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STAR OF BETHLEHEM
04 Jan
5

STAR OF BETHLEHEM

We don’t need astronomers to explain the Bethlehem star.

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Winter Fantasy
28 Dec
2

Winter Fantasy

Through the eye of an award-winning photographer

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FINAL WORDS
21 Dec
13

FINAL WORDS

What will your “final words” be?

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HOW THE LIGHT COMES
14 Dec
5

HOW THE LIGHT COMES

In the darkest of times, the light comes. Somehow.

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WAITING FOR MY LATTE (A Socratic Dialogue)
07 Dec
4

WAITING FOR MY LATTE (A Socratic Dialogue)

A hammer is amoral, but its use is not.

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TAKE A LOOK AT THESE!
30 Nov
5

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE!

Today: A pleasant surprise and a break from text.

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eye chart
23 Nov
7

WHO OPENED YOUR EYES? 

I can’t believe my eyes! I can see clearly now!

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Boy Feeding chickens
16 Nov
5

MY LEFT EYE

I love reading and writing and can’t imagine life without eyesight.

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The White House - Substack
09 Nov
11

WHO IS HARRIET LANE?

I didn’t expect a pop quiz from my ophthalmologist, but I got one. Three questions.

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ALL SOULS’ DAY
02 Nov
8

ALL SOULS’ DAY

November 2 is The Day of the Dead in Mexico. It’s a time of celebration.

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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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