Who’s Buried in Grant’s Tomb?
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
A message of peace from a Civil War general’s tomb.
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Melba Pattillo Beals: The Faith and Courage of a Civil Rights Icon
Melba Pattillo Beals, one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who in 1957 enrolled at the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School, discusses her memoir of that time, I Will Not Fear.
Guideposts Classics: Brooke Shields’ 4 Tips for Helping a Friend Cope with Depression
By Brooke Shields6 min read
In this story from August 2005, actress Brooke Shields, who lost a dear friend to suicide, shares the lessons she learned from that experience—and from her own struggle with depression.
How She Overcame Opioid Addiction
By Linda Maher8 min read
Hospitalized after a serious car accident, she had to face withdrawal from the painkillers she was prescribed
How She Recovered from a Catastrophic Accident
By Colleen Kelly Alexander8 min read
After being crushed beneath the wheels of a freight truck, she feared she would never walk again, but this dedicated athlete refused to let the pain stop her.
3 Ways Moods and Emotions Are Different
By Holly Lebowitz Rossi2 min read
How to develop healthy, positive habits
Inspiring Stories from People Like Us
By Edward Grinnan2 min read
True stories of faith in action from real people.
A Teacher’s Graduation Gift
By Katie Allen Berlandi3 min read
Inspiring students to think of others for the rest of their lives
6 Life Lessons from Injuries
By Colleen Kelly Alexander3 min read
Colleen Kelly Alexander was in a horrific accident that left her in pain so intense she thought she would never recover. But recover she did. Now she’s strong enough to bike, run, swim and even compete in triathlons.