Stories of Faith Archives

4 Short Words to Pray Online

With social media, so many prayer requests, so little time. Bob Hostetler offers four short words you can utter in prayer in an instant and with heartfelt grace.

When God Shows Up Unexpectedly

By Michelle Cox3 min read

It was as if God whispered, “Your life is just like that. If you’ll walk in My footsteps, I’ll guide you—and as long as you keep following in My footsteps, your journey will be much easier.”

Guideposts: Sometimes you just have to walk on faith.

As the mom of a Marine, I learned pretty early on that I was going to be doing a lot of water walking. And if I didn’t keep my eyes on Jesus, I was going to sink. Here are four other lessons I learned.

Are you a giver or a receiver? There is joy in both.

Are You a Giver or a Taker?

By Pablo Diaz3 min read

I think we all have to battle selfishness to be more generous with what has been given to us.

When We Want God’s Attention

By Shawnelle Eliasen2 min read

Isn’t it a precious thing that the Lord, our Father in heaven, recognizes our need to be noticed and meets us with unending, unchanging, unblemished love?

An Angelic Confirmation

By colleen-hughes2 min read

Angels on Earth magazine paves the way for an aspiring writer.

Praying for the Darkness to End

By julia-attaway2 min read

What is it about nighttime that magnifies fear? I suspect we’re vulnerable then because the devil wants us to forget that God “has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.” (Colossians 1:13)

We ask for more of something good and loving, God responds.

Pray the ‘Oliver Twist’ Prayer

By Bob Hostetler2 min read

Unlike the orphan in Charles Dickens’s novel Oliver Twist, when we ask God for more of something good and loving, we will receive it!

Reflections of Jesus

By Michelle Cox3 min read

I’m reminded that we leave traces of Jesus behind in our everyday lives—whether in a bad way or in a good way—like a teenaged girl with Bible verses taped on her mirror and her heart for missions captured in the photos on her wall.

Jesus is a ray of light in a hurting world.

Hope for a Hurting World

By Shawnelle Eliasen2 min read

When darkness reaches into the world, like the tragic shootings in Charleston, South Carolina, Jesus can bring forth new life and light.

Judi Blankenbaker at a recent Guideposts Foundation event at Phoenix Children's Hospital.

An Appreciation from the Peale Family

By Katie Allen Berlandi3 min read

Through Guideposts’ written materials others can learn how to think about faith in new ways; how to face personal problems, fear and challenges; and how attitude and mindset can be our greatest tools in living full, gratifying and giving lives.

Guideposts: How to help your soldier weather PTSD.

Veterans and PTSD: Once Lost, Now Found

By Edie Melson2 min read

So many of our men and women in uniform experience PTSD to differing degrees. Part of helping a loved one cope with this disorder is the ability to give them the time and space they need to evaluate what they’ve been through.