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The 77-Year-Old Breast Cancer Survivor Who Biked Across the Country

Cancer survivor Carol Zemola Garsee, 77, shares highlights of her bike trip across the country.

A Conversation with Trent Shelton

In this series of videos, the former NFL player, motivational speaker and author of The Greatest You gets real about his faith, his failures and how he tapped both to discover his life’s purpose.

How to Use Personal Hardships to Help Others

By Pablo Diaz2 min read

How others have used grief and tragedy to help others.

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.