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…
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…
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…
[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…
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…
“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,…
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…
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Jesus speaks these words in the context of his encounter with Nicodemus,…
The Camp Mount Luther community gathered on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, to celebrate a remarkable milestone: 25 years of leadership by Executive Director Chad Hershberger. Nearly 100 members of the camp family came together to mark the anniversary (officially Jan. 1) with gratitude,…
The Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb in his book, Faith in the Face of Empire (Diyar Publisher, 2014), refers to the temptation of Christ in the wilderness as an example of the lure of power exercised in military and economic might. When the…