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Religious studies scholar and author Huston Smith

Huston Smith: Why Faith Matters Today

This distinguished scholar has helped generations of Americans understand the world’s great religions. Here’s how his own faith helped him.

"Our prayers may be awkaward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the One who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference. -Max Lucado

9 Inspiring Quotes from Max Lucado

By Ashley Lateef2 min read

Get inspired with some of our favorite quotes from best-selling author, Max Lucado.

Guideposts Classics: Mary Higgins Clark’s Christmas Memories

By Mary Higgins Clark10 min read

In this story from December 2007, bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark shares the joys—and some sorrows—that she has experienced during the Christmas season.

Tony Bennett’s Most Important Lesson

By Tony Bennett3 min read

Tony Bennett shares the lasting lesson his mother taught him in this excerpt from his new book, Just Getting Started.

Inspiring Comics for Life and Love

By Brooke Obie1 min read

Leah Pearlman drew uplifting comics to help her heal after her father’s death from lung cancer.

Cookie Johnson on Faith, Purpose and Survival

By Brooke Obie5 min read

Twenty-five years after her NBA legend husband Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced he was HIV positive, Cookie Johnson shares her story.

Natalie Grant's new book "Finding Your Voice"

Natalie Grant Is Helping Women Find Their Voice

By Jessica Toomer6 min read

The Christian artist and author talks about her new book, and how to find your own voice in the age of social media.

An Internal Renovation

By Brandon Hatmaker3 min read

HGTV star Brandon Hatmaker shares how faith is a lot like renovating a house.

Three Things You Must Remember When Facing Rejection

By Lysa TerKeurst4 min read

In this excerpt from her new book Uninvited, author Lysa TerKeurst shares how we can fight rejection with faith and positivity.

A cover image from Guideposts Books' Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries series

Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries: An Interview with the Authors

Authors Tricia Goyer and Nancy Mehl discuss Guideposts Books’ new series, Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries, their favorite characters, the Amish lifestyle and the real-life town of Sugarcreek, Ohio.

Carol Wallace, author of a new adaptation of her great-great-grandfather's bestselling novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: How Lew Wallace Found Faith in Epic Fiction

By Carol Wallace6 min read

The great-great-granddaughter of the author of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ shares how that record-setting bestseller impacted her ancestor’s life—and her own.