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PAULA’S PASSION
11 Jul
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PAULA’S PASSION

Paula is my wife. So you might think I’m her “passion.” Well, I am. And she’s mine. But that’s not the passion of this post.

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ANOTHER SELF-EVIDENT TRUTH
04 Jul
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ANOTHER SELF-EVIDENT TRUTH

Today is the Fourth of July. It’s a day to celebrate the Declaration of Independence. I’d like to. But something won’t let me.

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NO MASS FOR JOE!
27 Jun
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NO MASS FOR JOE!

Hey, American Catholic bishops! Please don’t give Joe Biden the body and blood of Christ. He’s already got too much Jesus in him.

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YIAYIA’S BLESSING
20 Jun
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YIAYIA’S BLESSING

What would she say on her deathbed?

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UNFATHOMABLE WISDOM
13 Jun
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UNFATHOMABLE WISDOM

I once asked my 85-year-old mother if she had any regrets. Only one, she said.

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JESUS IN ALBUQUERQUE
06 Jun
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JESUS IN ALBUQUERQUE

It’s gay pride month. Lots of parades. I attended my first while visiting my twin granddaughters in Albuquerque.

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INTERVIEW WITH A CICADA
30 May
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INTERVIEW WITH A CICADA

I met a Brood X cicada who spoke English. She agreed to an interview with The Devil’s Gift.

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HELP WANTED
23 May
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HELP WANTED

I broke out for breakfast last week. I was double-vaxed and rarin’ to go. My double-vaxed friend was too. We were inmates released from prison—sentence served, doors flung open.

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MY NEW BOOK
16 May
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MY NEW BOOK

My first book, Let Love Arise, outsold the Bible.

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MASTER OF DIVINITY
09 May
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MASTER OF DIVINITY

In case you didn’t know (or hadn’t noticed), I am a master of divinity.

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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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