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Founded in 1934, Haven Ministries has always had a simple mission: to tell the world all about Jesus. It started on an early foggy morning in 1934, when Paul Myers, a former Los Angeles radio personality and station manager of leading radio stations woke up near a wharf in San Diego. Hungover, he heard the sound of a ship’s bell ring out eight times at 4:00 a.m., signaling “all’s well.” It was a S
unday morning and Myers knew that all was not well with him. He got up and spent his last pennies on a small breakfast instead of more alcohol and went to church. He was turned away because of his appearance but went back to his cheap hotel room and started reading the Gideon’s Bible. Only one month later, Myers was back on the radio, but this time, sharing his new-found faith. He founded a Christian radio program called, “Haven of Rest” that began each program with the words he heard the day of his salvation,
“AHOY THERE SHIPMATE … EIGHT BELLS AND ALL’S WELL.”
Today, the daily broadcast – called HAVEN Today – airs on more than 650 stations in North America and around the world with a daily listenership of over 500,000. In addition, the printed ANCHOR Devotional encourages thousands through print to live their lives in real rest and peace, in Christ. In January, 2015, Anchor Today, launched as a one minute audio version of the daily devotional. Voiced by Charles Morris, Anchor Today is heard on about 450 stations across North America. In February of 2018, Haven Ministries started our first ever Spanish-speaking radio program for believers and non-believers alike. El Faro de Redención, or “Redemption Lighthouse” is voiced by Danny Rojas. It began on a 500,000 watt station on the Caribbean island of Bonaire and covers the entire nation of Cuba. El Faro now reaches into more than 30 countries around the world every day where Spanish is the primary language spoken and heard.
For nearly 90 years, Haven Ministries has been dedicated to one mission: telling the world all about Jesus. From our humble beginnings as a radio program in 1934, we've grown into a ministry that reaches hundreds of thousands of people daily through radio, print, and digital media.
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This month’s Anchor focuses on God’s relational interactions with the ones He treasures. The Bible shows us how He delights to pour out His love, a love that captures and transforms the hearts of His beloved bride—you and me.
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What is worth living and dying for? Lilias Trotter faced this question and chose a path of obscurity in service to her Lord over fame as a Victorian artist. In this episode of Great Stories, David Wollen talks with Miriam Rockness, who spent 30 years uncovering Lilias's incredible legacy. Listen to discover the inspiring story of a life fully surrendered to Christ.
Miriam Rockness is an author and historian who devoted three decades of her life to researching the artist and missionary Lilias Trotter.
A tree and a kingdom—these themes intertwine throughout the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. In Matthew’s Gospel, a "kingdom tree" stands at the heart of Jesus’ parables, its mysterious message pointing to a larger story.
What exactly is the kingdom of God? Though it's a central teaching in the New Testament, it's also not an easy concept to wrap our minds around. And yet all believers are citizens of the world and Heaven. Find out what this means when you join David Wol...
What’s the most valuable thing you possess? That depends on what you value most, but is it all relative? Jesus says no; there is, in fact, something more valuable than anything else. It’s found in two side-by-side parables in Matthew 13.
What exactly is the kingdom of God? Though it's a central teaching in the New Testament, it's also not an easy concept to wrap our minds around. And yet all believers are citizens of the world and Heaven. Find out what this means when you join David Wol...
Lilias Trotter discovered a profound spiritual lesson through a simple buttercup. Read how this insight can help us keep our focus on Christ.
Lilias Trotter's lesson of the buttercup proves how the happenings of a simple flower can evoke insights into deep spiritual truths.
David authored a good portion of the psalms, and he was no stranger to what it means to be shaken. He wrote the psalms for all the circumstances that shake us.
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The Gospel means, literally, good news. And Jesus preached the good news that the Kingdom of Heaven had now come in Him. Yet his message didn’t sound like good news to many who heard it. Why is that? Tune in to find out.
What exactly is the kingdom of God? Though it's a central teaching in the New Testament, it's also not an easy concept to wrap our minds around. And yet all believers are citizens of the world and Heaven. Find out what this means when you join David Wol...
