My post last Sunday prompted some subscribers to unsubscribe. Only two, but not just any two.
Jesus is dead, I said in my Easter Sunday blog post. A reader disagreed.
I saw Jesus napping in a hammock in my backyard. A transistor radio lay on his chest.
Today is the first day of Easter. Today is also the last day of Passover. Today is the beginning of one, the end of the other. A rare convergence.
Last Sunday I posed the question: “Are we alone?” The post prompted many comments.
My friend believes extraterrestrial life is out there. I’m skeptical but I’m not a denier.
All my friends are getting old. One just turned 70. Another 90. When I was 30, people that age looked awfully old.
This past Monday, I said yes. I should have said no. And now I regret it.
The most dangerous man in America is dead.
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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.









