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Thomas Nelson (2012), Edition: Later Printing Used, 240 pages
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Christian Nonfiction. Religion & Spirituality. Self-Improvement. Nonfiction. HTML: The runaway New York Times bestseller! Can a simple concept shift your entire world? Bob certainty thinks so. When it comes to loving your neighbors, rather than focusing on having the "right answers" or checking the "right boxes," what if you decide to simply DO love? To shamelessly show love and grace to those around you? What would that look like? It might look like spending sixteen days in the Pacific Ocean with five guys and a crate of canned meat. It might look like taking your kids on a world tour to eat ice cream with heads of state. It might look like taking a road trip with a stressed-out college student�??even though you just got married a few days before. In Love Does, Bob shows you how to live a fully engaged life; how to stop putting things off until "next time" and instead find your place of imagination, whimsy, and wonder today; and that God usually chooses ordinary people to get things done When love does, life gets interesting. Light and fun, unique and profound, the lessons drawn from Bob's life and attitude in this collection of stories just might inspire you to be secretly incredible, too. If you love Love Does, don't forget to check out Everybody, Always and Dream Big for more of Bob's delightful and inspiring stories!… (more)
User reviews
LibraryThing member fyi715
Not a christian but a fun book that really provides a blueprint for A) being a good person (which is not exclusive to having religion), and B) living life to the fullest. Bob Goff's life is pretty unbelievable. Finished the book thinking "I would love to share a beer or cup of coffee with this guy."
LibraryThing member rickynicholes
In Love Does, Bob Goff describes a way of following Jesus that is fun, creative, and authentic. Bob empowers average folks to step out and do extraordinary things for the sake of love. And more than just describe it or prescribe it - Bob does it. He gives real life examples of what it looks like to
Bob opens the book with a story of his Young Life leader encouraging him and going along with him on the adventure of life. He goes on to tell stories of saying "yes" to Jesus' invitation of living life to the fullest. This philosophy has taken him all over the world as he pursues loving God and loving other people. It is embarrassing that Bob's life looks so different from the typical christian because his faith and trust take him to places we should be. His faith in action is inspiring and he manages to tell his stories in a way that invite us in, to go on our own adventures. His tales of whimsy encourage the reader to take chances on opportunities in faith - not knowing if it will come out the way they hope, but worth the risk.
One of the adventures this has led Bob to is Charlie. First, Bob received a phone call from his friend Doug claiming to be Ugandan Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi. Doug says that he wants him to counsel him and Bob says jokingly, "Sure, does someone owe you money or something?" Bob leaves that conversation thinking his buddy had a pretty good accent but he wasn't fooling anybody. Weeks later Bob gets another phone call from Doug posing as the Ugandan Prime Minister and this time he wants to meet Bob in New York. Bob says "sure, why not!" and schedules a time to meet his buddy at the airport and is expecting a sign saying something like "gotcha, dinner's on me" or something. Bob arrives and is greeted by Apolo Nsibambi - the actual Prime Minister of Uganda! He is stunned and then the Prime Minister clarifies that he wanted Bob to be the Consul for Uganda, not to just counsel him. Bob sees the opportunity this is for accomplishing stuff that Jesus would love so he says yes.
As Consul, Bob finds out about witch doctors who mutilate and kill children for rituals where they bury their body parts within a structure for supposed magical benefits. Bob is the first to ever prosecute one of these witch doctors and has the opportunity to take down the biggest baddest for the premiere. A boy has been mutilated and left for dead. But he has survived, Bob calls him Charlie. Charlie is rescued, stands trial, and even has corrective surgery for his mutilation. The witch doctor is convicted and sitting on death row. Bob spreads the word to the other witch doctors that the killing will end or they will all end up like the one on death row. Bob also cares for and loves Charlie: making him the king of parades, setting him to flight with 1000 balloons, and taking him to meet the president. This is what Bob means by "Love Does". This is the love of Christ lived out by his followers.
Since reading the book I sent Bob a facebook message and thanked him for the book. He actually responded quite quickly and proceeded to encourage me in my own endeavors and relationship with Christ. I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their rad book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review, I just like the book. To read this review and more like it check out the booked and convicted blog.
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I got to hear Bob speak at a convention in San Diego as well as a little church plant here in San Jose and it was pretty sweet to hear what he has been up to. Just this week he was flying back to Uganda to help facilitate the witch doctor speaking to all of the death row inmates because he has since asked Christ for forgiveness and committed his life to him. He will be sharing how witch craft has gotten him to this point and how Jesus frees him from sin. So legit!
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practice christianity with whimsy.Bob opens the book with a story of his Young Life leader encouraging him and going along with him on the adventure of life. He goes on to tell stories of saying "yes" to Jesus' invitation of living life to the fullest. This philosophy has taken him all over the world as he pursues loving God and loving other people. It is embarrassing that Bob's life looks so different from the typical christian because his faith and trust take him to places we should be. His faith in action is inspiring and he manages to tell his stories in a way that invite us in, to go on our own adventures. His tales of whimsy encourage the reader to take chances on opportunities in faith - not knowing if it will come out the way they hope, but worth the risk.
One of the adventures this has led Bob to is Charlie. First, Bob received a phone call from his friend Doug claiming to be Ugandan Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi. Doug says that he wants him to counsel him and Bob says jokingly, "Sure, does someone owe you money or something?" Bob leaves that conversation thinking his buddy had a pretty good accent but he wasn't fooling anybody. Weeks later Bob gets another phone call from Doug posing as the Ugandan Prime Minister and this time he wants to meet Bob in New York. Bob says "sure, why not!" and schedules a time to meet his buddy at the airport and is expecting a sign saying something like "gotcha, dinner's on me" or something. Bob arrives and is greeted by Apolo Nsibambi - the actual Prime Minister of Uganda! He is stunned and then the Prime Minister clarifies that he wanted Bob to be the Consul for Uganda, not to just counsel him. Bob sees the opportunity this is for accomplishing stuff that Jesus would love so he says yes.
