Stories of Faith and Hope Archives

How to Love Your Enemies

By Rick Hamlin3 min read

A helpful example of how to put Jesus’ words into practice.

A Chance to Show Great Love

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

How God’s forgiveness creates room for love.

Left: Helen Keller, Middle: Anne Frank, Right: Eleanor Roosevelt

6 Women Who Inspire Us Today

By Therese Borchard4 min read

Author Therese Borchard highlights some of history’s most inspirational women and their great lessons

Actress Chrissy Metz; photo by Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images

‘This Is Us’ Star Chrissy Metz on Resilience

By Chrissy Metz8 min read

The actress shares how overcoming early hardships helped prepare her for her first feature film

Why She Talked About Her Father’s Past in the Miss America Pageant

By Aysa Branch8 min read

Miss Mississippi Asya Branch didn’t know what to expect when she shared her incarcerated father’s story in the competition

'West Point was a great place to be a kid,' Claire says.

How the Women of West Point Inspired Her

By Claire Gibson7 min read

Growing up at the Academy, Claire Gibson met women who helped her face adult challenges

Guideposts Classics: Corrie ten Boom on Trusting in God

By Corrie ten Boom4 min read

In this story from August 1976, Corrie ten Boom, the author of The Hiding Place, recalls her watchmaker father’s timeless advice.

A childhood photo of Asya Branch, Miss Mississippi 2018, with her father.

Asya Branch’s Mission to Inspire Children of Incarcerated Parents

By Brett Leveridge2 min read

Browse our gallery of photos of Asya Branch, Miss Mississippi 2018, who works with children of incarcerated parents.

6 Life Lessons from an Old Log Cabin

By Roberta Messner2 min read

How renovating an old, rundown place ended up restoring her life after divorce

Elizabeth Jennings: A Civil Rights Icon of Faith and Courage

By Brett Leveridge5 min read

Elizabeth Jennings, a church-going school teacher, stood up for her right to use New York’s public transportation more than a century before Rosa Parks’ courageous stand.

How Becoming American Helped Her Honor Her Past

By Cynthia Gandhi Dobbs8 min read

Cynthia Gandhi Dobbs always felt American—until it was time for her to become a citizen. Now she wondered if she were leaving her Indian culture behind.