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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.

all the news unfit to print

October 30, 2010 wally metts2 Comments

If we are going to sustain a democracy, we need accurate information to make thoughtful decision of our own. It's more complex than "just the facts," perhaps, but it is also more important than it's true because I think it's true.

Posted in commentary, communication, culture, teachingTagged dehnart, news, pett, students

Oh, he of little faith

October 25, 2010 wally metts1 Comment

Hitchens has little room to maneuver, of course, after a lifetime of mocking God and his people. Not that he wants to maneuver, from what I can see.

Posted in commentary, cultureTagged cancer, hitchens, prayer

five tips for texting

October 23, 2010 wally metts3 Comments

Many young people consider phone calls “rude and invasive.” These same people routinely text their friends while you are trying to talk to them.

Posted in commentary, communicationTagged phone, social media, texting

shadows of substance

October 19, 2010October 19, 2010 wally metts2 Comments

Photography can also be redemptive, revealing light by understanding the shadows. Photography’s virtues and vices are both very human ones.

Posted in commentary, communicationTagged photography, sarina, sontag

on the (in)significance of swearing

October 13, 2010October 13, 2010 wally metts10 Comments

There is nothing more pathetic than someone trying to borrow the shock value of coarse language, or borrow the authority of holy language, simply because they lack the vocabulary to explain what they actually mean or feel.

Posted in commentary, communication, cultureTagged jeans, swearing, you nguyen

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