God’s Love Pulled Terry Pendleton Out of a Slump

I was in the longest batting slump of my major-league career. It was 1990, and instead of playing…

Mitford Author Jan Karon Shares the “Prayer That Never Fails”

For more than 25 years, Jan Karon has been delighting millions of readers with her New York Times bestselling…

Kristin Chenoweth Finds Strength and Comfort in Prayer

I’ve never been shy. And I’m definitely not shy about my faith. I grew up in the Bible…

Interview with the Author: Liz Murray, The Serenity Prayer

Her Poems Are Her Prayers

Three years ago, I wrote a story for Guideposts about how a poem saved a forest. I’m a…

Guideposts Classics: Neil Hamilton on Asking for Prayer

I knew exactly where and how I would kill myself. Not far from Hollywood in the mountains above…

Guideposts Classics: Joe E. Brown on the Power of Laughter

Laughter in my business. Everyone pretty much knows that laughter is good medicine. It is a recognized therapy—a…

Guideposts Classics: Dolly Parton on Happiness

I hear it from folks all the time: “Gosh, Dolly, you seem so happy!” Well, my smile’s pretty…

Guideposts Classics: David Niven’s Christmas Prayer

It took place on Christmas Eve 1939. I had just arrived in England from Hollywood to volunteer for…

Guideposts Classics: Buddy Ebsen on Prayer on New Year’s Eve

The year 1945 was fading fast as my wife Nancy and I trudged home that evening in mid-Manhattan.…