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it's a hell of a heaven we must go to when we die Matthew 16:13-20 Prayer: Lord, may the words of my lips and the meditations of all our hearts proclaim your son, Jesus, as your anointed one, the messiah. Keys, these simple tools are quite common. I imagine most of you have a ring of them in your pocket or purse. Keys are just one of the many mundane props in the play of our day to day life. Keys are ordinary, except, of course, when they’re not… Today I will give these keys back. No longer will I need to use them to unlock my office. No longer will I find myself strolling upstairs to talk to Pastor Carol. No longer will I find myself taking a quite lunch in the Emmaus Lounge taking in that amazing skyline. No longer. Today I turn in these keys. These keys. These keys that have become mundane and ordinary. These keys have become so humdrum I have forgotten when I rushed here to get ready for a theology pub, a men’s breakfast or the Children’s Christma...

i wrote it when i was not inflamed one bit Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43: Prayer: Lord, may the words of my lips and the meditations of all our hearts add luster to the shine of our beauty in your eyes. Amen. Intro: Good morning, it is a pleasure to be here with you this today. My name is Ryan Cosgrove and I am a seminary student studying to be an ordained pastor like Erik and Laurie. Part of that training is a year-long internship, and that is what brings me here today. I am the lucky Iowan studying at the Lutheran seminary in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania who got to go to the other side of the United States and intern in beautiful Seattle, and actually live in the apartment you all have. My internship location is split between St. John United and the former Lutheran Public Policy Office. After a recent merger between the Lutheran Public Policy Office and the Washington Association of Churches, we are now the Faith Action Network. It is my work with the Faith Acti...

The odd pairing of God and human history Exodus 3:7-12 Prayer: Please pray with me. God, you bid us “so come.” Invite us into your realm of compassion, and when we weary, grow afraid, or experience confusion, remind us of your promise, “I will be with you.” ~Amen. Intro: Good morning, my name is Ryan Cosgrove, and I am an intern at the Lutheran Public Policy Office, as well as St. John United in North Seattle. I grew up in Iowa, and am attending seminary at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. My goal is to become an ordained pastor, like Rev. Kindem. Part of this process of ordination is a year-long internship. So, I am the fellow who got to leave the mid-Atlantic area, come to the mild winters, mountains and waters of the Northwest for a year of internship. Pretty lucky, right? Also, I would like to send greetings on behalf of everyone at the LPPO, and personally, I thank you for the opportunity to be with you today. Not only am I thankful today, I am ...

I-1098, the LPPO, & an ELCA social statement. on Prezi This is a presentation I am working on which addresses Washington state's I-1098 in light of the ELCA social statement: Sufficient, Systainable Livelihood For All. You may notice I am not interested in the popular blog post about why Lutheran's are " dying out ". As I see it, there are more pressing issues than what place Lutherans are in, in the Christendom race.