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WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE
25 Oct
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WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE

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

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SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER
26 Jul
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SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER

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

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soccor goal
19 Jul
4

O JOGO BONITO

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
12 Jul
3

BEYOND REASON

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
05 Jul
7

BORN ON THE 5TH OF JULY

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

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MAKE AMERICA BETTER
28 Jun
6

MAKE AMERICA BETTER

I’m sick and tired of seeing 250 this, 250 that. And that’s not the worst of it.

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boy bunting baseball
21 Jun
9

LITTLE THINGS DONE WELL

Today let us pause to remember the lessons of our fathers.

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AI image of tangerine trees and marmalade skies.
14 Jun
7

A LAND BEYOND KNOWING

Getting old has its benefits. (Oh yeah?! Name one!!)

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graduates
07 Jun
8

THE WALK OF LIFE

My commencement address was delivered at a first-of-its-kind graduation ceremony. I asked around, but could find no evidence of any graduation like it.

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MY COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
31 May
7

MY COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

My first and likely my last.

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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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