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CONTENTMENT
24 May
5

CONTENTMENT

My friend came to see that the pursuit of happiness is the wrong pursuit.

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MY FAVORITE RABBI
17 May
9

MY FAVORITE RABBI

Wise, courageous, scholarly, and kind. He opened my eyes.

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AMERICAN HERO
10 May
13

AMERICAN HERO

Who would you include in the “National Garden of American Heroes?”

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JESUS SHAVES
03 May
4

JESUS SHAVES

Just when you thought you knew everything about Jesus, he shaves and goes on a date.

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THE BIBLE WON’T SAVE AMERICA
26 Apr
5

THE BIBLE WON’T SAVE AMERICA

Did you hear what happened when the president read the Bible aloud last week in the Oval Office?

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ODE TO THOREAU
19 Apr
10

ODE TO THOREAU

Am I the only one who did know these two things about him?

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RESURRECTION SEX (Breaking news!)
12 Apr
2

RESURRECTION SEX (Breaking news!)

Who knew?

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GOD IS LOVE
05 Apr
5

GOD IS LOVE

Who will tell the United States Secretary of Holy Crusades?

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Subaru with the hood up
29 Mar
7

GOD IS GOOD

How much can you trust an auto mechanic?

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DANGLING CONVERSATIONS
22 Mar
5

DANGLING CONVERSATIONS

I used to think dangling conversations were regrettable.

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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

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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.

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

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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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