October 7 | Looking in the Rearview Mirror

Dear reader:

Thank you for stopping by my blog, The Devotional Guy™. In celebration of #Blogtober 2023, we are spending the month of October exploring and examining the theme of generosity from a Christian perspective.

In today’s post, I want to give you an opportunity to go back and look at what we’ve discussed so far in our “Generosity” series.

For ease, I’ve put the past week’s content together in one handy dandy post. I hope you enjoy reading what I’ve written about giving and generosity this past week.

I look forward to seeing you in the “comments”!

Abundant Blessings,

Rainer Bantau

The Devotional Guy™

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  Happy New Year. Don’t Forget to Put on the Armor of God.01/09/2026
  The calendar turned and a new year showed up right on time. Fresh pages and clean slates tend to make us hopeful. We set intentions, choose a word for theContinue reading “Happy New Year. Don’t Forget to Put on the Armor of God.”
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  Who is close to you but far from God?01/08/2026
  We all have people in our lives who sit at tables with us, share our laughter, and know our stories. Yet, they feel worlds away from God. They aren’t strangers.They’reContinue reading “Who is close to you but far from God?”
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  Wednesday Wisdom: The Way of Lament and Hope01/07/2026
  By now, you may have noticed a pattern in what I’ve been circling this week. It’s not about a single event.It’s not about winning an argument.It’s about how we speak whenContinue reading “Wednesday Wisdom: The Way of Lament and Hope”
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  Christian Writing Shouldn’t Sound Like Echo Chambers or War Rooms01/06/2026
  There’s a tone I’ve been noticing more and more. You hear it in blog posts.You see it in comment sections.You feel it in the way words land—sharp, defensive, rehearsed. It’sContinue reading “Christian Writing Shouldn’t Sound Like Echo Chambers or War Rooms”
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  Jesus is Our Lord, Not Our Mascot01/05/2026
  It’s subtle, but it’s everywhere. We invoke Jesus’ name to bless our opinions. We place Him behind our causes. We trot Him out when we need divine approval. And slowlyContinue reading “Jesus is Our Lord, Not Our Mascot”
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  When the World’s Noise Breaks | How the Murder of Charlie Kirk Impacts Christian Blogging01/05/2026
  Last September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk, a powerful voice in American public life, was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University. His murder, a public assassination, sent shockwaves throughContinue reading “When the World’s Noise Breaks | How the Murder of Charlie Kirk Impacts Christian Blogging”

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