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| Wild Goose Chase: Reclaim the Adventure of Pursuing God | 
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Sales Rank: 3225
Category: Book
Author: Mark Batterson
Publisher: Multnomah Books
Studio: Multnomah Books
Manufacturer: Multnomah Books
Label: Multnomah Books
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 1590527194
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.4
EAN: 9781590527191
ASIN: 1590527194
Publication Date: August 19, 2008
Release Date: August 19, 2008
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Most of us have no idea where we?re going most of the time. Perfect.
?Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit?An Geadh-Glas, or ?the Wild Goose.? The name hints at mystery. Much like a wild goose, the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element of danger, an air of unpredictability surround Him. And while the name may sound a little sacrilegious, I cannot think of a better description of what it?s like to follow the Spirit through life. I think the Celtic Christians were on to something?.
Most of us will have no idea where we are going most of the time. And I know that is unsettling. But circumstantial uncertainty also goes by another name: Adventure.? --from the introduction
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Go Chase! November 7, 2008
I won this book in a giveaway. I read that the author is a pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC--a happening church. Since I was raised in DC, I entered the giveaway. Boy, am I glad that I won!
Chock full of wisdom, this small book is filled with sermon-type discussions on the things of God. The author surprises with chapter 2 "Goose Bumps," when he tells the reader to stop praying. He challenges with chapter 4 "Eight-foot Ceilings," with the background story of the Wright Brothers. And he encourages with chapter 6 "Sometimes It Takes a Shipwreck" when he tells of a disappointment in his life.
This is a good devotional book for an individual, an excellent source for a Bible study group to use chapter by chapter, and an all-around worthy read.
Fantastic...!!! October 2, 2008
An incredible book that is sure to cause passion & vision to be stirred in the reader...!
Real Adventure September 30, 2008
This is a very helpful book, either introducing the reader to the adventure of following the Spirit of God, or recalling those now stuck in a routine back to a more exciting experience with God through Christ.
As I read the chapter on the cage of guilt, I was particularly struck with the section on forgiveness. I have just returned from Romania, where I was able to visit with several young adults who had grown up in the highly dysfunctional state orphanage system (that is way understated). I thought of how they could be in a cage of bitterness toward those who abused them, and in guilt's cage for their abusing of others.
The whole book is helpful, but that chapter really hit a chord in my spirit. I am going to purchase more copies to give to friends.
 A New Way To Look At the Holy Spirit September 22, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I didn't know the Celtic name for the Holy Spirit meant Wild Goose, but I find it fascinating. I think most of us sometimes feel stifled by our responsibilities and routines. Most of those burdens can't be cast aside, but as Mark Batterson points out, a life spent following the Holy Spirit, going where God leads is never boring. God sometimes calls us out of our rut to serve in ways we never dreamed. The Holy Spirit can invade our safe little world and set our feet on a new path leading to adventure and a closer relationship with God. When God calls through the Spirit, the only answer must be "Here am I, send me."
-Chase the Goose- September 16, 2008
Often times in ones life, including my own, we need reminded of the little things. We get so focused and consumed by simply "doing life" that we forget what living on this earth is all about. From the moment of creation we were created for something more than what we see, feel and experience on earth. We were created to be in relationship with something and someone bigger than ourselves. Many of us have found that relationship but the adventure should not stop there. Life as a Follower of Christ is a life meant to be full of adventure and a life spent Chasing the Wild Goose.
Responsibility-Routine-Assumptions-Guilt-Failure-Fear. These are all things we can relate to in our everyday life and according to Batterson these are the six cages that keep us from chasing the goose and living a life full of adventure. By sharing his own personal experiences and offering biblical and practical solutions for change the reader sees how to escape from the cage of life and pursue the life God originally created us for.
Early in the book Mark makes a connection between the zoo and the church that as a Pastor I found as a wake-up call. By going through the motions week after week has the church removed the sense danger, risk and struggle just as the zoo has done to animals? By striving to make people so comfortable in the church environment it is possible that church has become part of the problem by making people less adventurous and participatory in pursing a life in Christ.
Although I connected with each of these cages I was personally challenged the most by Marks discussion on the cage of "responsibility. I assume many of the people who know me would describe me as a responsible person and although this is seen as a good thing by many I realized after reading this book that it has actually restricted me at times from living my Christain life to the fullest. The Christian life requires faith and sometimes faith goes against our, or in this case my, innate desire to be responsible. When God tells us to do something we have to be willing to do it regardless of how crazy it seems. We pray so much waiting for sings from God but Batterson reminds us that often times "signs follow faith". While we look for direction God is telling us to walk on the water first and allow the signs to follow. The beauty of a life filled with faith is the realization that, on our own, we cannot accomplish the plans God has for us and in order for Gods plans to be fulfilled we must strive to become responsibly irresponsible.
What's your cage? We all have one and they keep us from pursuing the adventure God created us for. Wild Goose Chase will open your heart and mind towards welcoming adventure in your life and realizing that a life unfulfilled is a life without Christ and a life with Christ is a ride unlike anything we can experience on this earth in our own strength. Read this book and Chase the Goose!
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