Haven Today

He may be one of the most profound hymn writers working today, yet Fernando Ortega will be the first to bring up that it’s not always easy to make a living writing hymns in an era of pop praise music.

Is it really love if you only love those who love you back? Jesus taught His followers to love unconditionally, but that's easier said than done. So how do we learn to love like Jesus?

Love can easily be defined - it is patient, kind and gracious. But true Christian love cannot be proud, self-seeking and rude. How can we love others in the way that God first loved us?

The love of Christ covers our failures to love others. And His love also helps us take the first steps to apologize and restore broken relationships.

If love is so great, why does it often hurt so much? When we open our hearts to love, we are also leaving ourselves vulnerable to pain, betrayal, and abandonment. No one knows this better than Christ.