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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.”

A LAMENT FOR EVANGELICALS

A LAMENT FOR EVANGELICALS

Sep 13, 2020

Some of my best friends are evangelicals.

SHIP OF FOOLS

SHIP OF FOOLS

Sep 6, 2020

I’ve been reading Plato’s “The Republic.” I needed a diversion from the “ship of fools.”

SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL

SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL

Aug 30, 2020

I thought for sure the Republicans would throw in the towel and forfeit the race. I was wrong.

FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

Aug 23, 2020

America is on fire. The towers of freedom and justice have been struck.

ODE TO THE BIKE

ODE TO THE BIKE

Aug 16, 2020

It’s a marvel of human ingenuity.

ODE TO EVE

ODE TO EVE

Aug 9, 2020

On the way to the beach last week we passed Kitty Hawk. And that got me thinking of Eve.

IS MARRIAGE HAZARDOUS

IS MARRIAGE HAZARDOUS

Aug 2, 2020

[On vacation this week. I hope you enjoy this re-run from Oct. 6, 2019]

AT THE BEACH

AT THE BEACH

Jul 26, 2020

As you read this I’m at the beach in Avon, North Carolina. (Sorry. But somebody had to go!)

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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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Something notable happened this month that merits an early return from my sabbatical.

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

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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.

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Randall Tremba was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio. He took a bachelor of arts in philosophy at Wheaton College, Illinois (1969), [delete extra space]a master’s of divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California (1973)[comma] 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[comma]* he married Paula, became a parent (Jonah, Nathanael, Amanda) and a grandfather as well as founding[comma] founded the Rumsey Radio Hour (1990), and co-founded the Shepherdstown Good News Paper with Ed Zahniser (May 1979). You can follow the author on his blog, thedevilsgift.com.

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