Author Archives: awtraughber

Run to March

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

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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All Creatures, Really …

Fancy dog stories aren’t quite my cuppa tea, but I’m sure All Creatures Great and Small will handle it well.  Sure, there’s lots of human drama in each episode, but it’s the animals I kind of feel for the most.  … Continue reading

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Screwtape on Extremes

My daily New Testament reading for the last couple of weeks was the letter of Ephesians.  The letter, one that weaves the theological and the practical together the way the always should be, ends with a popular passage that casts … Continue reading

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Prayer and What You Bargain For

Way back at the end of November, I mentioned rereading The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.  And then I didn’t say much about it.  It took me a little longer than I intended (which has been the case in general … Continue reading

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A Tiger in Winter

This week caught me off-guard in its unwieldiness.  Which means we are now three weeks into the semester and I still haven’t quite gotten my footing.  So today has been a nice respite: a good breakfast, a cool breeze, some … Continue reading

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Sleuthing on Sunday

I recently mentioned how new TV had picked up some over the last week or two.  Compared to every other night of the week, Sunday is doubly-blessed.  Here’s the preview for this Sunday’s new episode of All Creatures Great and … Continue reading

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Transformation and Change

I mentioned a few days ago that I had gotten Andrew Root’s new book in the mail.  I’m about 50 pages in now, and it’s presenting a good challenge.  The folks at Outreach Magazine recently posted an excerpt from the … Continue reading

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Winter Winds

Today was a wintry day in Honolulu.  The winds whipped down the valley bringing sheets of rain.  We might have broken 70 degrees, but I’d be hard-pressed to say when.  I did make it down to breakfast before the rain … Continue reading

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Paul and Purpose

Sometimes you’re just reading along using your Bible plan and you find yourself in a passage you think you know well and then you come across a line or two that stands out because it reflects something that you talked … Continue reading

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