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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).

THE WEANING OF JIMMY CARTER

THE WEANING OF JIMMY CARTER

Jan 5, 2025

Jimmy Carter was a Baptist. I once was, too. So I know something about him you might not.

SHIP OF FOOLS

SHIP OF FOOLS

Dec 29, 2024

Don’t read Plato’s Republic. It will scared the bejesus out of you.

KEEP HOPE ALIVE

KEEP HOPE ALIVE

Dec 22, 2024

All I want for Christmas is peace on earth. And if that’s too much to ask, I’ll settle for peace in the Middle East.

A WORLD OF GRACE

A WORLD OF GRACE

Dec 15, 2024

I stumbled on Shepherdstown 50 years ago this week.

CREATIONISM VERSUS EVOLUTION

CREATIONISM VERSUS EVOLUTION

Dec 8, 2024

Creationists wield the biblical story of creation to oppose the exclusive teaching of evolution in American public schools.

BOOK-SIGNING DAY

BOOK-SIGNING DAY

Dec 1, 2024

Many of you will be at my book launch this afternoon. Most won’t. Many of you live a long ways from Shepherdstown

A SEA OF RESENTMENT

A SEA OF RESENTMENT

Nov 24, 2024

Some of you “corrected” me for what I said in last Sunday’s post. It wasn’t for my praise of education.

EDUCATION MATTERS

EDUCATION MATTERS

Nov 17, 2024

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States. There has always been.

US AND THEM

US AND THEM

Nov 10, 2024

We are many. They are more. I don’t like them. They laugh. We mourn.

WE ARE MANY

WE ARE MANY

Nov 3, 2024

I expect Harris to win. But if she doesn’t, what then?

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Thanks to Old Scratch I’ll be posting a reflection on something I find remarkable in and around our world most every Sunday morning.

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SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER

SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER

July 26, 2026

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

O JOGO BONITO

O JOGO BONITO

July 19, 2026

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

BEYOND REASON

BEYOND REASON

July 12, 2026

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

BORN ON THE 5TH OF JULY

BORN ON THE 5TH OF JULY

July 5, 2026

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

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