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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.

Retrospective 2009

August 29, 2012August 27, 2012 wally mettsLeave a comment

We have all of us only scratched the surface of this mystery. No poet or philosopher or prophet has fully plumbed its depth, understood its power, or known its joy.

Posted in celebration, marriageTagged daughter-in-law, michael metts, mystery, night of blessing, sons

Retrospective: 2008

August 28, 2012August 21, 2012 wally metts2 Comments

At 14 she drove a cab barefoot along 5th Avenue. At 18 she was the swamp buggy queen. For 50 years she was a pastor’s wife, teaching Sunday School to teens and women and leaving secret notes in their Bibles. At 74 she is dying in my living room, remembering it all. Or none of it.

Posted in griefTagged death, hospice, joan metts, naples FL

Retrospective: 2007

August 27, 2012August 26, 2012 wally metts3 Comments

Tea is one of the simplest and oldest of civilized pleasures, and in all cultures and in all times its great contribution is the way it slows the pace of life, giving us time to relax and focus on each other.

Posted in celebration, culture, food

Retrospective: 2005

August 26, 2012August 25, 2012 wally metts2 Comments

... you are pressed by duty and clothed with care, and have no time for butterflies.

Posted in poetryTagged butterflies, china, ipod, night train

Retrospective: 2004

August 25, 2012August 25, 2012 wally metts3 Comments

The media is not an evil thing. It's merely a channel of persuasive messages, some of which are good and some of which are bad. But your heart? Well, that is an evil thing.

Posted in commentary, communication, cultureTagged Christian, faith, film, media, worldview

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