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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.

waiting for Elias to come

April 13, 2013April 13, 2013 wally metts7 Comments

Your mom's love will steady you and her spirit will encourage you and her faith will sustain you. Some young men have mothers who drain them, even scare them. You are not one of those men.

Posted in celebration, faith, familyTagged childbirth, grandson, labor, motherhood, mothering, newborn

marriage as transformation

March 29, 2013 wally mettsLeave a comment

We cherish and nurture our own body—yet in marriage we become one flesh. We take care of ourselves. We look out for ourselves. And in marriage men learn better than anywhere else to love someone else, to look after her interests, to be thoughtful and careful and kind.

Posted in celebration, church, marriageTagged Christ, church, ephesians 5, marriage, prayer, wedding

the idolatry of food

March 16, 2013 wally mettsLeave a comment

Is modern agribusiness with its abuses of labor, animals, and health a form of idolatry? Perhaps. But pride in our food sources or esthetic can be idolatry too.

Posted in commentary, faith, foodTagged agribusiness, christianity, ethics, fair trade, food, idols, organic food

on table grace

March 7, 2013March 7, 2013 wally metts4 Comments

Even the devout often give thanks with no consideration to the rain, the soil, the farmer, the process, or even the taste. There is no awe of the miracle, especially if it comes in a box.

Posted in celebration, commentary, culture, foodTagged food, foodies, grace, prayer, thanksgiving, Wendell Berry

What would Jesus eat?

March 3, 2013March 3, 2013 wally metts13 Comments

This begins a series on the ethics of food: how to pray over it, think about it and choose it, all without judging your neighbor or violating your conscience.

Posted in celebration, church, commentary, foodTagged Christian, ethics, foodie, Jesus, legalism, localvore, potluck

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