Today we're continuing our study of The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis with Chapters 11, 12 and 13. We are talking about the cunning craftiness of the enemy as they attempt to mutate innocent fun and pure joy into course jokes and a flippant attitude. We'll also study repentance and the power of grace. 

The Cambridge Dictionary defines a trough as:
1. a narrow, open box to hold water or food for animals
2. a low point between two high points, as on a graph or record of activity;

As we continue our study of The Screwtape Letters we'll be diving into Chapters 8 and 9 to understand Screwtape's use of the term "trough period" to describe a period of dryness in a believer's faith. Today we'll be talking about trough periods (the low points of testing) between blessings. We'll also cover Chapter 10 with its warning against compromise. 

Today, in Episode 64 we are covering Chapters 5-7 of The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. We will be discussing faith, virtue, suspense, anxiety, fear and the danger of living in extremes.  
This episode and the cooresponding book chapters will teach us to guard against:
1. False hope
2. Compromised Faith
3. The Religion of Fear
4. Worship of extremes