Haven Today

Many of us learn the Lord's prayer when we are young Christians. But what about the prayer Jesus gave on the eve of His crucifixion? Just before going to the cross, He was praying for all of us.

He sinned, repented, believed in Jesus, and received salvation. This is the story of the thief who met Jesus on the cross. But it's the same story we all can have when we have faith in Jesus Christ.

God did not give us His gospel just so we could embrace it and be converted. He offers it to us every day to give us everything we need for life and godliness. Do you accept this gift everyday?

The Apostle Paul tells us that the Christian life is all about joy. But how can we know this joy that Paul speaks of? When our souls are downcast, we put our hope in Christ - our savior and our God.

Have you ever thought you weren't good enough? We often forget that Jesus makes us pleasing to God through what He did for us and not anything we have done. We need to preach the gospel to ourselves.

It is too easy to fall into the pit of not knowing where we stand with God. How do we connect the dots between what Jesus did and what that means for our lives everyday?

After preaching for 10 years he realized he was striving to please God through his works. Milton had forgotten the good news that Jesus was pleasing to God on his behalf.

There are two ways to live. We all default to control and fear, but by the grace of Jesus Christ it is possible to live by trust and hope. This is a program of powerful encouragement!

Along with great joy, raising children brings great pain. Parents have an opportunity like no other to dazzle their children's hearts with the love of Jesus, if they are willing to be dazzled as well.

Parents cannot give kids grace unless they have found grace themselves. Today Charles and Janet Morris engage one of the most honest and life-changing spiritual issues Christian parents will face.

Children's behavior is not always a window into their heart. Too often parents stress outward obedience when obedience of the heart is the real issue. The solution is grace.

Any responsible parent wants to raise well-behaved children, but for Christian parents that's not the ultimate goal. What matters most is that kids are dazzled by and respond to the love of Jesus.

He was a missionary in Lebanon with his wife before having to flee the country. Needing a way to provide for his family, he found coffee. Now he is the 2nd best coffee roaster in the world.

When we think of heath and idolatry, we usually think of body image. But eating can be a form of idolatry too. This is what Josh Reich found out when he made the journey from 300 pounds to 170.

Millennials are leaving the church! We've all seen the headlines, but it might not be as bleak as you think. Listen to five university students talk about what it's like to be a Christian in college.