Why does the same Gospel message pe*****te the heart of one person but not another? And for the Christian, why is spiritual growth such an uphill battle? We don’t have to wonder—Jesus gave the answer in a parable found in Matthew 13.
What exactly is the kingdom of God? Though it's a central teaching in the New Testament, it's also not an easy concept to wrap our minds around. And yet all believers are citizens of the world and Heaven. Find out what this means when you join David Wol...
"The Kingdom of Heaven is the eternal home our souls are longing for, and we enter into that kingdom, finding the rest and peace our souls long for, in and through King Jesus." —David Wollen
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The Kingdom of Heaven—that’s what Jesus came preaching, according to Matthew’s Gospel. It’s a topic so big that everything Jesus taught fits under that header. So, what is the Kingdom of Heaven? Listen and learn more.
What exactly is the kingdom of God? Though it's a central teaching in the New Testament, it's also not an easy concept to wrap our minds around. And yet all believers are citizens of the world and Heaven. Find out what this means when you join David Wol...
While it is true that your troubles are real, your hope in Christ is even more real. He promises to never leave us or forsake us (see Hebrews 13:5).
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The Lord understands our divided hearts. Like David, we can trust Him to unite our hearts so that we fear His name above all others. He can gather our scattered impulses and make us complete.
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One of the greatest comforts of our lives as believers is knowing that while we are in the storm, Jesus is on the throne. Every crashing wave of disappointment and grief in our lives is there somehow to draw us nearer to Him and to show us that He will not leave us or forsake us.
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“He didn’t promise us ease and comfort – but He did promise joy which we may have in the midst of any weight or heaviness which may be ours to bear.” —Lilias Trotter
The cost of following Jesus is great, but the reward of knowing Him is greater. That’s His promise and the testimony of those who have gone before us. We need to listen.
What gives life meaning? For some, it's the body of work we leave behind. For others, it's the effect we have on the people we love. Both are true, but Christians do all things for the glory of God. Find out what this looks like when you join David Woll...
Lilias Trotter's story is a beautiful blend of artistry and faith. She chose the path less traveled, seeking Christ over worldly success.
A talented artist and devoted missionary, discover how Lilias Trotter made time for beauty while serving the Kingdom of God.
What difference does Jesus make? It’s more than securing a place in heaven for the one who believes. His presence changes everything, even today. So, what does it look like to seek His presence in your life?
What gives life meaning? For some, it's the body of work we leave behind. For others, it's the effect we have on the people we love. Both are true, but Christians do all things for the glory of God. Find out what this looks like when you join David Woll...
When we focus on the problems around us and forget the loving God who made us and who gave us “life and breath and everything” (Acts 17:25), we can sink very low. Sometimes we can’t rise above our surroundings. Fog rolls in and hides us from God’s loving promises.
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What’s truly worthy of your life? What’s worth giving up good things for, so you can devote yourself to that one thing? For some, that question can be paralyzing, but beholding Jesus by faith changes everything.
What gives life meaning? For some, it's the body of work we leave behind. For others, it's the effect we have on the people we love. Both are true, but Christians do all things for the glory of God. Find out what this looks like when you join David Woll...
Surrendering something to Christ doesn’t mean you lose it. Just as Lilias never lost her art. But Christ did something with it and with her, that was a surpassing greatness… a greater glory. Why is it that we hold back? Perhaps because we don’t yet really know and trust the character of our Heavenly Father and His heart toward us. But Jesus did. And He understands we struggle with this." —David Wollen
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If there is one thing we learn as we grow older in this life, it’s that joy and sorrow are often intertwined. We spend a lot of time pursuing one and trying to untangle ourselves from the other. But God keeps making it clear to us that our humanity means we will know both inexpressible joy and profound grief.
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Her potential for greatness was self-evident. Even in Victorian England, her work was turning heads, but her eyes were fixed on a greater glory. Lilias took another path and worked for a better prize.
What gives life meaning? For some, it's the body of work we leave behind. For others, it's the effect we have on the people we love. Both are true, but Christians do all things for the glory of God. Find out what this looks like when you join David Woll...
