Hey, gang. It’s Monday, the wait is over. As promised, here is my latest book contest: Wild Goose Chase (Reclaim the Adventure of Pursuing God) by Mark Batterson.
From the back cover:
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.
Sounds good, doesn’t it?
Here is a little bit about the author:
Mark Batterson is the lead pastor of Washington, DC’s National Community Church, widely recognized as one of America’s most innovative churches. Mark is the author of the best selling In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day and a widely read blogger. He lives on Capitol Hill* with his wife, Lora, and their three children.
And endorsements via Amazon.com:
“Mark Batterson is down-to-earth and humble–yet 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.”
- Craig Groeschel, pastor of Lifechurch.tv, author of Going All the Way“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.”
- Frank Wright, PhD, President and CEO, National Religious Broadcasters
Okay, I bet you are eager to read this book and I’m going to give you the chance. In fact, I’m going to give you more than one chance to win.
Here is what you need to do:
1. Comment to enter, be sure to leave a valid email address. 
2. For a second entry, post this contest on your blog (email me the link to your post.)
3. Really want this book? For a third entry, let your Twitter followers know of this contest (send me the link of your tweet).
Make sure you use this post’s link, not my main site, so folks can find the contest easily. My address is monicambrand (at) gmail.com.
Oh, and by the way… if you love to read, you should sign up for my RSS feed. I love giving away books, and by subscribing you can be sure you don’t miss any contests. You can even get me in your email. How cool is that?
FYI:
Contest open to US and Canadian residents only. No entries after midnight September 1, 2008.
Ready, set, go!
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Monica History 101 – I lived on Capitol Hill for several months when I did my journalism internship in 1994. Union Station, one of the meeting sites for National Community Church, was only a 15-minute walk from my house. Too bad I lived there two years before the church started.
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Celtics also have banshees. They have all the fun.
I’ll see what I can do re: 2 and 3.
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My husband and I use to attend NCC when we lived in DC. Mark is a wonderful man and pastor. I would LOVE to win this book
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Love the Wild Goose idea — can I let my Celtic heritage pride show now?
Oh, and UStation is one of my fave spots in DC. I grew up outside of Annapolis and went to UM, so I spent a lot of time on the Metro.
Will check out mybloglog…
As far as train stations go, Union Station is a nice one, from what I remember. I much prefer it to Penn Station in NYC.
This sounds like an interesting book. I’d like to try for it. Thank you.
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I’ve been to that church! He wasn’t preaching that day, but my brother-in-law and his wife go there. It’s interesting. Meets in a movie theater. At 37, I felt old in the crowd of 20′s and 30′s.
I love churches that meet “outside the box”. I miss those days when my church was young and growning and we gathered in a local elementary school on Sunday.
Okay, girl, I blogged about it: http://intersection.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=1648362%3ABlogPost%3A6244
and I twittered it yesterday (you know where to find me!).
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What a good book! It looks really interesting. I’m visiting from 5 minutes for books’ what’s on your nightstand post, so maybe this is *another* one I’ll have to add to my reading list! There aren’t enough days in a year to read all the amazing books out there!
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sounds like a good book to me.