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A Lament for Afghanistan

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Michael Summers

Impressions of Afghanistan included, for me, a sense of a people traumatized by decades of armed conflict in their nation – wrecked buildings, landscapes stripped of trees and vegetation in an attempt in previous decades to get rid of hiding … Continue reading →

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A Survivor Prays on Memorial Day

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Michael Summers

On Memorial Day, I remember my uncle Jimmy who was killed in action in Vietnam, grieving with my friends Ray and Rhonda at their son-in-law’s memorial, praying at a ceremony at a French military Memorial Day ceremony in 2002, and … Continue reading →

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Prayer of a Veteran

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Michael Summers

A military veteran prays in Psalm 144. To be sure, this veteran/author may be the king (Verses 2 and 10 suggest at the least a petition on behalf of the king), but he still has trained for war and has … Continue reading →

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A Prayer for Veterans

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Michael Summers

I participated in a chapel service today, Veterans Day in the United States, that focused on prayer for our nation. Here is a synopsis of my comments and prayer today at Harding School of Theology: As we pray for our … Continue reading →

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Praying for Relief

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Michael Summers

My life has been packed with travel, learning, teaching, and prayer in recent weeks. I have spoken to groups in Georgia, Tennessee, and Washington (the state). I’ve had a physical fitness test within three weeks of oral surgery (I do … Continue reading →

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A Prayer for an Unjust Nation Threatened by Terror

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Michael Summers

He prayed while his contemporaries trusted in rituals and practiced a syncretistic religion that mixed elements of nature religion with nationalism and the worship of God. He prayed while a hostile nation sent its armies to eradicate cities and demoralize … Continue reading →

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A Prayer for Strength Every Morning

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Michael Summers

The army of a major military power had destroyed a sister nation to the north already. Now it marched into Judah. In the presence of this challenge to the faith of followers of God, the prophet Isaiah pronounced a curse … Continue reading →

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Identify Targets Carefully When Calling for Fire

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Michael Summers

Jephthah, a military leader, pledged that if God gave him victory, he would sacrifice as a burnt offering the first thing to come out of his house when he returned home. The Ammonites, a neighboring nation to Israel, had invaded. … Continue reading →

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Prayer in the Book of Revelation

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Michael Summers

The words “apocalypse” and “apocalyptic” often are used to describe horrors of war. A movie about the Vietnamese Conflict, Apocalyse Now, displayed riveting scenes of destruction to villages, jungles, and Soldiers. In the case of the Soldiers and the villagers, … Continue reading →

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A Memorial Day Call for Fire

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Michael Summers

“Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your … Continue reading →

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