Love Does
Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
Ratings27
Average rating3.9
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Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
Ratings27
Average rating3.9
As a college student he spent 16 days in the Pacific Ocean with five guys and a crate of canned meat. As a father he took his kids on a world tour to eat ice cream with heads of state. He made friends in Uganda, and they liked him so much he became the Ugandan consul. He pursued his wife for three years before she agreed to date him. His grades weren't good enough to get into law school, so he sat on a bench outside the Dean's office for seven days until they finally let him enroll. Bob Goff has become something of a legend, and his friends consider him the world's best-kept secret. Those same friends have long insisted he write a book. What follows are paradigm shifts, musings, and stories from one of the world's most delightfully engaging and winsome people. What fuels his impact? Love. But it's not the kind of love that stops at thoughts and feelings. Bob's love takes action. Bob believes Love Does. When Love Does, life gets interesting. Each day turns into a hilarious, whimsical, meaningful chance that makes faith simple and real. Each chapter is a story that forms a book, a life. And this is one life you don't want to miss. Light and fun, unique and profound, the lessons drawn from Bob's life and attitude just might inspire you to be secretly incredible, too. - Publisher.
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This is a heart-altering, paradigm-shifting book that I can't wait to read over and over again. Bob Goff has lived an incredible life, but what I had to keep reminding myself throughout the book is that the source and inspiration for his incredible life is not himself but his relationship with Jesus and His love that Bob desires to live out. Every time I want to gawk at Bob Goff, I have to remember that I can live like that, too. This book is an easy read, but I recommend reading it slowly, digesting each chapter and pondering the implications for life. The stories are often fun, sometimes poignant and occasionally stop-in-your-tracks powerful. I can't recommend this book enough.
Some parts of it were amazing and really stuck with me. Other parts almost made me feel guilty, then I listened to God and stopped that. Overall, I am left with a heightened sense of whimsy and a desire to really live out love to those around me.
This book was an easy and entertaining read giving some insights into the life of a man pursuing Jesus and whimsy. I really enjoyed the anecdotes and call to actively love people - in small and big ways. However, I see this book as more of a memoir than a how-to or piece of theological writing and feel that is important to distinguish. The book lacks depth into what the gospel truly is and he only vaguely references scripture throughout, often providing his thoughts or interpretations without scripture backing these ideas. Nonetheless, I still have great respect for Goff and how he has used his privilege and affluence to serve others locally and globally.
Bob Goff explains Christianity in one word: love. And it's not a noun; it's a verb, and what's more, it's an action word.
Goff shares lots of great stories from his life, and he relates them all to growing in his faith. The stories are incredible, almost unbelievable, and I laughed out loud sometimes at his boldness.
I saved some quotes from this book to think about some more:
“I used to want to fix people, but now I just want to be with them.”
“I get the invitation every morning when I wake up to actually live a life of complete engagement, a life of whimsy, a life where love does. I t doesn't come in an envelope. It's ushered in by a sunrise, the sound of a bird, or the smell of coffee drifting lazily from the kitchen. It's the invitation to actually live, to fully participate in this amazing life for one more day. Nobody turns down an invitation to the White House, but I've seen plenty of people turn down and invitation to fully live. “
“You don't need a plan; you just need to be present.”
“Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.”
“While you're figuring out what God wants you to do next — go love everybody.”