Uncover the untold story of Lilias Trotter, a trailblazing artist whose name was nearly lost to history. Many Beautiful Things takes you on a journey through Victorian England, where Lilias defied expectations to become one of the world's greatest women artists, only to follow God's call to missionary work in North Africa. Featuring voices from Michelle Dockery and John Rhys-Davies, this film showcases her extraordinary faith and talent.
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Eternal life comes through knowing God personally (John 17:3). This relationship gives us access to His supplies and guarantees it by the promises of the Lord Himself in His Word. Peter goes on to tell us that in the joy of God’s lavish grace to us, we are to add to our faith goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love.
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Lilias Trotter could have been the greatest living artist in England, achieving greatness in the eyes of the world. Yet, she gave it up and took another path—the narrow road with Christ—as she pursued His calling on her life.
What gives life meaning? For some, it's the body of work we leave behind. For others, it's the effect we have on the people we love. Both are true, but Christians do all things for the glory of God. Find out what this looks like when you join David Woll...
What do you do when the unthinkable happens? When your faith is tested and you are confronted with your greatest fears? On today’s episode of the Great Stories podcast, David Wollen speaks with three widows who know this grief well. They all lost their husbands around the same time, but then they found each other.
Three widows from the same congregation all lost their husbands around the same time. What happened next is quite extraordinary.
"For our good and His glory." That’s more than a standard Christian answer; it’s Gospel truth about God’s purposes in all things. As many who came before us can attest, this remains true even in life’s hardest trials.
Grief is a deeply personal process that's unique to anyone who experiences a great loss. Yet it's something we all must face. And while the world doesn't offer much for those who grieve, Christians have hope. Find out more when you join David Wollen and...
If you have a love for C.S. Lewis, his book, A Grief Observed, allows you to meet him in a more personal way. Here are just a few things he said about grief, loss, and the Lord who ultimately delivers us through our darkest valleys.
Many Christians have a soft spot for C.S. Lewis. This becomes even more personal when you see what he wrote about grief and loss.
Will your anchor hold in life’s greatest storms? Out on the water, you’re at the mercy of forces far greater than yourself, which is why we become most aware of our need in those moments. God’s Word offers words of assurance.
Grief is a deeply personal process that's unique to anyone who experiences a great loss. Yet it's something we all must face. And while the world doesn't offer much for those who grieve, Christians have hope. Find out more when you join David Wollen and...
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In 1962, Don and Carol Richardson, with their baby, brought the gospel to a remote tribe known for treachery and cannibalism. Steve Richardson, their son, joins David Wollen to share this incredible journey and its lasting impact in this episode of the Great Stories podcast. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/4fd4JJs
We all face peer pressure and the desire for acceptance, not just in youth but throughout life. Today on the Great Stories podcast, David Wollen and Dr. Ed Welch explore these struggles using Dr. Welch's book "When People are Big and God is Small". Tune in to learn how to navigate the balance between the fear of man and the fear of God. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: https://bit.ly/3SfyEad
What are you ashamed of? If you're like most people, a blunt question like this has the power to resurface long-ago-buried memories of wrongdoing. It doesn't even matter whether you were caught or got away with it, shame can stay with us for many years—and yet it is too often ignored and unresolved. On today's episode of the Great Stories podcast, David Wollen and his wife, Marci, are joined by author and counselor Heather Davis Nelson. In this conversation, they discuss the destructive force shame can have on the life of a believer, how it is as old as sin itself, and how Jesus ultimately redeems us and rescues us. Listen now: https://bit.ly/4eYEiXM
From the archives of the Great Stories podcast, this 2013 episode features Brenton Brown, a Rhodes Scholar and renowned Christian musician. Despite battling Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Brenton co-wrote the powerful praise song "Everlasting God." Hear more of the story behind this song when you listen. Full episode here: https://bit.ly/3XQgL5b
A heartfelt thank you from our president and speaker David Wollen :
