MY FAVORITE RABBI
Wise, courageous, scholarly, and kind. He opened my eyes.
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).
Wise, courageous, scholarly, and kind. He opened my eyes.
Who would you include in the “National Garden of American Heroes?”
Just when you thought you knew everything about Jesus, he shaves and goes on a date.
Did you hear what happened when the president read the Bible aloud last week in the Oval Office?
Am I the only one who did know these two things about him?
Who knew?
Who will tell the United States Secretary of Holy Crusades?
How much can you trust an auto mechanic?
I used to think dangling conversations were regrettable.
To dismiss our interdependence within the family of nations is foolish.
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.

I reached a personal milestone yesterday. Alas, there were no fireworks and no parades.

Soccer is a beautiful game, my sons told me years ago. I couldn’t see what they saw, but I’m beginning to.

I'm a soccer fan but not a fanatic. Alas, the game releases the inner barbarian.

Today is my birthday. I was born in 1947. Let's hear if for the boomers!
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