July Synchroblog – Stories Of The Wild Goose

22 Jun


   

The Wild Goose is a Celtic metaphor for the Holy Spirit.  In less than 24 hours, the first Wild Goose festival will be opening near Chapel Hill, NC.  This festival is a North American arts, music, justice and spirituality festival debuting June 23-26, 2011! Inspired by Greenbelt in the UK, the festival hopes to provide a space to deepen growth for those who want to connect faith and justice, and provide inspiration and energy for fresh expressions of Christianity in today’s world.
For more information about the festival check out The Wild Goose blog.

The July synchroblog is an open invitation for stories, thoughts, experiences and impressions that emerge from The Wild Goose Festival.

Of course, we’re looking for lots of stories from those who participated in the Festival.  But we want to hear from you whether you were there or not!  We still want to hear your story of how the Wild Goose (holy spirit) has made herself known in your life.    Or, another option might be to write on why you wish you’d gone to the festival yourself.  As always, we are looking for as many perspectives as possible!

Please plan to submit your name, name of blog, title of post and link in the comment section of the July announcement on the Synchroblog blog by 6 p.m. EST 7/5/2011 if you would like to be included in this synchroblog. The list of participants will be compiled and posted on 7/6/2011.

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65 Responses to “July Synchroblog – Stories Of The Wild Goose”

  1. Anna Snoeyenbos June 28, 2011 at 9:17 am #

    Anna Snoeyenbos “Wild Goose Festival – A Spirit of Life Revival” http://www.deepriverfaith.com/2011/06/wild-goose-festival-spirit-of-life.html

    Reply
  2. Lee Smith June 28, 2011 at 9:52 am #

    Lee Smith

    Word of Balance: Lee Smith,ND Blog

    “Goose Bumps: Opportunities Everywhere for Offense. A Fair and Objective Review.”

    http://leesmithnd.com/?p=512

    Reply
  3. Ryan Hines June 28, 2011 at 9:48 pm #

    Thanks for this! I think it’s great you’re compiling lots of stories from those who participated in the Festival.

    I posted a blog on, mainly, the issue of gender and sexuality. Basically, I believe we need to look to love and respect all people: http://rmhines.com/?p=877

    Reply
  4. Steve K. June 29, 2011 at 9:40 am #

    Karyn Wiseman posted this:
    http://ltsp.edu/flying-goose

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  5. Kyla Cofer June 29, 2011 at 8:18 pm #

    I can’t wait to read all of the posts! Here’s my contribution from Kyla’s Joy. “I went to Wild Goose Fest and came back in love” http://wp.me/p1FkRa-q3

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  6. Brian Gerald June 30, 2011 at 2:00 am #

    Brian Gerald Murphy, Lessons In Movement Making, “Born Again (Again) at Wild Goose” http://www.briangerald.com/born-again-again-at-wild-goose/

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  7. chrislenshyn June 30, 2011 at 3:03 am #

    Wild Goose Festival was great. Here is my 2 cents.
    http://anabaptistly.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/chasing-the-wild-goose/

    Much Love from Winnipeg MB Canada

    Chris Lenshyn

    Reply
  8. Michele Hammond June 30, 2011 at 3:07 am #

    Had a great and awesome experience at the Goose – can’t wait til next year!

    http://lawyerturnedto.blogspot.com/2011/06/i-heart-jay-bakker-and-peter-rollinsall.html

    Reply
  9. Deborah June 30, 2011 at 4:48 am #

    Here’s my first things first response to the Wild Goose Festival…

    http://revdeborahcoblewise.blogspot.com/2011/06/wild-goose-chasing.html

    Peace,
    Deborah Wise
    Waverly, Iowa

    Reply
  10. custodianiseed June 30, 2011 at 6:05 am #

    Well, this is my little rambling blogpost:

    http://custodianiseed.livejournal.com/118025.html

    Thanks for the chance to read all the others!

    Reply
  11. Michele Hammond June 30, 2011 at 10:10 pm #

    My initial thoughts on the Wild Goose…

    Reply
  12. Will Norman June 30, 2011 at 11:56 pm #

    Will Norman
    TwentySomethingDisciple
    http://wp.me/pn4XS-42

    Thanks to all who made this weekend wonderful!

