How She Relinquished Control of Her Pain and Her Addiction to God
By Lori Gottula8 min read
It started with a bad back. It ended with addiction and a moment of truth.
Inspirational Stories
Let inspirational stories of faith, hope, survival, healing, and courage help you cultivate a positive attitude every day.
A Christian Pastor and a Muslim Imam Find Friendship and Common Ground
By Jim Powell and Kamil Mufti9 min read
When an evangelical church relocates next to a mosque, it provides an opportunity for people of different faiths to build bridges.
How a House-Building Mission Trip in India Changed His Life
By doug-snyder4 min read
On a mission trip to build houses for families in need in Trivandrum — a gorgeous, rural section of Kerala in the southern west tip of India— this writer has a life-changing experience.
Someone Cares: “Jet! Jet! Pray!”
By Yvonne Howell1 min read
Seeing these jets inspired his grandchildren to have respect for those in uniform.
Someone Cares: Neglected No More
By Julie Lavender1 min read
Clarence Puvis noticed that the tombstones and markers in a veteran gravesite looked untended. He decided to take matters into his own hands.
Why Does Guideposts Want to Hear from Readers about ‘Everyday Greatness’?
By Brooke Obie3 min read
Everyday Greatness team leader Tarice Gray, an editor at Guideposts Books, shares how this initiative is building community.
These Strangers Gave Her Hope in the Face of Her Boyfriend’s Addiction
By Lindsay Day-Walker6 min read
She had felt alone in her own family—until she met a group of strangers who gave her the comfort she needed.
Wayfarers Inn: The Role of Faith
Listen as three Guideposts employees talk about the role of faith in their daily lives. Follow three life-long friends as they solve mysteries with the support of faith in Guideposts’ newest fiction series, Secrets of Wayfarers Inn.
What Mister Rogers’ Best Friend Wants You to Know About Him
By Jessica Toomer5 min read
Reverend George Wirth helps others get to know his best friend, Fred Rogers. Wirth explains how Rogers Christian faith helped open the minds of others to different cultures and ways of thinking.
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Crossing to Freedom: The Marietta Stop on the Underground Railroad
By Michelle Rapkin5 min read
Discover the real-life history of Marietta, Ohio, the setting for Guideposts new fiction series, Secrets of Wayfarers Inn.
How Stories Can Change the World
By Diana Aydin2 min read
Guideposts is looking for true stories from real people.
How Olympian Mirai Nagasu Fought to Make History
By Jessica Toomer5 min read
The figure skater reflects on her history-making performance at the Olympics and looks ahead to winning another title, on “Dancing with the Stars.”