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Author: wally metts

Wally Metts is the daysman. He is a professor of English and communication at Spring Arbor University and co-pastors Falling Waters Bible Church. The father of four adult children, he and his wife Katie raise barn cats on 20 acres in Horton, Michigan. His grandchildren call him Santa.

a university of porches

August 18, 2010August 19, 2010 wally metts5 Comments

Every college should have a front porch, a place where students can actually learn something. Discipleship is just a kind of hospitality after all.

Posted in culture, education, teachingTagged discipleship, hospitality, porch, tolerance

too cool for the cross

August 17, 2010August 17, 2010 wally metts13 Comments

References to Stephen Colbert and Lady Gaga, church sponsored screenings of R-rated films, and pastors with skinny jeans and $80 haircuts may not actually be what young people are looking for.

Posted in books, church, faithTagged cool, cross, deyoung, emergent, hipster, mccrackenr

news you can’t use

August 17, 2010September 1, 2010 wally mettsLeave a comment

An occasional roundup of things that don't matter very much. got your goat? More and more companies are using goats to manage the grass. rent-a-goat.com, for example, will bring in seven goats to mow your average size lawn for a couple of hundred dollars, completely free of carbon emissions. The Wall Street journal reports that… Continue reading news you can’t use →

Posted in culture

mosque update

August 16, 2010 wally mettsLeave a comment

Haaretz reports that sources in New York said on Monday that Muslim religious and business leaders will announce plans to abandon the project in the next few days.

Posted in notes

a mosque in Manhattan

August 14, 2010August 14, 2010 wally metts7 Comments

We don’t get to rest in the freedom of religion provided us by the First Amendment if we don’t extend that grace to others.

Posted in commentary, cultureTagged first amendment, ground zero, mosque

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