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Luke 21:5-19: When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, Jesus said, “As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another, all will be thrown down.” They asked him, “Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign that this is about to take place?” and Jesus said, “Beware that you are not led astray; for many will come and say, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is near!’ Do not go after them. When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately.” Then Jesus said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and plagues; and there will be dreadful portents and great signs from heaven. But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and p

'cause I've found. A word of introduction, I wanted to title this post, "Justice; foreplay with God." I didn't want to offend anyone's sensibilities, though. Prayer: Lord, may the words of my lips and the meditation of all our hearts be a part of your humble walk in this world. Amen. Intro: I am very grateful for the opportunity to be here today. My name is Ryan Cosgrove, and I am seminarian, spending a year in internship. That is part of the preparation of becoming a pastor. That particularly is not why I am here today, though. I am here today as a representative of the Lutheran Public Policy Office of Washington state, or the LPPO. The LPPO is a statewide ministry that engages congregations, individuals, organizations and government. The mission of this ministry is to be part of God’s work of justice and sustainability in the world. More on that a little later, though. I graduated from a smaller, ELCA university as well; Grand View Unive