I don’t post a lot about church ministry–even though that’s what my “career” has always been. I graduated from college so I could go into full-time vocational ministry. I think my life is just in a different season (namely, “mommy” season) so I’m not into ministry stuff or the church-world as I once was.
Recently, I was contacted to review a book by a pastor in Washington, DC. And it perked up my ministry ears. I had not heard of this pastor or his church. But I’d love to know about life as a pastor in DC! The pastor/author is Mark Batterson (oh yeah, he’s a blogger!) and the book is Wild Goose Chase.
Well, it turns out it’s not really a book about church ministry or having the career of a pastor. (I don’t know why I thought it would be…) But I got hooked on the description of the title and I think you will, too:
“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…”
Isn’t that great? Don’t you want to read more? Well, leave me a comment and let me know…uhm…how you made it through your last month of pregnancy, the last time you were on a wild goose chase or just that you love free stuff more than life itself. Then I’ll give away ONE BOOK to ONE WINNER this weekend!
Our winner: Tracie @Life As I Know It
During my last pregnancy I was so certain that my face (and huge mongo body!) would, ahem, grace the pages of magazines like The National Inquirer because I just knew that baby was never going to come. Never. I was certain to be the lone woman who would be forever pregnant. Well, I was wrong. But Isabel was born a few days late (the little booger!). 🙂 Anyway, that didn’t really help you any with surviving the last month now did it? Ok then, I survived by the grace of God (as is the case with just about all things in my life). 🙂
very cool. I made it through my last month of pregnancy with the help of Ambien and a LOT of chocolate. seriously.
Sounds like an interesting book! Consider me entered!
I spent the last month of my pregnancy on bed rest… not realizing how much I was going to miss that sleep when the little one arrived!! Hopefully, this pregnancy will go a little smoother. 🙂
Funny thing~my husband was sent two of those for review too!
Well I can’t really comment about how I made it through my last pregnancy considering I’ve never been pregnant. Although there are times when I look in the mirror and think to myself about how I could pass as someone who is pregnant. My last wild goose chase was probably some boy that I shouldn’t have been chasing. I’d much rather chase the Holy Spirit. But I do L-O-V-E some free stuff. And I’ve actually heard of his book and was curious.
The Spirit of God as a wild goose? Hmmm….
PS I just gave you an award at my blog!
I made it through my last month of pregnancy by twice giving birth 5 weeks early. It’s a breeze when you skip it (and yes, both babies were very healthy).
The one pregnancy I carried to 39 weeks required A LOT of Chick-fil-a nuggets and french fries. 🙂
I would love to win this book! I’ve actually heard of Batterson before, one of my professors in Seminary mentioned him, back when In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day first came out.
With Ladybug, the last 3 weeks I started maternity leave early due to high blood pressure. It was mainly from the stress of work. So I enjoyed keeping my feet up and nesting.
Sorry, that’s probably not much help with Lydia around too.
My last month, I tried to stay cool (August!) and at too many fried egg sandwiches 🙂