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STAR OF BETHLEHEM

STAR OF BETHLEHEM

Jan 4, 2026

We don’t need astronomers to explain the Bethlehem star.

Winter Fantasy

Winter Fantasy

Dec 28, 2025

Through the eye of an award-winning photographer

FINAL WORDS

FINAL WORDS

Dec 21, 2025

What will your “final words” be?

HOW THE LIGHT COMES

HOW THE LIGHT COMES

Dec 14, 2025

In the darkest of times, the light comes. Somehow.

WAITING FOR MY LATTE (A Socratic Dialogue)

WAITING FOR MY LATTE (A Socratic Dialogue)

Dec 7, 2025

A hammer is amoral, but its use is not.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE!

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE!

Nov 30, 2025

Today: A pleasant surprise and a break from text.

WHO OPENED YOUR EYES? 

WHO OPENED YOUR EYES? 

Nov 23, 2025

I can’t believe my eyes! I can see clearly now!

MY LEFT EYE

MY LEFT EYE

Nov 16, 2025

I love reading and writing and can’t imagine life without eyesight.

WHO IS HARRIET LANE?

WHO IS HARRIET LANE?

Nov 9, 2025

I didn’t expect a pop quiz from my ophthalmologist, but I got one. Three questions.

ALL SOULS’ DAY

ALL SOULS’ DAY

Nov 2, 2025

November 2 is The Day of the Dead in Mexico. It’s a time of celebration.

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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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WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE

October 25, 2026

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

SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER

July 26, 2026

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

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

July 12, 2026

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

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About The Author

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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