    Reply
  13. Callid Keefe-Perry July 2, 2011 at 12:52 am #

    Callid Keefe-Perry
    The Image of Fish
    Gatekeeping the Goose
    http://theimageoffish.com/2011/07/01/wild-goose-festival-reflection/

    Reply
  14. the_exile July 2, 2011 at 10:45 am #

    the_exile, Exiles in New York, “Greenbelt and the Wild Goose”
    http://exilesny.blogspot.com/2011/07/day-4172-greenbelt-and-wild-goose.html

    Reply
  15. Kerri July 2, 2011 at 2:01 pm #

    Kerri – “Earth’s crammed with heaven…” – waterfowl in my life: july synchroblog

    http://practicingcontemplative.blogspot.com/2011/07/waterfowl-in-my-life-july-synchroblog.html

    Thank you!

    Reply
  16. Alison Leigh Lilly July 3, 2011 at 4:01 am #

    Wonderful! Here is the post I wrote in the run-up to the Wild Goose Festival, as well as my first follow-up post (of several) on my experiences and reflections there as a Pagan among Christians:

    “Chasing the Wild Goose” – http://alisonleighlilly.com/blog/2011/chasing-the-wild-goose/
    “Catching the Wild Goose: Thanks and First Thoughts” – http://alisonleighlilly.com/blog/2011/catching-the-wild-goose-thanks-and-first-thoughts/

    There will definitely be more to come at my blog, Meadowsweet & Myrrh.

    Reply
  17. abbiewatters July 4, 2011 at 4:11 am #

    Abbie Watters – “Jessica – A Fable”

    http://abbiewatters.wordpress.com/2011/07/03/jessica-a-fable-2/

    Reply
  18. Steve K. July 4, 2011 at 6:43 am #

    Here’s my contribution to the July Synchroblog!

    Why Wild Goose Festival Was So Magical:
    http://knightopia.com/blog/2011/07/03/why-wild-goose-festival-was-so-magical/

    can’t wait to read all of the other contributions!

    Reply
  19. Tammy Carter July 4, 2011 at 9:35 am #

    Tammy Carter
    Blessing the Beloved
    Visual Acuity and Flying
    http://blessingthebeloved.blogspot.com/2011/07/visual-acuity-and-flying.html

    Reply
  20. Michele Thorburg Hammond July 4, 2011 at 9:52 am #

    Wild Goose thoughts…
    http://lawyerturnedto.blogspot.com/2011/06/i-heart-jay-bakker-and-peter-rollinsall.html

    Reply
  21. Matthew Bolz-Weber July 4, 2011 at 10:49 am #

    a short poem, reflecting on the weekend

    http://hikerrev.blogspot.com/

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  22. Matthew Bolz-Weber July 4, 2011 at 10:51 am #

    direct link to the poem at

    http://hikerrev.blogspot.com/2011/07/remembering-wild-goose.html

    (sorry for multiple posts)

    Reply
  23. tsmith0095 July 4, 2011 at 8:56 pm #

    What we’ll really take from Wild Goose, if anything…. http://tsmith0095.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/what-ill-take-from-wild-goose/ Asks the question, what will you remember 10 years from now about the Goose?

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  24. Dale Lature July 4, 2011 at 11:31 pm #

    “Wild Goose Reflection has been difficult for me to come up with” #wgf11 #WildGooseFest, but I kept on “letting it not happen” until it did http://wp.theoblogical.org/?p=7408

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  25. Shay Kearns July 5, 2011 at 2:05 am #

    Shay Kearns writing at Anarchist Reverend. I’ve got three posts up about my experiences at Wild Goose:

    The Power of a Tshirt: http://wp.me/p1wWpW-71
    Apologizing to Over the Rhine: http://wp.me/p1wWpW-75
    Public Vs. Private: http://wp.me/p1wWpW-7i

    Public Vs. Private seems to be the most popular one so far.

