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Our Eyes Are On You

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Michael Summers

I’m excited to tell you about a book about prayers in the Bible that has just been published. Nathan Ward, D. Min., is a Biblical Studies faculty member at Florida College, where my mother once was a student. He also … Continue reading →

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Praying the Day after the Crucifixion

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Michael Summers

Lord, For three years you mentored your disciples. You answered their questions. You prayed for them, and when they could not find you, when they found you, they found you praying. You taught them to pray. You talked with them … Continue reading →

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Prayer from a Song about Signs

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Michael Summers

When I was a teenager and a preacher’s son in Weirton, West Virginia, one of my favorite popular songs was “Signs,” originally recorded by the Five Man Electrical Band. The song protests the limitations imposed by signs. Several examples of … Continue reading →

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Women, Chemistry, and Prayer

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Michael Summers

Lessons in Chemistry is an engaging overcoming-obstacles novel about a female chemist’s campaign for professional credibility and for women’s rights in general during the middle of the Twentieth Century. Along the way she also grows as a parent and learns … Continue reading →

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Praying for Preachers

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Michael Summers

“Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and … Continue reading →

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Books that Changed My Life

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Michael Summers

Has a book changed your life?  A few books have captured my attention and changed my perspective in ways that altered the direction of my life. I will identify them at the end of this post. None of the books … Continue reading →

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Prayer and the Language I Want to Speak

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Michael Summers

What language do you wish you could speak? I have studied several foreign languages. Of those, I speak Spanish best and read New Testament Greek best. While I was living in Germany, a florist once refused to sell to me … Continue reading →

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Why I Write about Prayer

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Michael Summers

The reason why I began to write about learning to pray from the Bible began with a discovery I made back in the 1980’s. I was preaching for a church in Aberdeen, Maryland, and needed to put together a thirteen-week-long … Continue reading →

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Praying and Preparing the Way for the Lord

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Michael Summers

A preacher prepares the way for the Lord. As he proclaims a message from the Bible, he argues for receiving what it says about Jesus. When he does his work faithfully, he shows people a path for following Jesus that … Continue reading →

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Prayer and the Mystery of Christ

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Michael Summers

Mysteries grip our imaginations. Whether questions concerning commission of a crime or suggestions of conspiracy to obscure historical truth, we want to know more…and more. What has any of this to do with prayer, with calling for fire? Prayer itself … Continue reading →

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