Everyday Esthers – How One Person Can Silence the Chaos
Our world feels topsy-turvy and our culture often makes little sense, but history shows us that individual actions can create powerful ripple effects, even in the darkest moments.
Lessons from Abigail Adams- Stress Throughout History
Doctors feared she might not live. Abigail survived and lived to 73, dying of typhoid fever. Today, we recognize that long-term stress suppresses the immune system through high adrenaline and cortisol levels.
A Story of Hope & Redemption
Born in India, Sioni immigrated to Costa Rica when she was five years old. Raised in poverty by alcoholic parents, she suffered harsh and frequent physical abuse, but it didn’t compare to the horrors of the sexual abuse that started after toddlerhood.
Shine The Light
Today the world is steeped in darkness, filled with stumbling blocks of sin, trouble, and confusion. In times like these, we need to make sure we become like living flashlights, meaning that the light of God's presence is shining in and through us. Romans 12:11 can be summed up this way: Never let the fire in your heart go out. Keep it alive. Serve the Lord.
What to Pray When Your Tongue is On Fire
by Linda Evans Shepherd Picture the disciples, lingering in Jerusalem as Jesus instructed. Fresh from the Resurrection, Jesus had spent forty days with them, unveiling how the law of Moses,…
I Struggled to Forgive and Let Go of Trauma – Here’s How I Finally Found Freedom
Linda Evans Shepherd The broken woman who stood before me said, “But I’ve prayed to forgive, but my feelings of bitterness always return.” This woman had just heard me tell…
When Prayer Takes Flight
The lady behind the airline counter looked as if she couldn’t have cared less. I was at the airline’s special help desk, holding my airline confirmation email for a flight now leaving in forty minutes.
On the Wings of Prayer
The plane continued to sputter. I stared at the earth below and asked my husband, “Where are we going to land?
Rise Above Your Emotions
Linda Evans Shepherd Is it possible to rise above circumstances you can’t change? It is when you serve a God Whose Kingdom is not subject to the cares of this…
The Power of Pin It Prayers
by Linda Evans Shepherd in Leading Hearts magazine I love to send prayers into my multiple social media accounts so that my friends can pray along with me. My prayers…