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A BOOK OF BLESSINGS
30 Mar
0

A BOOK OF BLESSINGS

I could write a “book of regrets.”

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tornado
23 Mar
9

A GOOD TIME TO PRAY

But not to their god. Their god is too small.

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EVANGELICALS MEET THE DEVIL
16 Mar
7

EVANGELICALS MEET THE DEVIL

Once upon a time, 52.1 million white evangelicals found themselves wandering in a wilderness. And then along came the devil. 

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GIVING UP LENT
09 Mar
3

GIVING UP LENT

I’m not giving up anything. I’m not taking on anything. I’m happy with the way I am.

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Statue of Liberty Crying
02 Mar
3

TIMES SUCH AS THESE

America once aspired to be a city on a hill. That city has fallen.

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BATTLE FOR THE REPUBLIC
23 Feb
5

BATTLE FOR THE REPUBLIC

My friend is easily triggered these days. He goes off at the mere mention of a certain name.

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A FEW GOOD EVANGELICALS
16 Feb
2

A FEW GOOD EVANGELICALS

Russell Vought, one of the architects of Project 2025, and I have something in common.

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O GREENLAND 
09 Feb
1

O GREENLAND 

What do you know about our 51st state?

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Bishop Budde
02 Feb
7

THE BISHOP’S FALLACY

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde rocks. But she got something wrong.

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GOOD PREACHIN’
26 Jan
4

GOOD PREACHIN’

Let us praise the good bishop.

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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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