In my addiction recovery, one of the most valuable lessons I learned was the power of keeping it simple. Life often feels overwhelming. I had to learn to stop spinning in the “what ifs” and instead focus on the next right thing. One step at a time became the only way forward. Now, as IContinue reading “Friday Fitness | Keeping It Simple”
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.
The Clash of Idealism and Disillusionment
I remember a man I worked for sharing his observation that I was an idealist. At the time, I was unsure whether he intended it as a compliment. He had served in Vietnam and suffered from PTSD, but twenty years later was a husband, father, and my manager. His life experiences gave him a healthyContinue reading “The Clash of Idealism and Disillusionment”
Let’s Stop Talking About Race and Start Talking About Jesus
Friends, the painful truth is the more we keep talking about race, the more we divide, resegregate, and rebuild the very walls Christ tore down. Ephesians 2:14 NLT For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke downContinue reading “Let’s Stop Talking About Race and Start Talking About Jesus”
