I am still in the middle of reading "Wild Goose Chase, Reclaim the Adventure of Pursuing God" by Mark Batterson. This has been an inspiring, encouraging book. One that I prefer savoring in chapters at a time so that the encouragment and thoughts can sift deeper in.
The Celtic Christians called the Holy Spirit - The Wild Goose. When one thinks about the characteristics of the wild geese, I think this is a very apt name for the Holy Spirit. Since reading this book, I have gone on-line and have thought about some of the facts about the Canadian goose. For instance: the Canadian geese who are in back of the v-formation, honk to encourage the ones in front to keep up their speed. Sometimes it feels like the Holy Spirit gives us honks of encouragement through God-incidences in our daily lives.
One of my favorite comments in this book is that circumstancial uncertainty equals adventure. The Holy Spirit leads us on the adventure of our lives. :-)
I'd love to write more, but for lack of time let me just encourage you to get your own copy of this wonderful book at Amazon.com: Wild Goose Chase
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1590527194 It will be worth it.
Author Bio:
Mark Batterson is the lead pastor of Washington, DC’s National Community Church, widely recognized as one of America’s most innovative churches. NCC meets in movie theaters at metro stops throughout the city, as well as in a church-owned coffee house near Union Station. More than seventy percent of NCC’ers are single twentysomethings who live or work on Capitol Hill. Mark is the author of the best-selling In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day and a widely read blogger (www.markbatterson.com). He lives on Capitol Hill with his wife, Lora, and their three children.
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