A #Lent26 Reflection Lent resonates deeply with a season of wilderness like the one in the Gospel of Matthew chapter 4. Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness. That detail is easy to overlook, but it matters. The wilderness was not accidental. It was not a detour. It was not even punishment. It was preparation.Continue reading “The Wilderness and the Furnace of Transformation”
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.
Something Different, Something New
Hey friends! Thanks for faithfully reading my blogposts and for your continuous encouragement. I’ve been writing and blogging for a while, but even more during my recovery from complicated grief and post-traumatic stress disorder. Recently, I started writing and publishing some stuff on Substack, another online writing platform. I try to write and publish contentContinue reading “Something Different, Something New”
Bible Study Sunday | The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Small Beginnings, Unseen Kingdom After the tension of the weeds and the wheat growing side by side, Jesus gives us something different. It’s something quieter and almost easy to miss. He shifts from warning to wonder. He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a manContinue reading “Bible Study Sunday | The Parable of the Mustard Seed”
