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Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy SpiritAn 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 its 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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Praise for
Mark Batterson
Mark Battersons Wild Goose Chase detonates anemic Christianity masquerading as the real thing and winsomely propels us to what can be and should be if we allow Gods Spirit to be all He can be in our lives. Let it stretch you to greater things!
L OUIE G IGLIO , Passion Conferences, speaker and author of How Great Is Our God, Indescribable, and I Am Not but I Know I AM
Wild Goose Chase puts the advent back in adventure, and frees us all to find out how risk can be another word for faith.
L EONARD S WEET , Drew University, George Fox University, sermons.com
Mark Batterson is down-to-earth and humbleyet constantly pushes me to grow. I follow him as a leader, admire him as an innovator, and love him as a friend. Mark has become one of the most important voices for a new generation. Anything he touches changes lives.
C RAIG G ROESCHEL , pastor of Lifechurch.tv, author of Going All the Way
As a leader and teacher, Mark Batterson brings imagination, energy, and insight. Marks genuine warmth and sincerity spill over into his communication, combining an intense love for his community with a passionate desire to see them living the life God dreams for them. I appreciate his willingness to take bold risks and go to extraordinary lengths to reach our culture with a message that is truly relevant.
E D Y OUNG , senior pastor of Fellowship Church
A thoughtful and energetic leader, Mark Batterson presses us to consider how we live out our faith in the world around us. When Mark has something to say, I am quick to listen.
F RANK W RIGHT , P H D, president and CEO of National Religious Broadcasters
Marks passion for God and our generation is contagious. His writing is honest and insightful. Go aheadchase the lion and the wild gooseand youll never be the same.
M ARGARET F EINBERG , author of The Organic God and The Sacred Echo
Mark Batterson is one of the churchs most forward thinkers. He compels us to look both behind and ahead to discover answers to the whys in our lives. In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day helps us make sense of this beautiful mess we call life.
L INDY L OWRY , editor of Outreach magazine
W ILD G OOSE C HASE
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version. NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked ( ESV ) are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked ( KJV ) are from the King James Version. Scripture quotations marked ( MSG ) are taken from The Message by Eugene H. Peterson. Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked ( NLT ) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.
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Details in some anecdotes and stories have been changed to protect the identities of the persons involved.
Trade Paperback ISBN9781590527191
Ebook ISBN9780307457486
Copyright 2008 by Mark Batterson
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Published in the United States by Multnomah, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Batterson, Mark.
Wild goose chase: reclaim the adventure of pursuing God/Mark Batterson.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-59052-719-1
1. Christian life. I. Title.
BV4501.3.B388 2008
248.4dc22
2008014984
v5.4
a
To my friend, mentor, and fellow Wild Goose chaser,
Dick Foth
P ROLOGUE
Choose Adventure
CHAPTER 1
Yawning Angels
CHAPTER 2
Goose Bumps
CHAPTER 3
Dictatorship of the Ordinary
CHAPTER 4
Eight-Foot Ceilings
CHAPTER 5
A Roosters Crow
CHAPTER 6
Sometimes It Takes a Shipwreck
CHAPTER 7
Good Old-Fashioned Guts
P ROLOGUE
The director of a Christian camp, who has no political aspirations whatsoever, feels called to run for Congress. A small-business owner, minding his own business, feels led to sell it and becomes a leading voice in the generosity movement. The senior vice president of a real estate investment trust, the youngest member and only female to rise to that title, quits her nicely compensated job to do an adult gap year.
What do they all have in common aside from some crazy career changes? All of them picked up a copy of Wild Goose Chase, and this book changed the trajectory of their lives. For the record, I take no credit whatsoever. Yes, I wrote the book. But its God who puts the right book in the right hands at the right time. That has been my perpetual and passionate prayer for every book I write, and God has answered those prayers in some strange and mysterious ways.
That camp director turned congressman, now a US senator, shared his story with me over a cup of coffee. That small-business owner has become a trusted friend and confidant. And that senior vice president is now helping National Community Church build out a city block on Capitol Hill that will double as a church campus and mixed-use development.
Since Wild Goose Chase released in 2008, Ive had the joy of hearing thousands of stories like these that stretch my faith. Each story is as unique as the person telling it, but there is a common thread. Each person was doing his level best to live a Spirit-led life. And when we obey the promptings of the Wild Goose, He has a way of strategically positioning us in the right place with the right people at the right time. We meet people whom we have no business being in the same room with. We go places we cannot go with our rsum. And we do things way beyond our natural ability. How? With the help of the Holy Spirit.
Without the Holy Spirit, Im below average.
With the Holy Spirit leading the charge, all things are possible!
If chasing the Wild Goose has taught me anything, its this: God is predictably unpredictable. Go ahead and make plans. After all, failing to plan is planning to fail. But dont forget that God is the one ordering our footsteps. So heres some good news:
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