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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.

do you know what your teen is reading tonight?

July 5, 2011July 5, 2011 wally metts2 Comments

Young readers today are exposed to an endless stream of edgy, hopeless, tragic and very dark prose.

Posted in books, commentary, culture, familyTagged darkness too visible, Meghan Gurdon, YAsaves!, young adult fiction

of life, liberty and literature

July 4, 2011July 3, 2011 wally mettsLeave a comment

When virtue is mocked, when truth is denied, when character is demeaned and when self is promoted, there is no freedom to anticipate. Or to celebrate.

Posted in commentary, cultureTagged addison, art, cato, evil, freedom, revolutionary war, writing

a love story retold

July 1, 2011 wally metts5 Comments

The measure of a man’s marriage is the degree to which his wife flourishes under his love.

Posted in celebration, church, commentary, family, marriageTagged debbie green, ephesians 5, eric green, remarriage, sacrifice

you’re not from here, are you?

June 28, 2011June 28, 2011 wally mettsLeave a comment

Katie and I just spent a week helping run a day camp for inner city kids in Chicago. We learned a couple of things.

Posted in church, culture, faithTagged chicago, east side, humboldt park, ici, inner city

Happy Birthday, Princess

June 25, 2011June 28, 2011 wally metts7 Comments

But calling you Princess was never about the fairy tale. It was about position, not disposition. You were a first born, an only daughter, born to responsibility and opportunity. And you managed this with deportment and grace.

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