alone can save.

In this episode, David Wollen explores why God calls His people to remember His faithfulness and how Samuel's Ebenezer ultimately points us to Jesus, our true Stone of Help.

On this episode, David Wollen explores this dramatic moment in Israel's history and shows how it points to an even greater deliverance from a greater enemy through Jesus Christ.

Join David Wollen as he examines 1 Samuel and sees how the stories of Israel’s kings are about the coming of a greater King.

Every nation, tribe, and tongue, gathered together as one people. No, it’s not the Olympics. It’s the finish line of the Great Commission.

On this episode, David Wollen explores three specific ways Jesus gives His people true and lasting peace.

On this episode, David Wollen explores what the Great Commission looks like today and why the gospel still has the power to reach every people and every nation.

On this episode, David Wollen continues his conversation with Steve Richardson, discovering how God prepares the way for the good news to reach every people.

On this episode, David Wollen welcomes Steve Richardson to share the extraordinary true story of the Peace Child and the transforming power of the gospel.

On this episode, David Wollen is joined by Danny Rojas to reflect on Job's enduring message of hope and how it leads us to Christ.