What comes to mind when you think of heaven?

Whether you realize it or not, your view of what is yet to come is shaping the way you live right now.

This week on The Great Stories Podcast, David is joined by Matthew McCullough for a new series called Why Heaven Matters for Today — a conversation about how our future hope is meant to transform our present lives.

All over YouTube and TikTok, people are seen deconstructing their faith—questioning Scripture, redefining the Gospel, and reshaping Christianity to fit the culture. For many families, it’s not just online noise but a personal and painful reality.

This week on The Great Stories Podcast, David Wollen talks with filmmaker Brandon Kimber in an episode titled “Brandon Kimber on Progressive Christianity.” Drawing from his documentary American Gospel: Christ Crucified, Kimber explains what’s at stake in the deconstruction movement and why the Gospel of Christ crucified remains our hope.

Charles Spurgeon is remembered as one of history’s greatest preachers, so influential he was called the Prince of Preachers and more than 130 years after his death, his sermons still strengthen millions. Yet behind his powerful ministry was a man who knew deep sorrow. Spurgeon spoke openly about what he called “melancholy” or “the minister’s fainting fits”—what we would likely call depression today. This week on The Great Stories Podcast, David Wollen revisits an interview with Charles Morris and Zack Eswine in an episode titled “Zack Eswine and the Sorrow of the Prince of Preachers,” where Eswine reflects on Spurgeon’s suffering and the sustaining grace of Christ that met him there, reminding us that even the strongest voices in church history knew weakness, and found their hope in the Savior.

He was known for his bold preaching and deep love for the Gospel, but Charles Spurgeon was also honest about his physical and emotional suffering. So how did he keep his eyes fixed on Jesus through it all?

Join David Wollen on The Great Stories Podcast for a new episode with Dr. Geoffrey Chang called, Finding Comfort in Suffering.

It may be one of the most widespread heartaches among Christians today: a loved one, often a child, who has drifted away from Jesus. For many parents, this pain is difficult to talk about openly, which is why we’re bringing this conversation into the open on Haven Today. Join David Wollen and special guest Paul Mallard for an episode titled Loving Your Child When Faith Feels Distant on The Great Stories Podcast.

Most Christians would love to know more of God’s Word by heart, yet many believers aren’t sure how to go about it. The Bible itself shows us how people in biblical times memorized Scripture. Join David Wollen on The Great Stories Podcast with special guest Dr. Kenneth Berding for a new episode titled How to Memorize Scripture with Kenneth Berding.

Encountering Jesus in the Old Testament invites us to see how the Hebrew Scriptures consistently point to Christ. From promises and patterns to people and events, the story of Scripture leads us to Him long before His incarnation. Join David Wollen and respected Bible teacher Nancy Guthrie as they explore how Jesus is revealed across the Old Testament on this episode of The Great Stories Podcast: Encountering Jesus in the Old Testament with Nancy Guthrie.

What does it truly look like to encounter Jesus in the Old Testament? Do the books of the Hebrew Scriptures all, in some way, lead us to Him? Join David Wollen and acclaimed author Nancy Guthrie as they explore how Christ is revealed throughout Scripture long before His incarnation, on this episode of The Great Stories Podcast: "Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament with Nancy Guthrie."