When celebrities have true stories of hope and inspiration to tell, they tell them to Guideposts. In these stories by celebrities, in their own words, they open up about the uplifting moments that inspire them and the challenges they’ve overcome. Celebrity stories are not about glamour and fame. Instead, they are about real people who made their dreams come true.
Rev. Billy Graham preached before a total of nearly 215 million people in more than 185 countries. Browse our collection of photos of highlights from his life, career and ministry.
With a solid foundation of faith and family, the acclaimed actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth lives her life by a motto she learned from her mother: “You never know, honey.”
Beloved British singer Dame Vera Lynn, who in 2017 released a record-breaking new album and sponsored a charity concert, died at 103 on June 18, 2020.
Reba McEntire shares songs of hope and faith that have been a part of her life ever since her girlhood days in a one-room church in Chockie, Oklahoma.
The film and TV star shares how she overcame fear and failure to live her God-given purpose.
In this story from January 1963, John Glenn’s mother shares how her son, the first American to orbit the earth and a multi-term U.S. Senator, continued to rely on his faith and small-town values.
In a long and accomplished life, Kirk Douglas appeared in dozens of motion pictures, wrote several books, raised four sons and battled back from a debilitating stroke.
In this story from July 1997, Oscar- and Emmy-winner Art Carney shares the story about how God saw him through heart surgery—and made him a changed man.
For years the veteran broadcast journalist suffered secretly. Prayer gave her the strength to deal with her own struggles—and to help others in recovery.
In this story from June 1948, comedian Joe E. Brown, best remembered today as millionaire Osgood Fielding III in the classic 1959 comedy “Some Like It Hot,” discusses the healing power of laughter.
All her life, his mom had been a helper. Then she grew helpless, but actor Courtney B. Vance and his wife, Angela Bassett, rose to the challenge.
In this story from April 1958, actor Don Murray shares how his faith gave him the courage of his convictions.
