Linda Evans Shepherd

I found my mentor in a dark coliseum when a young woman sat on a stool, inside a bright spotlight. In a voice that sounded like a child singing, she said, “Hi, I’m Ann. I am one simple woman in the world. I have never shaken hands with the president. I cry. Sometimes I am …

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Wouldn’t it be wonderful if prayer were a way we could control God? Oh my, did I really put that thought into print? Maybe this isn’t a godly idea, yet we’ve all been guilty of this unspoken notion when we’ve faced what seemed to be a major failure in prayer. We’ve agonized, But I thought …

When Your Prayers Go Unanswered, Try This Faith-Filled Response Read More »

Got a purpose? Ask God to show you something you could do if fear stepped out of your way. Queen Esther’s Challenge Queen Esther found herself facing such a challenge. She’d risen above her difficult childhood and won a kingdom-wide beauty pageant to accept the role of a lifetime, a royal marriage to King Xerxes …

Dare to Dream Into Your Purpose Read More »

I am like a prayer investigator. I had to become one, because I had a mountain to move. After a violent car crash put my 18-month-old baby into a coma, I needed to know what it would take to touch my daughter through the power of prayer. Since that fateful day, I’ve made it my …

How Your Prayers Can Move Mountains, Reverse the Works of the Enemy and More Read More »

I want to be a woman of faith. But in the face of uncertainties, I cannot always fathom what God is doing. I pray for healing for one, and that one is healed. I pray for healing for another, and that one continues to suffer. How I wish God would let me in on the …

How Holy Spirit Wants You to Pray for Miracles Read More »

An exciting prayer of faith started on Saturday morning after I’d driven 20 miles through a ferocious rainstorm from Longmont, Colorado, to Loveland to attend a meeting. It had been pouring for days, and the forecast called for even more rain. A friend at the meeting told me, “My son lives across town from you. …

How a Deep Need Brought This Woman Into Miracle-Making Prayer Read More »

One morning, I’d spent time praying for several hurting people at church. As I prayed for my new friends, the Lord revealed their deeper wounds and secrets. I shared the insights God had given me as I prayed for them. I told them they could really trust God and his great love for them. Their …

How Hearing God’s Voice Gave This Woman Winning Lottery Numbers Read More »

How would your life change if you were able to put power into your prayer life? What if you could pray for provision and see God provide or pray for healing and see God heal? What if you could pray for circumstances and see your circumstances change? These things are possible when you understand a …

Put Power Into Your Prayer Life With These 2 Christ-Centered Keys Read More »

Do fireworks drip red rose pedals across the sky? Do purple butterflies dance to bright notes of joy? Sometimes, yes. Faith can yield staggering miracles. I know this is true because I’ve seen the cancer patient healed. I’ve seen lack met with a provision. I’ve even seen the crippled stand and walk.But other times, I’ve …

Your Prayer of Faith for the Valley of the Shadow Read More »

“Stop! You can’t pray that!” a young woman ordered me. She had just expressed her extreme fear of snakes as we walked through a wooded area. I had responded by bowing my head and praying, “Dear Lord, please protect us from snakes. May they not harm us, bite us or be seen by us. I …

7 Spiritual Secrets You Need to Know to Sharpen Your Prayer Life Read More »

I was nervous. Something had happened that would make this, my first day of high school, different from all the other first days of high school at South Park High. For this would be the first day that my school would be officially integrated. The year was 1971, and it seemed the school board had …

Try This Spirit-Infused Response to Racial Tension and See What God Does Read More »

It’s a new day, a fresh season. The air here in Colorado is sweet after days of rain. The grass is green, and the crab apple tree in my backyard is filled with fluffy pink blossoms. After a deep season of sorrow upon losing my precious daughter Laura, I am feeling a new sweetness in …

The Life-Changing Secret to Prayer You May Have Overlooked Read More »

Is it possible to learn to hear God’s voice when you pray? The answer is yes, and I have some ideas to help you apply a little Miracle Grow to your spiritual ears. My first question is this: What is your prayer life like? Do you just read off your “God, please” list? You know …

How You Can Hear God’s Voice as Never Before Read More »