Guideposts Magazine

''Guideposts'' is a spiritual non-profit organization publishing inspirational magazines, books and online material. Founded in 1945 by Norman Vincent Peale, Raymond Thornburg, and Peale's wife, Ruth Stafford Peale with just one inaugural magazine, Guideposts has since grown to publish annual devotionals, books about faith, Christian novels, periodicals and a website.

The Guideposts organization is currently headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut, with additional offices in New York City.

The ''Guideposts'' magazine

The March 1945 issue of ''Guideposts'' magazine was distributed to 10,000 households. There were four short articles, one for each week of the month. That inaugural issue contained a story by a World War I Ace, Eddie Rickenbacker, and an article in ''Reader's Digest''. By 1952, there were 500,000 subscribers to the magazine and in 2018 circulation was more than 2,000,000 subscribers and receivers of the outreach gifting programs in the United States. The magazine is non-denominational, avoids politics and controversy, and for many years did not accept advertising.

Frequency of magazine issues

For much of its history, ''Guideposts'' published twelve issues a year. Starting in 2019 the periodical was published ten times a year, with the June/July and December/January issues being two-month editions. Starting with the June/July 2021 issue ''Guideposts'' became a bimonthly magazine, with six issues being published each year. Each issue was expanded to 100 pages, an increase of 30 pages from earlier issues.

Other Guideposts publications and website content

In addition to ''Guideposts'' there are now five other bi-monthly spiritual magazines, including ''Angels on Earth'' and ''All God's Creatures''.

Guideposts publishes several genres of books, prayer guides, daily devotionals, and inspirational novels. The organization also provides daily devotions on their website.

Writing contests

''Guideposts'' sponsors two writing contests. The annual ''Guideposts'' Young Writers Contest awards scholarship funds to high school juniors and seniors whose personal stories are chosen for publication in the magazine.Hamilton, Denise, Grandson’s Essay on Alzheimer’s Wins Contest, ''Los Angeles Times'', March 2, 1986 (online reprint)
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References

External links

Official website

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Christian magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1945
Magazines published in Connecticut
Non-profit organizations based in Connecticut
Christian organizations established in 1945
Companies based in Danbury, Connecticut