Stories of Hope Archives

By Joyce Ortego2 min read

Finding a home was hard work, but they weren’t alone in their search.

A badly burned Iraq veteran rises above his appearance—in front of 20 million Dancing with the Stars viewers.

By Diana Aydin7 min read

All appeared hopeless, but on Easter Sunday, he finally got the sign he’d so desperately prayed for…

By Peggy Frezon4 min read

She was determined to give her daughter the wedding of her dreams, but could she pull it off?

Her daughter had swum out too far and been missing for hours. She prayed for angels to assist her.

By Mary Emerson4 min read

Another long, gray Dakota winter. She didn’t know if she could survive it.

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

Dreading the days leading up to Good Friday, I found inspiration and hope in a painting.

By Lori Durham6 min read

Cook? She had no idea how. Still, Easter Sunday was her chance to impress her new beau.

A broken marriage, 81 hours of support-group meetings and a 2,000-mile motor-home trip across the country with her son.

By Evan Miller6 min read

For Davage, there was no escape. There was only the gun, inches away, aimed right between his eyes.

Hospital chaplains have an understanding of the role faith plays in the process of coping with and healing from a serious illness.

By Jim Hinch6 min read

Three friends, enjoying lunch at a café, learn they have mysterious secrets in common.