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About Randy Tremba

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).

ABORTION IS A SOLUTION

ABORTION IS A SOLUTION

May 22, 2022

The mere prospect of being a mother terrifies some women, for many reasons. But things happen.

WHAT OUR MAMAS SAID

WHAT OUR MAMAS SAID

May 15, 2022

The response to my Mother’s Day post (“Mama Said”) inviting you to share what your mama said was overwhelming. Apparently, many of us were blessed with wise mothers.

PAGAN DELIGHT

PAGAN DELIGHT

May 1, 2022

Enough of Putin and COVID and Disney(gay)world. THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH WITH US.

OUT TO KILL

OUT TO KILL

Apr 24, 2022

A reader contacted me after last Sunday’s post: WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? Were you violently attacked?

OUT OF CHEEKS TO TURN

OUT OF CHEEKS TO TURN

Apr 17, 2022

How do you celebrate Easter in a war zone? What Easter hymns do you sing in a bomb shelter? What prayers do you offer over a mass grave?

PALM SUNDAY BLUES 

PALM SUNDAY BLUES 

Apr 10, 2022

Today Christians will march on the Pentagon, flashing water pistols, waving sunflowers, hoisting images of Thich Nhat Hanh.

THUS SPOKE THE MUSHROOMS

THUS SPOKE THE MUSHROOMS

Apr 3, 2022

I’ve put mushrooms on my salads. Now they’re on my mind.

PSYCHEDELIC EUCHARIST

PSYCHEDELIC EUCHARIST

Mar 27, 2022

If you need a bit of a digression from all the sobering news these days, here you go.

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL

Mar 20, 2022

I knew little about Ukraine before Putin invaded it. Now I know a lot.

PUTIN’S GRANDMOTHER

PUTIN’S GRANDMOTHER

Mar 13, 2022

One reader said I asked a stupid question last Sunday: Is Putin a Christian? Another reader said I wasn’t qualified to answer it.

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Thanks to Old Scratch I’ll be posting a reflection on something I find remarkable in and around my 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.

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ABORTION IS A SOLUTION

ABORTION IS A SOLUTION

May 22, 2022

The mere prospect of being a mother terrifies some women, for many reasons. But things happen.

WHAT OUR MAMAS SAID

WHAT OUR MAMAS SAID

May 15, 2022

The response to my Mother’s Day post (“Mama Said”) inviting you to share what your mama said was overwhelming. Apparently, many of us were blessed with wise mothers.

MAMA SAID

MAMA SAID

May 8, 2022

Mama said, you can’t hurry love, No, you just have to...

PAGAN DELIGHT

PAGAN DELIGHT

May 1, 2022

Enough of Putin and COVID and Disney(gay)world. THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH WITH US.

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