Thanks to the generous support of friends like you, we’ve been able to reach hundreds of thousands with the message of Jesus, provide global relief, and expand our ministry reach. Will you partner with us to continue sowing seeds of hope and transforming lives through the faithful preaching of Christ and His Word? Make your fiscal year-end gift today: https://bit.ly/3y7nwj4
It all started on an early foggy morning in 1934, when Paul Myers, a former Los Angeles radio personality and station manager of leading radio stations woke up near a wharf in San Diego. Hungover, he heard the sound of a ship’s bell ring out eight times at 4:00 a.m., signaling “all’s well.” Only one month later, Myers would be back on the radio, but this time, sharing his newfound faith in Jesus. What happened in between is the extraordinary story of how Myers would go on to found a Christian radio program that continues till this day. At that point, it was called “Haven of Rest,” and Paul Myers would endearingly become known as First Mate Bob. Now, 90 years later, that ministry is called Haven Today — the very same ministry publishing this podcast. Hear Paul Myers tell this story in his own words. It’s also our story here at Haven Ministries. We pray this episode of Great Stories will serve as a reminder that the Lord is in the business of redeeming sinners and using them to go on to do great things for the Kingdom. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/4c9Jcj7
Current Haven Ministries president & host David Wollen will be joined by Charles Morris, Joni Eareckson Tada, and other special guests to reminisce about Haven’s 90 years of Gospel ministry, all while looking ahead to what the Lord has in store for years to come. Join us for a time of memories, worship, and prayer on Haven’s 90th Anniversary ZOOM celebration.
Hear Dennis Johnson discuss how the entire Bible, especially Revelation, centers on Jesus Christ in the latest episode of the Great Stories podcast. 🎧 Listen to the episode: https://bit.ly/4ecHXkm
"The most important aspect of Lewis's writings is the centrality of Christ. It all hinges on Jesus. Is He who he says he is? If His statements are false, Christianity is of no importance. If true, it is of infinite importance. The one thing it cannot be is moderately important. And that's the central statement that convinced Lewis. The significance of who Jesus is." — Max McLean Listen to our latest podcast episode, "Max McLean Gives C.S. Lewis A Voice for Today" at the link in our bio or on your favorite streaming platform.
Wilber's journey from club MC, through years in prison, to a missionary's life is a powerful testimony of God's grace through Jesus Christ. Hear his incredible story of transformation.
What's behind each episode of El Faro de Redención? 1️⃣ There's a speaker and director, studying, praying, writing, planning, and recording each episode. 2️⃣ There's an executive producer, organizing, planning, producing, and reviewing each episode. 3️⃣ There's a content producer, gathering content, searching for ideas, recording interviews, and more. 4️⃣ And there's a social media manager, creating content, managing our social networks, interacting with our listeners, etc! In addition to our great small team, we have readers, collaborators in Cuba, supporters who make this ministry possible with their generosity, brothers praying for Cuba and this ministry, and above all our Heavenly Father who gives us the power and the means for His glory. And, you! Thank you for tuning in! Thank you for your support and for being here!
As a Christian living in Havana, Cuba Idalmis does not have access to a wide variety of Christ-centered programs. After listening to El Faro de Redención for the first time by radio, she knew this program was different. Listen to her story.
Can evidence and faith go hand-in-hand? When Lee Strobel was an award-winning journalist for the Chicago Tribune, he would have said ‘no.’ This idea led him down a path to investigate the truth claims of Christianity. The result was life-altering. Many know his story through the bestselling book “The Case for Christ.” Today on the Great Stories podcast, Lee Strobel joins Charles Morris to revisit what led him to Jesus and how that reshaped the way he lives out each day. This conversation will give you hope for the atheists and agnostics in your own life who have yet to call Jesus Lord. Listen to the full episode here: https://bit.ly/3TDCFFe
Easter is coming. But unlike the Christmas season, Easter doesn’t have as many of the rich traditions that help us anticipate Christ’s death and resurrection. On today’s episode of the Great Stories podcast, Andrew Peterson helps us bridge the gap between what we read in the gospel and how these events have direct implications for how we live every single day. When you listen, you’ll also hear him talk about how he connects with Christ through music and the sense of feeling God’s presence in historic Christian places that are no longer active today. Listen to the full episode on your favorite streaming platform.
