I’ve heard it said the sweetest sound to our ears is our name. When someone says our name they affirm our individuality and presence. Hearing our name spoken is powerful! People experiencing life on the streets can go weeks, even months, without hearing someone speak their name. On the other hand, I am growing increasinglyContinue reading “Hearing Our Name Spoken Is Powerful!”
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.
How Poetry Reawakens Our Prayer Life
This past year or so, as Terri and I have been searching for a new church home and trying to balance work and our spiritual lives, I’ve read more poetry than I have in a long while. Over the years, I’ve found I like to swim in deeper waters than many churches like to wadeContinue reading “How Poetry Reawakens Our Prayer Life”
The Church is not a Building
In our fast-paced, uber-busy world, it’s far too easy to think that the church is confined to a building. Scripture makes it clear that church is not defined as a physical structure Christians attend every week. Yet, I’ve heard the fallacy that true church happens only in the confines of a building proclaimed from moreContinue reading “The Church is not a Building”
