Author Archives: awtraughber

Upon Deeper Reflection

Posted on February 18, 2021 by awtraughber

It is kind of fun to end the day looking to see what The Algorithm brings up on my YouTube homepage.  Last week it was Tennant and Tate.  Today it was a blast from further in the past.  As a … Continue reading →

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Christmas Cheer in Mid-February

Posted on February 17, 2021 by awtraughber

We’ve got one episode left of this “season” of All Creatures Great and Small.  And while that’s a bummer, at least we are getting treated to a Christmas episode.  Here’s the preview: Beyond that, we’ve got the season finale of … Continue reading →

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Leaning Rightly into Lent

Posted on February 16, 2021 by awtraughber

I’ve been thinking about this piece by Hans Boersma about Lent all day.  I’m always a little excited when he posts something new to First Things, even though there’s only a 70% chance that I’ll mostly understand it.  Today’s piece … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Best: Sigh and Spirit

Posted on February 14, 2021 by awtraughber

It’s always kind of fun when Linus brings up Scripture with Lucy.  Today’s classic Peanuts is a case in point. (image from gocomics.com)

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Classroom Nostalgia

Posted on February 12, 2021 by awtraughber

Currently in class we are talking about logical fallacies, the mistakes that people tend to make when arguing about any given topic.  While the lessons are a bit long, I quite enjoy them.  One thing this last year has hit … Continue reading →

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“Too Wise to Woo Peaceably”

Posted on February 11, 2021 by awtraughber

This popped up on my YouTube screen this evening and thought it worth sharing, really apropos of nothing other than it is good to see these two together again.  Plus: Shakespeare.  Brilliant Benedick and Beatrice. The week has been a … Continue reading →

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Tradition and Traditionalism

Posted on February 10, 2021 by awtraughber

From Common Objects of Love by Oliver O’Donovan: The word “tradition,” like koinonia, refers both to an action and a possession.  In the first sense it is the activity by which one shares in the community, receiving and contributing.  In … Continue reading →

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Prepackaged, Unbundled

Posted on February 9, 2021 by awtraughber

Yesterday I wrote about some questions and issues that I’ve been having with time, particularly as it might connect to some of the dastardly advice from The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis. I think a lot of the questions … Continue reading →

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Time Enough?

Posted on February 8, 2021 by awtraughber

One of the more personally frustrating letters from Screwtape to Wormwood is missive #21, which has something to do with using “the claims of life” against the patient.  Screwtape writes: Now you will have noticed that nothing throws him into … Continue reading →

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Fighting for Home

Posted on February 6, 2021 by awtraughber

Well, it’s obviously been a comics-and-preview kind of week here at Space Enough, and Time.  While it hasn’t been the craziest of weeks, it has had its moments.  Today has been a mostly normal Saturday, just no movie theater.  Hopefully … Continue reading →

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