Anyone know about "Guideposts"?

[Patty T]

The founder is Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. I ran across their website and would like to know if anyone is familiar with this publication - "Daily Guideposts".

Thanks for any insight you have :):


Patty

[cenimo]

It's a pretty neutral middle of the road Christian publication with inspirational stories.

Norman Vincent Peale passed away a few years ago and his wife is running it now.

The hard copy magazine has a feature called His Mysterious Ways....incredible instances of Divine Intervention.

[Patty T]

It's a pretty neutral middle of the road Christian publication with inspirational stories.

Peale passed away a few years ago and his wife is running it now.

The hard copy magazine has a feature called His Mysterious Ways....incredible instances of Divine Intervention.


Thank you. For some reason I thought this was aligned or affiliated with Jehovah's Witnesses.

[Leigh]

Thank you. For some reason I thought this was aligned or affiliated with Jehovah's Witnesses.
I believe the JW magazine is called Awake.

[Crescendo]

No connection with the JWs. Its a publication of inspirational stories. Nothing untoward to be avoided.

[Mountain Girl]

I used to subscribe to Guideposts and thoroughly enjoyed it!

Uplifting and encouraging stories of God working in people's lives.

I highly recommend it.

[Catwoman]

I really like anything that is associated with Guideposts. I like the yearly devotional books they put out (I believe Wal Mart sells them now). Nowadays I can check out the magazine from the library which I do and save myself the subscription price.

[LeahIA]

Our daughter gave us a subscription one year. It was OK, but I prefer Today Christian Reader more.

[Ponderin]

Peale, Norman Vincent: (http://www.watchman.org/cat95.htm#Peale) Was a popular writer, promoter of the belief in the power of positive thinking popularized through the interfaith magazine, Guideposts. Peale’s views of Christianity were heavily influenced by his mentor Ernest Holmes, the founder of Religious Science (http://www.watchman.org/cat95-temp.htm#Religious Science), and also reflected the philosophies of New Thought (http://www.watchman.org/cat95-temp.htm#NewThought), and Unity (http://www.watchman.org/cat95-temp.htm#Unity).



Norman Vincent Peale

Watchman Fellowship is a ministry which deals with cults and heretical teachers. We do not publically get involved with "intramural" disagreements among Christians. The Scripture reminds us that "now we see in a glass dimly (we) know in part" (I Corinthians 13:12). No one has or understands all the truth but all Christians have always agreed on and understood the essential doctrines of the faith. The Bible is clear on what constitutes fatal heresy (a denial of salvation), which is a denial of the true God and a rejection of the gospel of grace (Galatians 1:6-9, 4:8; Romans 1:18-25; 2 Corinthians 11:3-4; 2 Peter 2:1-3; John 12:44-50; John 17:3; 1 Corinthians 8:5-6; etc.).

Heretics will invent a different god and gospel. The Bible warns that these false teachers will teach things opposed to sound doctrine which will "tickle the ears," or satisfy man's carnal desires, and "turn (them) aside to myths," (2 Timothy 4:3-4).

Watchman Fellowship frequently receives requests to expose certain teachers who may be teaching poor and harmful doctrine. We may sympathize, but must decline if we feel they are right on the essentials. But occasionally through our research we find people who may be well known and influential, yet definitely fall into the category of false teachers.

One of these is Norman Vincent Peale, publisher of Guidepost magazine and writer of many books including the best selling Power of Positive Thinking. Our conclusion after much research is that Norman Vincent Peale is a universalist, that is, he believes that everyone is going to heaven if they believe in a god, and have some redeeming value, which is just about everyone. This is evidenced by several situations documented in Peale's life.


See LINK (http://www.watchman.org/reltop/peale.htm) for more

[cinlynn]

It's a pretty neutral middle of the road Christian publication with inspirational stories.

Norman Vincent Peale passed away a few years ago and his wife is running it now.

The hard copy magazine has a feature called His Mysterious Ways....incredible instances of Divine Intervention.


:nod

Guideposts also has a feature called "What Prayer Can Do", with a short story.

I have always enjoyed Guideposts.

[jackie's_notes]

I used to subscribe to Guideposts, and it had very good stories.

However, two years ago I stopped my subscription. They are getting into Hollywood-type stories not having to do with anything Christian, but just good people. You know, like new age, where everything is about the good things that people do or experience. Nothing about the only true God or salvation.

Just my two cents.

[Patty T]

I sure do appreciate everyone's response. I can't put my finger on it, but something just doesn't set right with me with them.

Ponderin, thank you for the link and post. The "power of positive thinking" is one area that doesn't jive with my spirit.

I wondered if anyone knew more about the organization and Dr. Peale. I love this place. It's such a blessing.

Thanks again brothers and sisters :thumb

[mustardseed]

I have my grandmother's copy of Dr. Peale's original book, and my mother's copy of his wife's book. They seem OK to me, and I subscribe. There's a website now, too, and you can look through it there.