Bp Miller’s Musings: Triduum
You cannot have Easter without Good Friday. I have heard and said these words more often than I can remember. Sometimes I have said them in frustration at those whom I knew I would only see on that one Sunday…
Bp Miller’s Musings: Holy Week
Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus (Philippians 2:5) Once again, we reach the culmination of our church year. In our Holy Week, we move from a triumphal parade to the bloody crucifixion of our Savior…
Grant Helps Hunger
St. Matthew, Bloomsburg, was awarded a Daily Bread Grant from ELCA World Hunger. They have two on-going feeding ministries including a Community Blessings Box and the Bloomsburg Food Cupboard. In May, the congregation will start its 17th year of monthly…
Up and Down the Valleys: Mar 2026
Penn State Lutheran Campus Minister Alicia Anderson is joining Allegheny Synod Bishop Kevin Shock’s new staff iin a part-time role. Alicia will serve as Assistant to the Bishop for Formation. This is a quarter-time position and Alicia will continue serving…
Bp Miller Musings: Fifth Sunday of Lent
To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the spirit is life and peace. (Romans 8:6) When I read the story of the death and raising of Lazarus, my first thoughts go…
Outreach in Washingtonville
Washingtonville Lutheran Church (Vicar Diane Booth Bubb) served the community in ministry. On February 7, residents of the area enjoyed soup and desserts served by the congregation. Clothing, personal care items, and other household items were distributed to individuals and…
Words from Bishop Miller- Mar 2025
[God] shall judge between many peoples, and shall arbitrate between strong nations far away; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war…
Bp Miller’s Musings: Fourth Sunday in Lent
First, a concern: The Gospels often paint a picture of “the Jews” as enemies of God, this story of the man born blind included. We must take care in our interpretation and proclamation of this text not to implicate those…
Bp Miller’s Musings: Third Sunday in Lent
“I have food to eat that you do not know about.” When the disciples come upon Jesus at Jacob’s well and see him speaking to a woman, they do not ask him why he might do such a thing: Instead,…
Bp Miller’s Musings: More Second Sunday in Lent
Seems I have lots of thoughts about this week readings "Get up and go" לֶךְ־לְךָ In the twelfth chapter of Genesis, God tells Abram to get up and go “to the land I will show you,” and promises…