Inspiring Stories Archives

How to Use Personal Hardships to Help Others

By Pablo Diaz2 min read

How others have used grief and tragedy to help others.

Choir Shines Bright During New York City Blackout

By Daisy Urgiles2 min read

During a power outage, one choir took “the show must go on” to a whole new level.

Guideposts Classics: Neil Armstrong’s Mother on Her Son’s Love of Flying

By Mrs. Stephen Armstrong9 min read

In this Guideposts story from February 1970, Viola Armstrong shares how her son’s faith helped her accept his decision to fly.

How Worship Comes Alive in ‘The Secret Life of Bees’ Musical

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

How singing is praying twice

Apollo 11: Celebrating Communion on the Moon

Before he and Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon’s surface during the Apollo 11 moon landing, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin celebrated communion in the lunar module.

Guideposts Classics: Lee Iacocca on the Blessings of Freedom

By Lee Iacocca4 min read

In this story from September 1985, Lee Iacocca, bestselling author and former chairman of both the Ford Motor Company and the Chrysler Corporation, recalls how his immigrant parents survived tough times through hard work and faith.

Teens Survive Possible Tornado in a Texas Church

By Olivia Abel2 min read

The roof of Highland Terrace Baptist Church in Greenville, Texas, was ripped off in the violent storm but nobody was hurt.

Watch the Creation of Deborah Anderson’s ‘Sinai Christ’

Artist and iconographer Deborah Anderson shows the progress of a work called Sinai Christ. In explaining the eyes that appear mismatched, Deborah said, “It is to show the two natures of God, one eye looks directly at you in judgement, the other eye turns away in mercy.” To see more of Deborah’s work, click here.