Golf is not a game, it's bondage. It was obviously devised by a man torn with guilt, eager to atone for his sins. ~Jim Murray Wednesday night, somewhere in China, Mays and Walsh won the Olympic gold medal in women’s beach volleyball, falling on the sand in the rain, rolling around and screaming with joy.… Continue reading winning isn’t everything
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.
keeping up with convergence
Will one of my students be the first to publish a Pulitzer Prize article that isn't distributed on a piece of paper? In Ecclesiastes we are told that of making many books there is no end. But the Preacher wrote that with a quill on a parchment. The technology changes.
The online instructor as shepherd
....from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people .... And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them. Psalm 78:72-73 Much of the conversation about the role of an instructor in online learning falls out generally along the line of teacher vs. coach, or… Continue reading The online instructor as shepherd
For Jon Hoyt, on marriage
We do a night of blessing for young men in our church when they get married. A bunch of old guys, and younger guys, get together and tell him what it is like, and what it can be like. Good food, lots of laughs, and sober talk. It's something men can do and should do.… Continue reading For Jon Hoyt, on marriage
tea party
We're having an open house for our son Pilgrim's graduation and the concept is a tea party. We have an Indian, British and Oriental tea room inside, with southern sweet tea and bar-b-que on the front porch, South American maté in the garage and a bubble tea bar in the quanset hut. The whole thing… Continue reading tea party
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