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JESUS IN ALBUQUERQUE
08 Jun
7

JESUS IN ALBUQUERQUE

A surprising response to HATE at the Pride Parade in Albuquerque.

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THE LAST PICNIC
01 Jun
15

THE LAST PICNIC

Once upon a time there was a whole lot of old people—hordes of ’em—standing as buffers between us and the grave.

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THE ELEPHANT IN MY HEAD
25 May
2

THE ELEPHANT IN MY HEAD

A reader told me she liked most of my posts but not all. Which ones don’t you like, I asked. She told me.

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MOMISMS
18 May
4

MOMISMS

Here’s a sampler of “momisms” from last Sunday’s post. What’s your favorite. Can you add another?

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A MOTHER’S WISDOM
11 May
6

A MOTHER’S WISDOM

My mom was down on folly.

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WOE TO YOU RICH
04 May
10

WOE TO YOU RICH

Jesus would not be with the pope on everything, but he would be with him on this: Those who build walls are not Christians.

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RESURRECTION (A week later)
27 Apr
0

RESURRECTION (A week later)

I saw Jesus napping in a hammock in my backyard. A transistor radio lay on his chest. A baseball game was on.

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MIRACLES AND WONDER
20 Apr
1

MIRACLES AND WONDER

I missed the Resurrection. I was born too late. But I heard about it. Boy, did I ever.

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jesus triumphal entry
13 Apr
16

CHARACTER IS DESTINY

Today tyrants are put on notice. Today is Palm Sunday.

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Knight of the Crusade
06 Apr
8

MY HOLY CRUSADE

I’m on a crusade. Nothing but death will stop me

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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.

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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

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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