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Praying for Confidence

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Michael Summers

The Psalm that inspired me most when I started reading through the Bible regularly as a twelve-year-old several decades ago was Psalm 27. Its first words sparked confidence in a gangly, unsure preteen, and continue to do so for the … Continue reading →

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A Prayer for 2021

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Michael Summers

As a chaotic 2020 nears its end, I invite you to reflect on seven petitions from a psalm of David, Psalm 25. These ancient words still resonate, for they speak our pleas as we reflect on the year just past … Continue reading →

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Keys to Confidence

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Michael Summers

The apostle John writes, “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life”(1 John 5:13).  Those words breathe hope. The apostle tells that we … 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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