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Imagine No Religion
08 Dec
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Imagine No Religion

This is the Second Sunday of Advent. The first candle stands for hope. The second for faith. It may be […]

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Deep Darkness
01 Dec
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Deep Darkness

  Nightmares begone! Today is the First Sunday of Advent. There’s a light up ahead. No more darkness. No more […]

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FOUND DEAD
24 Nov
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FOUND DEAD

I read the news this Tuesday past. A young man was found dead in the trunk of his car—shot by […]

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Dog Vomit
17 Nov
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Dog Vomit

Last Wednesday I watched the impeachment hearing wall to wall. I didn’t mean to, but I did. I meant to […]

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Yoga Saves
10 Nov
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Yoga Saves

I go to yoga the way a lot of people go to church. Which is to say, occasionally. And that […]

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A New Day at SPC
03 Nov
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A New Day at SPC

My former church found itself a new pastor. Last Sunday was her First. There will never be another First Sunday. […]

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OLD LETTERS
27 Oct
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OLD LETTERS

Last week during a round of decluttering I took the lid off a large box. It had sat unopened for […]

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COWSHIT
20 Oct
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COWSHIT

My four-year-old grandson Wyatt turns five next week. I’m pretty sure that means no more blogging about him unless I […]

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JESUS SHAVES
13 Oct
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JESUS SHAVES

That’s funny. It wouldn’t be funny if it were Buddha, Moses, Muhammad, or Bob shaving. JESUS SAVES. JESUS SHAVES. Funny! […]

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Is Marriage Hazardous?
06 Oct
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Is Marriage Hazardous?

Last Sunday I officiated a wedding at the Audubon Woodend Sanctuary in Chevy Chase. Beautiful bride. Handsome groom. Beaming parents. […]

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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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