I've come around...
'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...