Recently, while visiting my mom in East Texas, she and I watched several old Sanford & Son reruns on TV. As we laughed, mom reminded me how much my dad loved the show and how funny Redd Foxx was in that show. I fondly remember watching Sanford & Son with dad when I was aContinue reading “My Fred Sanford Moment”
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 Attributes of God | The Holiness of God
Welcome back to our series exploring the attributes of God. Many attributes of God like His mercy, love, patience, and faithfulness, that comfort us. But, there is one attribute Scripture emphasizes in a way unlike any other and I believe it makes us a little uncomfortable. God is holy. Not merely holy.Not simply very holy.Continue reading “The Attributes of God | The Holiness of God”
The Gardener and the Potter
There are seasons when God feels less like a comforter and more like a craftsman. He cuts, reshapes, and removes. He presses His hands into places we would rather have Him leave untouched. Scripture gives us two beautiful images for this work: God as the Gardener and God as the Potter. Jesus says the FatherContinue reading “The Gardener and the Potter”
