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IT’S HARD TO STOP A TRAIN

IT’S HARD TO STOP A TRAIN

Oct 26, 2025

We are loud. We are strong. We are organized. We are unflappable. Or so I thought.

DO NOT FRET (DO GOOD)

DO NOT FRET (DO GOOD)

Oct 19, 2025

How can we not fret?! These are scary and troublesome times.

ED SULLIVAN

ED SULLIVAN

Oct 12, 2025

I recently found out something about Ed Sullivan I didn’t know.

JESUS AT QUANTICO

JESUS AT QUANTICO

Oct 5, 2025

Jesus attended the gathering of generals and admirals at Quantico last week.

LOOKING FOR JESUS

LOOKING FOR JESUS

Sep 28, 2025

It was a bad week for Trump. A good week for Jesus.

WHO’S NEXT

WHO’S NEXT

Sep 21, 2025

First they came for undocumented criminals. Then they came for undocumented field workers. Then they came for foreign students.

CONSIDER THE DUNG BEETLE

CONSIDER THE DUNG BEETLE

Sep 14, 2025

Dung beetles eat four times their weight every day. They leave no poop behind.

HOW THE ROSE OPENED

HOW THE ROSE OPENED

Sep 7, 2025

How did the rose ever open its heart and give this world all of its beauty?

A TIME TO LAUGH

A TIME TO LAUGH

Aug 31, 2025

Last Sunday one of my readers “unsubscribed.” I was shocked when I found out why.

MUSINGS ON A ROCK

MUSINGS ON A ROCK

Aug 24, 2025

Last Sunday Paula and I crossed the Potomac River to check out the Smoketown Brewery in Brunswick, Maryland

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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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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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