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Category: marriage

Love is no fairy tale

January 8, 2012 wally metts8 Comments

Take the whole package of Hollywood contrived, Disney reinforced and romance driven never-ending bliss and you have a recipe for disaster.

Posted in commentary, marriageTagged Disney, fairy tale, romance novel, soul mate, story book

(re)learning to linger

November 8, 2011 wally metts6 Comments

Maturing, married love is rooted in a shared story and refreshed by a new commitment, often in the full shadow of our failures. It involves learning to linger again.

Posted in celebration, commentary, marriageTagged leaning, lingering, love, marriage, martin luther, maturity

where the self dies

October 21, 2011 wally metts7 Comments

Marriage is not just the work of God. It is also a gift from God. So we are diminished when we squander it, neglect it or trivialize it. We have a culture that does exactly that.

Posted in communication, culture, marriageTagged semihappy marriage, starter marriage

on dying well

September 21, 2011September 21, 2011 wally metts12 Comments

We have a lot yet to learn. But we are determined to learn it, and to extend grace with calmness and certitude in our final hours.

Posted in commentary, family, grief, marriage, poetryTagged death, grace, grief, sam hamill, the orchid flower

(re)collections on God’s faithfulness

August 22, 2011August 22, 2011 wally metts5 Comments

I've been blogging now over nine years, and am planning to pull together some collections of these essays as small paperbacks that could be shared with others. I've outlined them here, and welcome your feedback on which ones you might find helpful or interesting.

Posted in books, commentary, culture, family, marriageTagged book, career, grief, marriage, poll, wally metts

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