Sep 24, 2022 | Blog, Bob Manuel, CrossWay Community
God Likes What He Sees God was waiting for me to join Him in a walk. Walks often function as my prayer time. Sometimes I will listen to a podcast as I did on this walk. On this particular podcast, one of the hosts said the following: “God never looks in your mirror...
Sep 19, 2022 | Blog, Bob Manuel
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1:27). Some of you who have attended one of our worship services during the past month are most likely aware that I will be preaching on “Biblical...
Sep 2, 2022 | Blog, Bob Manuel
By Bob Manuel There are many ways to summarize what following Jesus, what being a disciple of His looks like. In our own local church, we have a mission statement that states it this way: “Jesus has called us to make disciples of Jesus Christ who respond to His Gospel...
Jan 26, 2021 | Blog, Bob Manuel, CrossWay Community, Uncategorized
Below is an article I wrote this month for our church’s newsletter: “The CrossWay Current”. More accurately, I wrote the article for me! You see, one of the common vocational hazards of being a pastor, is, we can lose our joy if we are not careful....
Jan 23, 2021 | Blog, Bob Manuel, CrossWay Community
My heart’s intent with this post is to encourage you. Yes, we have finally shed the skin of 2020, and have entered a new year, but as we all know, this past year has taken an emotional toll on many. And, its’ effects linger still. I find that that when I...
Dec 12, 2020 | Blog, Bob Manuel, CrossWay Community, Uncategorized
As I write this, the tumultuous/chaotic/crazy (what adjective does one use?!) year of 2020 is coming to an end. Yet, while I don’t consider myself a pessimist, as we all know, the end of a calendar year doesn’t necessarily mean everything will be...