    Reply
  26. confessing queer July 5, 2011 at 3:46 am #

    seth donovan – http://confessingqueer.com/
    “about more than ‘the gays'”

    Reply
  27. Steve K. July 5, 2011 at 4:34 am #

    here’s another good one:

    Paul Fromberg – Celebrating Interdependence Day
    http://eatingwithjesus.blogspot.com/2011/06/celebrating-interdependence-day.html

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  28. Steve K. July 5, 2011 at 4:48 am #

    here’s a few more …

    Martin Turnidge – Greenbelt and Wild Goose:
    http://exilesny.blogspot.com/2011/07/day-4172-greenbelt-and-wild-goose.html

    Glen Retief – Duck, Duck, Wild Goose?
    http://glenretief.blogspot.com/2011/07/duck-duck-wild-goose.html

    Peterson Toscano – I’ve Been Goosed:
    http://petersontoscano.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/ive-been-goosed/

    Peterson Toscano – What I Carried Into Wild Goose:
    http://petersontoscano.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/what-i-carried-into-wild-goose/

    Peterson Toscano – What I Blurted Out At Wild Goose:
    http://petersontoscano.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/what-i-blurted-out-at-wild-goose/

    Reply
  29. Steve K. July 5, 2011 at 5:01 am #

    Eric Elnes – The Inaugural Wild Goose Festival: Recovering Something Lost
    http://www.onfaithonline.tv/darkwoodbrew/the-inaugural-wild-goose-festival-recovering-something-lost/

    Anarchist Reverend – The Power of a T-shirt
    http://anarchistreverend.com/2011/06/the-power-of-a-tshirt/

    Anarchist Reverend – Apologizing to Over The Rhine
    http://anarchistreverend.com/2011/06/apologizing-to-over-the-rhine/

    Anarchist Reverend – Public vs. Private (part one)
    http://anarchistreverend.com/2011/06/public-vs-private-part-one/

    Reply
  30. John Martinez July 5, 2011 at 6:13 am #

    Here’s Mine:

    John Martinez
    Indiefaith.org
    The Table
    http://indiefaith.org/?p=658

    Reply
  31. Steve July 5, 2011 at 6:57 pm #

    My post is called “A wild goose chase?”

    The URL is

    http://khanya.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/wild-goose-chase/

    and it’s by Steve Hayes

    Reply
  32. Steve K. July 5, 2011 at 7:06 pm #

    here are some of the links posted on the Facebook event:

    Chris Lenshyn – Chasing the Wild Goose
    http://anabaptistly.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/chasing-the-wild-goose/

    David Zimmerman – Wild Goose Festival: A Recap
    http://loud-time.blogspot.com/2011/06/wild-goose-festival-recap.html

    Dan Brennan – U2, Wild Goose, and Deep Freedom
    http://danbrennan.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/06/u2-wild-goose-and-deep-freedom-.html

    Reply
  33. Mike Croghan July 5, 2011 at 7:23 pm #

    Mike Croghan
    Rude Armchair Theology
    The Wild Goose is not safe
    http://mcroghan.blogspot.com/2011/06/wild-goose-is-not-safe-wgf11.html

    Never done a synchroblog before, but since I already wrote the post, and Sir Knight invited me, why not?

    Reply
  34. kathyescobar July 5, 2011 at 7:47 pm #

    here’s mine:

    kathy escobar
    dreamers, lovers, and status quo rockers
    http://kathyescobar.com/2011/07/05/dreamers-lovers-and-status-quo-rockers/

    Reply
  35. kerlinrichter July 5, 2011 at 8:00 pm #

    Kerlin Richter

    Richter Family Adventure

    you don’t need authority-

    http://richterfamilyadventure.com/2011/06/29/you-dont-need-authority/

    Reply
  36. Rev. Melissa Cooper July 5, 2011 at 8:31 pm #

    http://revcooper.com/2011/07/05/wild-goose-festival-coming-full-circle/

    Reply
  37. Steve K. July 5, 2011 at 8:35 pm #

    Mike Croghan – The Wild Goose is not safe
    http://mcroghan.blogspot.com/2011/06/wild-goose-is-not-safe-wgf11.html

    Reply
  38. Steve K. July 5, 2011 at 8:37 pm #

    Custodianseed – “every single day they eat boiled goose”
    http://custodianiseed.livejournal.com/118025.html

