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A Prayer of Gratitude for My Father

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Michael Summers

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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A Prayer for God’s Steadfast Love

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Michael Summers

“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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Spiritual Warfare and Call for Fire

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Michael Summers

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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Praying with confidence that God can effect change

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Michael Summers

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 →

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Prayer in Response to a School Shooting

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Michael Summers

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 →

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A Prayer for the President

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Michael Summers

On this icy (in Kansas) day after Presidents Day in the United States, I meditate on the prayer recorded in Psalm 72. The psalm is a prayer for Israel’s king. In some verses (11, 17), the universal appeal suggests anticipation … Continue reading →

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Prayer of a Modern Pilgrim

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Michael Summers

“So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured. For here we have no lasting city, but … Continue reading →

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