Standing at the edge of a new year carries a familiar pressure. Set goals.Choose a word.Make resolutions.Fix what’s broken. At our house we feel that pressure most clearly in the evenings after a long day when Terri and I finally get to sit down together and exhale. More often than not, that exhale looks likeContinue reading “Personal Rules for the New Year Ahead”
Author Archives: The Devotional Guy™
The Devotional Guy™ is a blog written by Rainer Bantau helping Christians think biblically and live purposefully in a complex and changing world.
If You Were Going to Write a “Who Done It” in 2026…
If you were going to write a “Who Done It” this year, what would it look like? Would it be a classic with mysterious footprints in the rain, a locked room, and a secret someone’s been hiding for years? Would it be something quieter like a betrayal between friends, a choice that changed everything, orContinue reading “If You Were Going to Write a “Who Done It” in 2026…”
10 Christian Blogging Topics for 2026
I started blogging back in 2008, shortly after rededicating my life to Christ in late 2007. This blog, The Devotional Guy™ launched near the end of 2013, around the time my niece, Natalie, died unexpectedly. I had intended for this to be a space of Bible exposition and diving deep into Scripture. But God hasContinue reading “10 Christian Blogging Topics for 2026”
