Mar 11, 2020 | Blog, Bob Manuel
After posting a somewhat cathartic emotional piece yesterday, I think with this post, I will return to some reflections on the fruit of the Spirit, and, an invitation to “walk with me” as I seek to walk with Jesus. I’ve already reflected a bit on...
Mar 10, 2020 | Blog, Bob Manuel
I suppose this post will be full of clichés, but I don’t think I can help myself. I’ll explain. This morning, my wife and I said goodbye to Megan, our youngest, who is headed, of all places, to Hawaii to start a new job. I mean, I don’t get it....
Feb 20, 2020 | Blog, Bob Manuel
With this entry, I have in mind those who are either weary or wary of church. Even to you, maybe especially to you, Jesus says, “Come to me . . . “(Matt.11:28-20) Let me explain what I mean. I have always felt an affinity with those who feel like they just...
Feb 8, 2020 | Blog, Bob Manuel
So, we made it through another holiday season! It’s been a while since I contributed to this blog, but in my last post I talked a bit about experiencing the holidays as “holy-days”. It seems to me, that shift of experience from a hectic mess of...
Nov 9, 2019 | Blog, Bob Manuel
Happy Holidays! This is a greeting/sentiment you will most likely hear during the next several weeks. Probably many of you reading this blog post are aware of the root meaning of our English word “holiday”. It comes from the Old...