Inspirational Stories Archives

There’s a lot to this thankfulness thing, and we’ve got to start somewhere.

Watch as a young elephant floundering in a water hole is rescued by family members.

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

Time and again I meet Christians who found their faith through Lewis’ writings…

She wasn’t there to say goodbye to her sweet kitten, Maynard. But somehow he said goodbye to her.

Her greatest fear was public speaking. Why had she promised to give a speech at church?

Twenty-eight men died when the freighter Daniel J. Morrell sank in Lake Huron; there was just one survivor. This is his story.

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

Are we ever really off the hook when it comes to the needy? Isn’t helping them at the heart of the Gospel?

She felt suddenly alone when her family left after a Yuletide visit, but nearly invisible reminders served to prolong the joy.

A waitress’s prayers help heal her customer’s rocky marriage.

Moved by an Army medic's account of serving in Iraq, she signed up to correspond with active-duty soldiers. One had a very familiar name…

A Toronto group known as Choir! Choir! Choir! performs Leonard Cohen’s beloved song.

Marvin Perkins Jr., a homeless man living in Georgia, shares a poem he wrote about his life.