Alisa Childers is a former CCM recording artist with the Dove award-winning group ZOEgirl. But once she came off the road in her mid-thirties, she suffered a crisis of faith. The source of her newfound uncertainty and doubt? Her secretly deconstructing pastor. On today’s episode of the Great Stories Podcast, Alisa shares the story of her detour into progressive Christianity, as well as how the Lord delivered her to embrace a vibrant, rational, and informed faith that is grounded in historical Christianity. If you or a loved one is wrestling with doubt or uncertainty, we pray this conversation will help. Listen to the full episode here: https://bit.ly/3INEVVk
Scripture has been interpreted many different ways over the years, but how can you tell the difference between false gospels and the one Jesus lived and taught? On today’s episode of the Great Stories Podcast, Charles Morris and David Wollen are joined by Brandon Kimber, the director and editor of American Gospel: Christ Crucified. Together, they offer a biblical response to the growing deconstruction and progressive Christianity movement in America. Listen to the full episode here: https://bit.ly/48WOVpY
What is the American Gospel? Brandon Kimber, the filmmaker behind the American Gospel documentary series explains. Tune in to this week's series to hear more: https://bit.ly/4c9Ly1J
A brief and sweet prayer by Marci Wollen from Tuesday's program for parents or grandparents wanting to grow in discipling their kids to Jesus.
If we want our children and grandchildren to carry their faith into adulthood, then we ought to help them fall in love with God’s Word. One of the best ways to do that is through music. And so on today’s episode of the Great Stories Podcast, Adam Wright of The Corner Room joins us to talk about the importance of Scripture-based songs for children. Listen to the full episode here: https://bit.ly/3TjSsKj
When we say that it's "all about Jesus," we are simply repeating what God's Word says about Jesus. All of the Old Testament anticipates Him, the Gospels celebrate His coming, and the New Testament proclaims His return. When we read God's Word, the Holy Spirit reveals Him. And the Bible promises that one day "every knee will bow" to Him. Therefore ... we are "All About Jesus."
Founded in 1934, we share the Great Story that’s All About Jesus on more than 600 stations in North America with an estimated 2,000,000+ listeners each week. To hear our daily messages, timely content, and Christ-centered interviews, you can subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, download the Haven Today app, or stream episodes directly from our website at www.HavenToday.org.
A well-known and respected Los Angeles radio personality in the early 1930’s, Paul Myers’ life was out of control. His success had brought him no happiness and his alcoholism had even forced his wife to kick him out, though she continued to pray for his salvation and recovery.
Reduced to the life of a homeless alcoholic, Paul Myers sought refuge in a San Diego church service. After being turned away because of his repellent and drunken appearance, Myers went back to his cheap hotel and started reading the Gideon Bible. Convicted of his sin and devastated by his circumstances, he sought forgiveness and professed faith in Christ. One month later he was back on the radio, but this time as a broken man saved by grace — it was 1934 and The Haven of Rest radio broadcast had begun.
Since that time, God has used this ministry to bring thousands to faith in Christ. Now called HAVEN Today, the daily broadcast airs on more than 600 stations in North America and around the world. Through the Anchor daily devotional guide, thousands more are encouraged each day to live their lives through Christ and for Christ.
Haven Ministries is united with one common purpose . . . to tell the Great Story that’s all about Jesus.
As Speaker and President of Haven Ministries, Charles Morris brings a rich background to Christian radio from secular media. Starting his career as a broadcast news reporter, he then worked as an editor and bureau chief for United Press International. He also served as press secretary for two former U.S. Senators in addition to owning and managing a radio station.
While in seminary in Philadelphia, he began consulting and then worked as an assistant to the late Dr. James Montgomery Boice before coming to Haven as the ministry’s fourth speaker in 2000. Now as the leader of the 84-year-old radio ministry, Charles is always thinking of ways to lead Christians and non-Christians to Christ – hence the familiar slogan, “Telling the great story … it’s all about Jesus.”
Charles, and his wife Janet, have co-authored several books including Saving a Life, Jesus in the Midst of Success, Missing Jesus, and Charles’ most recent book, Fleeing ISIS, Finding Jesus. They have three children and are also the proud grandparents of Charlotte, Gracie, Ricky and Charlie.
