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“Go Make Pies!”
I knew a message from God when I heard one, but why this?
5 min |
November 2020

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“We're His Family”
This woman opens her home and heart to foster veterans, but there was one she feared she’d never reach
8 min |
November 2020

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BANJO MAN
This Marine veteran was tormented by memories of the Vietnam War. Learn how music was his salvation
8 min |
November 2020

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A House for Katherine Red Feather
In this story from 2004, a man’s life was changed by a newspaper headline: “Native American Elders Freeze to Death”
7 min |
November 2020

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The Hardest Post
After my cancer diagnosis, I needed all the support and prayer I could get. So why was I having trouble asking for it?
4 min |
October 2020

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Our Second Act
He thought they were the perfect couple. Until they weren’t
8 min |
October 2020

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Staying Strong in a Crisis
Five lessons from a Red Cross chaplain
7 min |
October 2020

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Breaking the Cycle
He survived 15 seasons playing pro football. Yet nothing compared to the violence in his home growing up. As an NFL executive, husband and father, he’s committed to…
7 min |
October 2020

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A Light From Within
The only one who’d ever been afraid of me was me. Then came Bronwen
8 min |
October 2020

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What Love Had to Do With It
My twin boys were constantly at each other’s throats. And that was before the pandemic put our house under lockdown
5 min |
September 2020

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Still Serving
How a woman veteran is turning her struggles into positive action
8 min |
September 2020

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The Ninth Step
Her alcoholic father was ready to make amends for the past. Was she ready to forgive him?
8 min |
September 2020

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The Voice I Needed to Hear
As a widow and a farmer, I thought I was comfortable being on my own. The pandemic showed me otherwise
7 min |
September 2020

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The Last Survivor
Of all the stories we published about September 11, this may have been the most powerful
9 min |
September 2020

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Love Thy Neighbor?
We used to be friends. Then we weren’t
3 min |
September 2020

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Intensive Care
Dan Radice was an exercise specialist who brought Dr. Rick Pitera through cardiac rehab. Now it was Rick’s turn to save Dan’s life
9 min |
September 2020

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Joyful Reawakening
I was sure our first Shabbat in quarantine was going to be different—and not in a good way
3 min |
September 2020

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Everyday greatness: LYNN COLWELL
Her colorful calling
2 min |
September 2020

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A Different Answer
I prayed for help with my rheumatoid arthritis. So why was I still in such agony?
6 min |
September 2020

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“meet me at the golf cart”
Who would have guessed it would be the secret to our happy marriage?
3 min |
August 2020

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Dog on a Mission
In my grief, I just wanted to be alone
5 min |
August 2020

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More than a pastor
My business was hanging by a thread. So was my spirit. Then my good friend and mentor was struck down by Covid-19
7 min |
August 2020

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Mystery of the Missing Report Card
My childhood was not pretty. Neither was the angel I met in a dark alley in a dangerous part of town
6 min |
August 2020

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That Bad Good Friday
It was stronger than the infamous San Francisco earthquake of 1906, but Americans proved even stronger
7 min |
August 2020

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Faith Factor
Bob is our most popular blogger on Guideposts.org. We wanted to share a story that happened to him a while ago but is more relevant than ever today
6 min |
August 2020

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Abraham's Well
What compelled us to move halfway around the world to a place where we didn’t even speak the language?
6 min |
August 2020

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Chuck wagon chef
The not-so-lost art of cooking for cowboys
8 min |
August 2020

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Acceptance, Strength, Gratitude
How do you go on when the man you love is diagnosed with Stage IV cancer?
8 min |
August 2020

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A Simple Message
Loneliness is the root of so many problems. A psychologist shares a way you can reach out
8 min |
August 2020

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Mom's Angel
Living 3,000 miles away, I wished I could do more for my aging mother. Then came…
7 min |