Inspiring Stories Archives

Giving Thanks for Music

The Grammy Awards reminded me again that music can say something meaningful, both to the world we live in and to our individual lives.

Mary Lou Reed (right) and her sister, Lauren

The Family That Prays Together…

By Mary Lou Reed8 min read

A shared prayer inspires an older sister to open her heart, as well as her home, to a sibling in need.

Guideposts Editor-in-Chief Edward Grinnan

Relapse Redux

By Edward Grinnan5 min read

I know firsthand how important it is for Josh Hamilton to hold fast to his faith and his sobriety.

Editor’s Note: More Than a Magazine

By Editor-in-Chief, Edward Grinnan1 min read

With the help of our readers and supporters, Guideposts Outreach reaches out to people in need.

“Heaven Is for Real”

By David Morris2 min read

How are we changed by reading a story that seems to lift the veil of our everyday world? Does a vision of a heavenly future bring us hope to live out our faith in the present?

Hope Springs

By Edward Grinnan3 min read

Turn gloom into blooms. Love shared is love squared. We call these little sayings “Hope-isms.” Have you met Hope?

Cover of Guideposts Book "The Loom," by Shella Gillus

Inspiring Guideposts Book Nominated for NAACP Award

By David Morris2 min read

The Loom tells a moving story of faith and freedom based on a true, mostly forgotten element of American history.

Embracing Hope and Soaring in Troubled Times

By Maggie Engler8 min read

She was struggling financially when she learned her job was ending. Could she find a way to continue the work she loved?

Faith on the Inside

By David Morris2 min read

I sometimes wonder about the books we publish: Do we create content that helps us keep our faith the same, just as it was, at the expense of others who have yet to find a vibrant walk with God?