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Are you passionate about spiritual writing? Writing for Your Life is a sessions that will help you gain inspiration and knowledge to empower your writing.

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In this episode, members from Brother's Bear discuss the intersection of music and faith and how that can be expressed at Wild Goose.

Joshua Brumley and James McCann had been playing music together, improvising and learning from mutual favorite artists, for years before the death of a dear friend launched the two of them into a deeper and more tethered friendship. Out of that time of deep yet childlike friendship coupled with heavy grief the band's first album, Say, was written. An honest and holistic look at the lives of the two around that time, Say wasn't really intended to be the stepping stone it became. In fact, it was recorded long before any Brother's Bear songs would be performed live. But the process launched James and Joshua into a series of progressively more intentional endeavors, most recently writing a second album, Walking Each Other Home. For this year's Goose, Joshua will be presenting all new songs written just for the Wild Goose community, supported by the Brother's Bear string section.

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In this episode John Pavlovitz speaks about your God story, the power of privilege, and believing in a creator that is far greater than your whiteness.

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Storytelling is one of the most powerful resources for good and ill in the world. Healing the trauma of violent conflict requires a variety of interventions, but one of the most important is reframing the story we tell, inside and out. In this episode, Gareth discusses storytelling: how to change your story without losing yourself; find fuel for the journey; and make a better world, right here, right now.

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Just as hospitals and military have chaplains attending to the spiritual and emotional needs of those under stress, our social justice movements need people who are focused on the care and sustainability of activists, organizers and community leaders on the front lines of fighting for justice. In this episode, Micky ScottBey Jones and the Justice Doula discuss this emerging vocation.

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Brad Zable and Sarah Pressly discuss the nourishment and spirit of the Wild Goose.

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Experience the artful, playful, outrageously funny, and deeply moving storytelling craft of Peterson Toscano. Drawing on his bizarre personal experiences of conversion therapy along with references to history, literature, science, and the Bible, Peterson takes his audience on an off-beat mental mind trip. A shapeshifter, he transforms right before your eyes into a whole cast of comic characters who explore the serious worlds of gender, sexuality, privilege, religion, and environmental justice. Of Peterson's work, Chara Armon, Ph.D at Villanova University said, "His mixture of vulnerability and comedy enabled those of us in his audience to access our own authentic feelings about the predicaments of the 21st century. Peterson brings extensive knowledge, extraordinary people skills, dramatic talent, and poignant characters to his presentations" This performance will entertain, enlighten, and enliven you; it may even speak deeply into your life as you consider your role on this rapidly changing planet.

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Peterson Toscano discusses the role of humor, how to discuss difficult topics, and strategies to shedding light on difficult issues.

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There's a lot of conversation around the idea of deconstruction. For many of us, the categories that we inherited for understanding the world and our place in it are no longer convincing. The restlessness created by this destabilization has led to rethinking and reformulating our faith. The basic content of words, like God, Jesus, and Scripture, has been transformed. One key reason for this shift is the loss of fear as a motivator. We've discovered that not attending Church or not reading the Bible doesn't mean we will contract an illness or get a flat tire. So, why would anyone still be Christian? If hell and damnation are no longer the motivation for engaging and participating in this tradition, why would anyone want to do so? In this session, Josh explores these themes and shares his own reasons for (still) being Christian.

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Diana Butler Bass opens the day speaking about catching large fish in Caesars lake and taking his breakfast. Butler Bass describes our breakfast at the edge of the sea and how we can feast without fear.