We have a picture in our head, someone tells us the exact steps to take, and the result isn’t quite what we imagined. We turned down the heat too soon, or we stirred the eggs too long.
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.
the end of a love affair
Marriage is a covenant, not a compromise between drapes and blinds, or white walls and eggplant colored throws. It is not about the art; it’s about the heart.
loafing as a virtue
The "miraculous in the common" here is that no effort or words were needed to know we were deeply blessed and greatly loved.
new ebook on writing for publication
If you have an iPad, you may be interested in my new book "A One-step Guide to a Byline." I worked on this with a colleague, Michael Ray Smith at Campbell University, to explore the use of new technologies and provide some insight on how to get published. You can read the press release here.
on covenant making
A covenant is more than a contract. It does not protect our interests, as a contract does. It surrenders them. You come here to surrender yourself to the interests of each other, and you do this by making an oath. There is no mingling of blood, but a mingling of purpose as God himself makes you one flesh.
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