
MOMISMS
Here’s a sampler of “momisms” from last Sunday’s post. What’s your favorite. Can you add another?
Randall "Randy" Tremba was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio. He took a bachelor of arts in philosophy at Wheaton College, Illinois (1969), a master’s of divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena,California (1973), and a doctor of ministry at Princeton Seminary (1992). He was installed as minister of the Shepherdstown (WV) Presbyterian Church in July 1976. Forty-one years later he retired. In between, he married Paula, became a parent (Jonah, Nathanael, Amanda) and a grandfather, founded the Rumsey Radio Hour (1990), and co-founded the Shepherdstown Good News Paper with Ed Zahniser (May 1979).
Here’s a sampler of “momisms” from last Sunday’s post. What’s your favorite. Can you add another?
My mom was down on folly.
Jesus would not be with the pope on everything, but he would be with him on this: Those who build walls are not Christians.
I saw Jesus napping in a hammock in my backyard. A transistor radio lay on his chest. A baseball game was on.
I missed the Resurrection. I was born too late. But I heard about it. Boy, did I ever.
Today tyrants are put on notice. Today is Palm Sunday.
I’m on a crusade. Nothing but death will stop me
I could write a “book of regrets.”
But not to their god. Their god is too small.
Once upon a time, 52.1 million white evangelicals found themselves wandering in a wilderness. And then along came the devil.
Thanks to Old Scratch I’ll be posting a reflection on something I find remarkable in and around our world most every Sunday morning.
Read more about the devil’s role in my life in “This Little Light of Mine” under Let Love Arise in the menu bar.
Here's a sampler of "momisms" from last Sunday's post. What's your favorite. Can you add another?
My mom was down on folly.
Jesus would not be with the pope on everything, but he would be with him on this: Those who build walls are not Christians.
I saw Jesus napping in a hammock in my backyard. A transistor radio lay on his chest. A baseball game was on.
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