Author Archives: awtraughber

Gorillas and Guinevere?

Posted on February 8, 2017 by awtraughber

We have two weeks before new episodes of The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow on the CW. While The Flash has been decent, it hasn’t been setting things on fire this season (particularly since returning from its winter break). … Continue reading →

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The Story We Tell

Posted on February 6, 2017 by awtraughber

Yesterday’s op-ed piece by Ross Douthat at the New York Times told a great story: the story of a nation divided down narrative lines. He does not begin with our current political moment, but with the just-preceding one. Reflecting on … Continue reading →

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Stranger Things, Too

Posted on February 4, 2017 by awtraughber

Netflix recently announced that a trailer for the second season of Stranger Things would drop during the Super Bowl. They also released an image from the trailer, which dates the new season at 1984, one year after the events of … Continue reading →

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Being Free in Crazy Times

Posted on January 31, 2017 by awtraughber

There exists a handful of what you might call “magisterial works” that I would like to say that I have read. Augustine’s City of God (working on it), MacIntyre’s After Virtue, DFW’s Infinite Jest, Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age all … Continue reading →

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Notes for Navigation

Posted on January 30, 2017 by awtraughber

When news of the recent Executive Order concerning refugees and immigration broke, I quickly turned to some of my favorite news sites to get a better understanding of things. One of my favorite bloggers, Rod Dreher, posted nothing. Part of … Continue reading →

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Brexit as Beginning?

Posted on January 26, 2017 by awtraughber

I remember that I had spent most of June 23rd thinking about attending a Thursday-night premiere of Independence Day: Resurgence. For some reason (possibly because reviews were horrible), I stayed home and found myself watching CNN. By early evening, I was … Continue reading →

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George Lucas Has the Spear of Destiny

Posted on January 25, 2017 by awtraughber

This week, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow finally achieved excellence. In this week’s episode, “Raiders of the Lost Art,” the team of misfits traveled to 1967 to track down the Spear of Destiny (fictionally said to be the spear that pierced the … Continue reading →

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Map or Globe?

Posted on January 24, 2017 by awtraughber

Seth Godin recently posted some thoughts that might be helpful in getting a handle on the world we are all trying to navigate. From a post titled “Maps or Globes”: If someone needs directions, don’t give them a globe. It’ll … Continue reading →

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Living Room Session

Posted on January 23, 2017 by awtraughber

Perhaps the most personally enlightening moment of this last election season came a few weeks before ballots were cast. A friend’s church was having a “living room” meeting to discuss the election and concerns particular to Christians in light of … Continue reading →