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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).

THANKSGIVING

THANKSGIVING

Nov 22, 2020

“Well, what about Thanksgiving?” What about it? It’s contrived, isn’t it?

OUR SIDE WON

OUR SIDE WON

Nov 15, 2020

And yet, seventy-three million Americans voted for the president. How could they?

WHAT, ME WORRY?

WHAT, ME WORRY?

Nov 8, 2020

I worried Tuesday night. I worried the next day. I worried all week

GOODBYE, MR. PRESIDENT

GOODBYE, MR. PRESIDENT

Nov 1, 2020

Now that you’re leaving I will say, I did admire a few things about you.

THE GOD WHO SMITES

THE GOD WHO SMITES

Oct 25, 2020

My longtime friend is a secular Jew, which makes him, I think, a humanist. He hasn’t renounced his Judaic heritage, but he takes it with a grain of salt.

MIRACLE ON PATRICK STREET

MIRACLE ON PATRICK STREET

Oct 18, 2020

Paula and I drove to Frederick this past Sunday to have lunch with two friends we hadn’t seen for what...

POSITIVE THINKING

POSITIVE THINKING

Oct 11, 2020

The president tested positive for COVID. I gloated. I told myself not to, but I couldn’t stop.

STILL WATERS

STILL WATERS

Oct 4, 2020

I read the news. I study the polls. I remember. My stomach’s in knots.

HOUSE ON FIRE

HOUSE ON FIRE

Sep 27, 2020

Just when I thought the winds of change were blowing in the right direction, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has to up and die.

BEELINE MARCH

BEELINE MARCH

Sep 20, 2020

On Sunday, September 20, I will stand with fellow citizens at a “Rally for Racial and Economic Justice.”

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SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER

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

O JOGO BONITO

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

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BEYOND REASON

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

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BORN ON THE 5TH OF JULY

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

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