Guideposts

Guideposts is a monthly inspirational, interfaith, non profit magazine written by people from all walks of life. Its articles help readers achieve their maximum personal and spiritual potential.

A Journey of Faith

Guideposts

the up side® • QUOTES FROM TODAY’S POSITIVE THINKERS

SPIRIT LIFTING

someone cares • PASS IT ON

A Woman of Courage • After I was widowed, fear took over my life. How could I trust anyone if I couldn’t trust God?

Keep on Truckin’ • How to bring a couple back together: share a long-haul drive in an 18-wheeler

Ordinary People • The story behind Norman Rockwell’s celebrated painting

Confidence Builder • My five boys didn’t need me to homeschool them anymore. Now I wanted to be good at something else. But could I?

Mysterious Ways • More Than Coincidence

Bad Boy of the Bible • A conversation with pastor and best-selling author Max Lucado about anxiety, imperfection and his new book, God Never Gives Up on You: What Jacob’s Story Teaches Us About Grace, Mercy and God’s Relentless Love

Unearthed

Letters From Phil • My older brother and I went our separate ways: he to the Air Force, me to a marriage that didn’t last. He lived a rough-and-tumble life, but that’s not what really worried me

Star Turn • I worried about my introverted daughter. Then Olivia flipped the script

The Memory Box • When my best friend was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, I didn’t know how to reach out to her. I didn’t realize she had already prepared me for this

Songbird

The Cake Mixer Mishap • I should’ve listened to Mom

The Pet Portraitist • At my age, was it too late to find a new direction in life?

A Preview From Walking in Grace 2024

EVERYDAY GREATNESS Jessica Manfre • Uniting military and civilian communities through acts of kindness

My Answer to Pain • Inflammation was wreaking havoc with my health. Was God trying to show me a better way to live?

Answered Prayers

Elizabeth Sherrill • February 14, 1928–May 20, 2023

what prayer can do® • POWER IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES

family room® • MEET THE PEOPLE IN OUR PAGES

continued • HOW A STORY MADE A DIFFERENCE