    Reply
  39. Alison Leigh Lilly July 5, 2011 at 10:43 pm #

    The first of my three-part follow-up to the Wild Goose Festival exploring interfaith work and what Christians and Pagans can learn from each other:

    Alison Leigh Lilly – Meadowsweet & Myrrh – “A Pagan Goes to the Wild Goose, Part One”

    http://alisonleighlilly.com/blog/2011/a-pagan-goes-to-the-wild-goose-part-one/

    Reply
  40. Steve K. July 5, 2011 at 11:57 pm #

    Carl McColman – Why the Wild Goose Festival Matters
    http://day1.org/3136-why_the_wild_goose_festival_matters

    Reply
  41. minnow July 6, 2011 at 12:01 am #

    Here’s my link. It’s called Grace Response. http://minnowspeaks.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/grace-response/ Minnow

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  42. Christine Sine July 6, 2011 at 4:05 am #

    Here is my contribution to the blogathon. http://godspace.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/wild-goose-encounters-with-a-thin-space/
    Blessings
    Christine Sine

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  43. Jeremy Myers July 6, 2011 at 5:11 am #

    My contribution:

    Title: Giving up the Wild Goose Chase

    URL: http://www.tillhecomes.org/wild-goose-chase/

    Reply
  44. Robert July 6, 2011 at 7:17 am #

    Thoughts on the inaugural Goose

    http://nornironimmigrant.wordpress.com/

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  45. annawoofenden July 6, 2011 at 7:27 am #

    Thanks for the push to write, and the invitation and the space to share! I wrote the core of this during the festival itself, some reflections at the end of the day of how God moved me through the Wild Goose experience.

    http://annawoofenden.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/the-slippery-slope-reflections-at-the-wild-goose-festival/

    Reply
  46. wmccaig July 6, 2011 at 7:47 am #

    Here is my contribution

    Wendy McCaig, View from the Bridge

    “Loosing the Goose”

    http://wendymccaig.com/2011/07/06/loosing-the-goose/

    Can’t wait to read all the insights from the festival. Wish I could have been there.

    Reply
  47. joeywahoo July 6, 2011 at 8:18 am #

    Here’s my offering: http://practicingresurrection.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/into-the-wild/

    Thanks for doing this!

    Reply
  48. Rachel July 6, 2011 at 9:00 am #

    Missed the 5 p deadline – but I am in.
    Thanks friends.
    Rachel Swan – The Sweet Bi and Bi
    http://sweetbiandbi.wordpress.com
    goosed http://wp.me/pqQB1-9p

    Reply
  49. Patricia Burlison July 6, 2011 at 9:09 am #

    A poem rather than a blog, but I did write it during the Festival after listening to Richard Twiss. Those who were listening to him Thursday night may remember how he ended with a short telling of creation. This was my response to that. I’m still processing the whole experience. http://trishadian.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/i-called-life/

    Reply
  50. Jason Hess July 6, 2011 at 9:10 am #

    Jason Hess
    eckSermonator – evolve your thinking

    While at the Goose
    http://www.ecksermonator.com/?p=1675

    ——————————————-

    I know I’m late but I figured I’d post it here in the comments anyways.

    Reply
  51. Rebecca Bec Cranford July 6, 2011 at 11:40 am #

    Here is my little ditty:

    http://thebeccranford.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/hello-world/

    Reply
  52. Joel July 7, 2011 at 5:59 am #

    Preliminary thoughts:

    -So Lost at Last-
    (In the Woods) – http://bit.ly/lau2lA

    – Joel DeVyldere

    Reply
  53. Jamie Arpin-Ricci July 7, 2011 at 8:29 pm #

    Here is my contribution:

    http://www.missional.ca/2011/07/wild-goose-fest/

    Reply
  54. brianjgorman July 8, 2011 at 8:50 pm #

    Brian Gorman
    Restoring Shalom
    “Wild Goose in Review,” surface level reactions, more to come
    http://brianjgorman.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/wild-goose-in-review/

    I know I’m late on this!

    Reply
  55. Melvin Bray July 9, 2011 at 8:30 pm #

    here’s my self-critique in the mist of the afterglow:

    http://melvinbray.com/2011/07/09/why-some-people-of-color-might-not-have-come-to-the-wild-goose/

    Reply

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