Category Archives: Recovery Journal

On the Serenity Prayer

Posted on July 24, 2025 by awtraughber

In yesterday’s post I shared something about prayer.  I think it appropriate to do the same today. The Poco a Poco friars are taking the summer off as a way of marking the year of Jubilee, so I’ve been listening … Continue reading →

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Sentence Stems for Two Conversations

Posted on January 19, 2025 by awtraughber

There are two kinds of sentences that one should hear at church or in relationships with other Christians.  One should be primary, the foundation for everything that could follow.  Unfortunately, the second one has become the actual primary sentence stem, … Continue reading →

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The Three Movements of This Summer

Posted on July 5, 2022 by awtraughber

Today marks the beginning of the “third movement” of summer 2022 for me.  My summer officially started after our commencement service back in the first weekend of June.  From there, the summer divided itself neatly into three movements.  The first … Continue reading →

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Out to Pasture

Posted on July 4, 2022 by awtraughber

This short and recent piece by Alan Jacobs is about conservatism, but I can’t help but think it’s also true about so much more (like church or education).  It’s an interesting slant on ancient imagery about sheep, shepherds, and sheepdogs. … Continue reading →

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Checking In

Posted on June 17, 2022 by awtraughber

These first couple of weeks of summer vacation have been a little twisty.  Good, but twisty. It’s taken some time for me to get used to the sun rising so early and setting so late.  It’s almost like I’ve not … Continue reading →

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Adding a Category

Posted on May 30, 2022 by awtraughber

A few days ago I mentioned “two weeks, two months” as a kind of framework for my summer.  Two weeks for the school year to officially wrap.  And then, with some overlap, two months before the next school year starts. … Continue reading →

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