Apr 26, 2019 | Bob Manuel
Like many of you, I like to walk. And, when I have the time, walking, combined with a multi-day backpacking trek, is my favorite way of padding my pedometer. Years ago, I learned from a seasoned hiker, that if you are out on a trail for more than a week, you...
Apr 24, 2019 | Bob Manuel
The Title to this brief blog comes from an old song by Don Francisco with the title, “He’s Alive”. My younger readers have probably never heard of this particular artist, but he was kind of a big deal when I was a new Christian. His song,...
Aug 21, 2018 | Bob Manuel
(The following is a bit longer of a post than I will usually make, but this is something I wrote a number of years back after my walk on a short portion of the Appalachian Trail. I hope you enjoy!) As my family and I were spending some time together in West Virginia a...
Aug 19, 2018 | Bob Manuel
I just finished filling the bird feeder outside my study window here at CrossWay. I chuckle a bit every time I do it. Why? Well, years ago, the first church my family and I served after we left seminary had a number of older ladies who took great delight in feeding...
Jul 29, 2018 | Bob Manuel
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled” (Matthew 5:6) “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I gave him will never thirst” (John 4:13) “On the last...