Is Family a Gift?
By Pablo Diaz2 min read
Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa says, “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”
Blessings
Blessings are all around us, if we have our eyes open to noticing the ways our families, friends, community, and God bless and enrich our lives each day.
God Puts Big Dreams in Our Hearts
By Michelle Medlock Adams3 min read
What are you believing from God today? Has He shown you a glimpse of your future? Has He placed big dreams in your heart—dreams you’ve never shared with anyone for fear they’d mock you? If He has, begin praising Him.
The Miracles That Didn’t Happen
By Diana Aydin2 min read
I’m not giving up on those 12 miracles I wrote down last year. God’s working on them behind the scenes. In the meantime, I’m going to make a new list to open in 2016. Not to measure my progress. But so I can see how God surprises me!
Using Our Spiritual Gifts to Help Others
By Shawnelle Eliasen2 min read
Isn’t this how we grow? By stretching? By pressing a little hard? By leaning into our talents and abilities and gifts and stepping forward into who we were made to be?
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
By Rick Hamlin3 min read
Give us this day our daily bread? I find myself praying it, thinking of those for whom their daily bread is not to be taken for granted. It’s not just me and mind, it’s ours.
What’s a Miracle? You Tell Us.
By Diana Aydin1 min read
When we asked you, our readers, to tell us what defines a miracle, the answers varied, but all were personal.
An Appreciation from the Peale Family
By Katie Allen Berlandi3 min read
Through Guideposts’ written materials others can learn how to think about faith in new ways; how to face personal problems, fear and challenges; and how attitude and mindset can be our greatest tools in living full, gratifying and giving lives.
Miracles Big and Small
By Diana Aydin4 min read
When we asked how do you define a miracle, we got examples both big and small–but all very personal.
10 Ways to Stay Husband and Wife for Life
By Michelle Cox1 min read
It’s beautiful to see young love in bloom, to see excitement and dreams for the future in the eyes of the bridal couple. But to me, it’s even more beautiful to see old love in bloom—the marriages that have withstood the test of time.
5 Ways the Fourth of July Can Spark a Prayer
By Bob Hostetler1 min read
The annual celebration of American Independence can also inspire prayer.
10 Tips for a Lasting Marriage
By Michelle Cox3 min read
Here’s how to avoid “I do” from becoming “I don’t” with 10 tips for making a marriage last.
9 Ways to Reclaim Your Happiness
By Michelle Cox1 min read
Feeling discouraged? Here are nine ways to climb out of an emotional rut so you can reclaim your happiness and get back to doing God’s work!