Author Archives: awtraughber

“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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Nearing a Season’s End

Posted on February 5, 2021 by awtraughber

We’re inching closer and closer to the end of the first season of All Creatures Great and Small.  Here’s the trailer for this coming episode.

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(Winter) Soldiering On

Posted on February 4, 2021 by awtraughber

The Super Bowl is almost upon us.  And while things feel at least a little bit muted from a broad cultural perspective (which is not the case if your a fan of a playing team), there’s still the promise of … Continue reading →

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“Just a Case of the Mondays”

Posted on February 2, 2021 by awtraughber

Lots on my mind today as I think about classes and meetings and next week’s chapel.  I’m almost done with Root’s Congregation in a Secular Age.  I have to admit, this trilogy is right up their with Smith’s Kingdom trilogy … Continue reading →

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Run to March

Posted on February 1, 2021 by awtraughber

Well, we’re now a month away from the season seven premiere of The Flash on the CW.  Thanks to Our Current Moment, we’re actually getting the last few episodes of season six first.  And that’s pretty much the ground that … Continue reading →

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The Demonic and The Divine

Posted on January 28, 2021 by awtraughber

I’m always impressed with how well C. S. Lewis can articulate truths about the human condition.  It’s uncanny to me.  I think it’s one big reason why I revisit his work, some of it often.  And he does it without … Continue reading →

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