Courage Archives

Lindsay Butler, husband Rick and children Lacey and Lars

Dream Angels Help New Mother Heal

By Lindsay Butler7 min read

A woman is mired in depression until angels wearing multi-hued robes pay a healing visit.

A Different Kind of Strong

By Cory Procter7 min read

An NFL lineman learns that strength can be fostered by faith when he meets a courageous Iowa farmer.

An artist's rendering of Milton's swirls of snow that looked like angels

Another Kind of Snow Angel

By Milton Rosseland5 min read

A sheep rancher caught in a blizzard sees his courage rewarded and his faith justified.

Courage and Honesty in Prayer

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

Better to say things that you wish, even the things that seem patently wrong-headed, than to hold them back. Better to pray honestly, complaining, whining, venting, than to say nothing at all.

Guideposts Editor-in-Chief Edward Grinnan

St. Paul’s Faith, Courage and Fortitude

By Edward Grinnan2 min read

I had heard the stories about the travels of Paul growing up but until I actually saw the places he traveled to, often repeatedly, how unforgiving the terrain is, I did not truly apprehend the fire that was in his soul.

Max Cleland; photograph by Aaron Clamage for Guideposts.

Max Cleland: Revisiting Old Wounds Renews War Hero’s Faith

By Max Cleland8 min read

How the depression Max Cleland experienced following an electoral defeat opened a door to healing.

The Little Chapel That Stood

By A. B. Curtiss3 min read

How a grandmother's poem turned into an inspiring children's book about September 11.

I Believe in Quitting

By Asimpkinson1 min read

A powerful message about how to change your life into one that is truly your own.

Inspired to Create a Grand New Flag

By Richard H. Schneider6 min read

What started as a creative school project back in the late 1950s for 17-year-old Robert G. Heft ended up the nation’s new flag—and a truly inspiring story.