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Author Archives: Michael Summers
Prayer for Spiritual Survival
Years ago, I lived in a steel-mill town. On the south side of the town was a large metal hill that we called Slag Mountain. It was the dumping site for impurities that had been discarded in the making … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, commandments, faith, Prayer, Psalm 119, refuge, relationships, religion, security, spirituality, Torah, trust
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Prayer About Meditation on God’s Word
Prayer and meditation on God’s message in the Bible builds spiritual strength. Psalm 119:97-104 describes the equipping power of the Word of God as a psalmist prays to the Lord. He begins, “O how I love your law! It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, christianity, life, meditation, poetry, Prayer, Psalm 119, Psalm 119:97-104, Psalms, religion, Word of God
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A Prayer of Gratitude for My Father
Today would have been my Dad’s birthday. He would have been 86 years old. I always believed firmly that he would live at least into his nineties, so on this date each year I feel as if someone and something … Continue reading
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Tagged children, christianity, faith, family, grief, life, love, ministry, parenting, relationships, spirituality
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A Prayer for God’s Steadfast Love
“Let your steadfast love come to me, O LORD, your salvation according to your promise, then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word” (Psalm 119:41 ESV). The twenty-two sections of the … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, courage, Exodus 34:6-7, faith, God, hesed, love, obedience, Prayer, Psalm 119:41-48, religion
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Spiritual Warfare and Call for Fire
Twice in my life, when counseling people who had been sent to me, I have looked into another’s eyes and have seen no anger, no suffering, no life – I have seen nothing, only darkness in the eyes that stared … Continue reading
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Tagged armor of God, Call for Fire Seminar, christianity, Ephesians 6, faith, life, Luke 22, religion, Spiritual Formation, spiritual warfare, spirituality
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Praying with confidence that God can effect change
As soldiers fail when they do not trust their weapons and other equipment, we cripple ourselves in the battle against evil when we do not believe that that “those who are with us are greater than those who are with … Continue reading
Prayer in Response to a School Shooting
The recent school shooting in Florida captured our nation’s attention. We learned in horror of lives lost far too soon. Families still mourn and struggle to comprehend what they have lost. Many have responded for increased gun control because of … Continue reading
