Tag Archives: Psalms

A Prayer of Confidence in God

Posted on July 8, 2017 by Michael Summers

As I reviewed news from the G20 summit this past week, I read about protests outside the conference and controversy concerning relationships among leaders of powerful nations. I read a tweet by the first Lady of the United States about … Continue reading →

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Guest Post by Matt Carter: Prayer of a Tree

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Michael Summers

One of my friends, Matt Carter, provides a guest post for Call for Fire Seminar today. Matt is a staff member at Harding School of Theology and among the ministers at Cordova Community Church of Christ. As he explains, this … Continue reading →

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Rejoicing in God

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Michael Summers

In the midst of a prayer for deliverance, after expressing fear, a man of faith exclaims in Psalm 70, “May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! May those who love your salvation say evermore, ‘God is … Continue reading →

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A Prayer that Our Love Will Renew Hope

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Michael Summers

I’ve witnessed Christians working together to glorify God and to serve others this week. This morning, about sixteen members of our congregation welcomed over seventy families who needed food and helped meet their needs at our monthly Food Pantry. Tomorrow, … Continue reading →

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A PRAYER THAT WE MAY NOT BE FOOLS

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Michael Summers

Many observe the first day of April as an occasion for practical jokes and deceptive news releases. I remember when I was a teenager in University of Tennessee sports-crazed East Tennessee that a Knoxville newspaper published a report that the … Continue reading →

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A Prayer for God to Defend His Cause

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Michael Summers

Devastation surrounds the composer of Psalm 74. His mind recoils in shock as he remembers the ruins of the Temple of God in Jerusalem. The enemy had demolished the building. The Psalmist tells us that the invaders had not contented … Continue reading →

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Prayer When Grief Challenges Faith

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Michael Summers

The prayer of Psalm 143 spoke for me today. As I read it, its words echoed the pain in my soul. Like the Psalmist, I have felt crushed by events in my life. The most recent, and most painful, is … Continue reading →

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