Friday, October 21, 2005

The Wild Goose Chase


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We continue our Wild Goose Chase series this Sunday so I decided to chase a wild goose yesterday. Enjoy the Friday Vlog Feature.

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13 Comments:

At October 21, 2005 12:55 PM, Blogger Brad said...

too funny! glad you avoided jail time. i love wondering what you and the team at NCC will do next.

one question... why barefoot?

 
At October 21, 2005 1:20 PM, Blogger scott harris said...

Hilarious! Would have loved see you hauled away in the back of that park ranger's car!

Keep up the crazy creative work!

 
At October 21, 2005 2:11 PM, Blogger scott aughtmon said...

You sooo crazy! Mark, you da man. I think I liked
the video second only to the "Mr. Incredible" one!

 
At October 21, 2005 2:39 PM, Blogger Pat Thomas said...

Pastor Mark, thanks for the application and the laugh! I needed them both, today! Man, I LOVE my Church!

 
At October 21, 2005 4:04 PM, Blogger jh said...

dude- you're nuts-

i love it

 
At October 21, 2005 6:05 PM, Blogger amy said...

Thanks for risking your life for the church - because by jumping in the Anacostia (I think that's where you were) you were pretty much doing that. It has one of the highest pollutions of any river in the nation. I spent a day with the Earth Conservation Corp. once (they spend all of their team taking trash out of the river) and was given strict instructions to not even touch the water. Sick.

 
At October 21, 2005 6:10 PM, Blogger Mark Batterson said...

It was downright nasty. The water had a slimy feel to it.

The riverbank was littered with trash and I was afraid to touch bottom :)

Mark

 
At October 21, 2005 11:31 PM, Blogger Dan said...

What would you have done if you had succeeded in catching one? Maybe yoy'd better stick to feeding the geese.

 
At October 22, 2005 2:04 AM, Blogger amy said...

Maybe he could have a Sunday goose dinner to go along with the message series?

 
At October 22, 2005 3:25 AM, Blogger Kyle said...

Dan has a great point... what would you have done if you caught it?

From a cinematic perspective, the shot of you chasing the geese as they are flying (2:21) is an awesome shot. Great video.

 
At October 22, 2005 7:59 AM, Blogger Mark Batterson said...

A few reflections.

I went barefoot because I didn't want to get goose poop all over my dress shoes :) Plus it helped me "get in touch" with the land. Or something like that.

I have no idea what I would have done if I had caught a goose :) I was actually afraid that I'd chase a goose and a momma goose would start chasing me!

 
At November 07, 2005 4:30 PM, Anonymous Sugarplum Mom said...

We live in the country and usually avoid "goose fields" because of what they leave behind. You're a brave (or maybe foolish) person to roll around in one. Consider wearing boots next time - you can wash them off. Want them to come you? Feed them - old bread, rolls, cookies...you'll have more geese than you can handle. One of our church's favorite sayings is "if you feed them, they will come", though we're usually referring to Christians.

 
At March 04, 2006 10:41 PM, Blogger Erich Scharf said...

So many times I think the goal is what is important when God just wants me to jump in the water...

 

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