Haven Today

After their race, nearly every Olympic runner answers the same question, "What was your strategy?" Have you ever thought about your strategy for running the Christian race?

A day of victory is coming for Christians. Not because we will win a victory, but because Christ already has. Have you ever thought about what that day of victory will be like?

Do you remember what it felt like to be a kid at Christmas? You knew there were great things coming, but some of it was a surprise. God's future plans for us are a lot like that. Are you excited?

Have you ever met someone who wanted to be weak? Nearly everyone recognizes that strength is desirable and many work hard to gain it. But what about spiritual strength? Can you work hard to gain that?

Throughout history gold has represented success, victory and wealth. Olympians dedicate years of their lives to win it. Yet the Bible says it will perish. Is there anything that truly lasts forever?

How do you become everything that God has called you to be? How is success defined in the Christian race? There is a power for us that comes from outside ourselves.

When was the last time you saw one competitor stop to help another win? Followers of Jesus run a race unlike any other race. The least is the greatest, the last is first, and the leader is a servant.

Life is a race. The only question is which race are you running. There is a big difference between an Olympic race, the rat race, and the race Jesus calls us to run. Which race are you running today?

Chariots of Fire gave him an enduring legacy, but Eric Liddell ran for a better reason ... the glory of God. Joining Charles Morris is the daughter of Eric Liddell, recalling her father's great faith.

With security tight and traffic snarled, the 2012 Olympic Games in London official begin. As our eyes turn to those who are running their race have you stopped to consider the race you are running?

Godly leadership looks nothing like the leadership you read about in business books. It starts in a place of weakness and requires walking with a limp. The story of Jacob gives us insight.

How does a Christian respond to tragedy? Events like Friday’s mass shooting can bring up hard questions. Where was God? Why did this happen? Click "Listen" for a biblical response from Charles Morris.

God calls us all to be leaders in one way or another. Do you know the first quality of a godly leader? It's not something the world values or even recognizes as a important, but God requires it.

Jesus is always present. He's with us in big and small details of life. And even though he is never mentioned by name, this truth is powerfully evident in the book of Psalms.

What's the Bible all about? The average person has a hard time answering the question, but the answer isn't difficult. Someone once asked Jesus the same question. Do you know what he said?