As Consul, Bob finds out about witch doctors who mutilate and kill children for rituals where they bury their body parts within a structure for supposed magical benefits. Bob is the first to ever prosecute one of these witch doctors and has the opportunity to take down the biggest baddest for the premiere. A boy has been mutilated and left for dead. But he has survived, Bob calls him Charlie. Charlie is rescued, stands trial, and even has corrective surgery for his mutilation. The witch doctor is convicted and sitting on death row. Bob spreads the word to the other witch doctors that the killing will end or they will all end up like the one on death row. Bob also cares for and loves Charlie: making him the king of parades, setting him to flight with 1000 balloons, and taking him to meet the president. This is what Bob means by "Love Does". This is the love of Christ lived out by his followers.
Since reading the book I sent Bob a facebook message and thanked him for the book. He actually responded quite quickly and proceeded to encourage me in my own endeavors and relationship with Christ. I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their rad book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review, I just like the book. To read this review and more like it check out the booked and convicted blog.
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I got to hear Bob speak at a convention in San Diego as well as a little church plant here in San Jose and it was pretty sweet to hear what he has been up to. Just this week he was flying back to Uganda to help facilitate the witch doctor speaking to all of the death row inmates because he has since asked Christ for forgiveness and committed his life to him. He will be sharing how witch craft has gotten him to this point and how Jesus frees him from sin. So legit!
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LibraryThing member remikit
My only problem with this book is that I hate the phrase "interfacing with ". I haven't laughed out loud so hard in years (while reading).
LibraryThing member PamelaBarrett
Being totally honest, I cringed my way through a lot of this book, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Cringing is what I do when someone does something I think is dangerous and would be out of my comfort zone. There have been times when I’ve missed out on taking things to another level because
There was a quote in Guideposts, from a reader that sums up Bob Goff “Visionaries are people who see beyond their ability.” Love Does contains stories about the vision Bob had during key times in his life, and the steps he took to achieve his vision in spite of the fact that he had no chance of succeeding. But there is even more to these anecdotes; it is what he and we take away from each one and apply to our own lives. A good story teller gives you “word pictures” and his chapter called The Puppeteer is one of the best word pictures I’ve heard. The take away is “God loves us rubber band marks and all.” Also I loved what his children did after 911, and how he and his wife, Sweet Maria, were open to making it happen for them. Read this book for yourself, for your loved ones and share it with your friends. You just might find yourself saying as I did “Oh no, you didn’t! You really did that?” I’m giving this book 5 stars for showing us how to “Be awesome.”
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my mind has overridden my intuition. There has also been times when I’ve been out on a limb and done something really stupid, but that was mainly before I became a Christian. I’ve often wondered why walking with God would make me more cautious, and Bob Goff’s story Love Does had me examining that choice.There was a quote in Guideposts, from a reader that sums up Bob Goff “Visionaries are people who see beyond their ability.” Love Does contains stories about the vision Bob had during key times in his life, and the steps he took to achieve his vision in spite of the fact that he had no chance of succeeding. But there is even more to these anecdotes; it is what he and we take away from each one and apply to our own lives. A good story teller gives you “word pictures” and his chapter called The Puppeteer is one of the best word pictures I’ve heard. The take away is “God loves us rubber band marks and all.” Also I loved what his children did after 911, and how he and his wife, Sweet Maria, were open to making it happen for them. Read this book for yourself, for your loved ones and share it with your friends. You just might find yourself saying as I did “Oh no, you didn’t! You really did that?” I’m giving this book 5 stars for showing us how to “Be awesome.”
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LibraryThing member MarkKonyndyk
I enjoyed Bob Goff's approach to life. He really makes one consider if they are truly living in the moment and trusting God at each crossroad.
Fun and easy read with short stories.
Fun and easy read with short stories.
LibraryThing member jjvors
In "Love Does" Bob Goff recounts how he learned to love like Jesus through various unbelievable experiences in his life. Incessantly amusing, occasionally hilarious, these stories cover the gamut of his first job, wooing his wife, getting into law school via a two-week sit in, and fighting for
I first learned of Bob Goff by hearing him speak at Leadership Summit this week. I was so delighted by his speech, I bought his book and read it. I recommend it.
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justice in Uganda. Just when you think he can't top one fantastic story, he comes up with another one. I first learned of Bob Goff by hearing him speak at Leadership Summit this week. I was so delighted by his speech, I bought his book and read it. I recommend it.
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LibraryThing member lbutts
I loved Love Does. Having lived a life where risk is calculated and minimalized, I cringed just reading the adventures of Bob Goff. I also laughed a lot and was greatly inspired to take more risks. However I do have my limits. I still won't be setting out for Hawaii from California in a VW-sized
Bob takes a lot of worthwhile risk though that are done to show the love of Jesus to others. That is the trip I want to be on.
I highly recommend this book aa a catalyst to "doing" God's love.
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sailboat with Bob the amatuer navigator navigating with a plastic sextant. Its just not happening.Bob takes a lot of worthwhile risk though that are done to show the love of Jesus to others. That is the trip I want to be on.
I highly recommend this book aa a catalyst to "doing" God's love.
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LibraryThing member lauraodom
I read this book at the recommendation of a friend, and I was glad I listened to her! The basic premise of the book is that more important than reading and studying about what the Love of God is all about, we just need to get out there and DO. The chapters are short and anecdotal, easy to read.
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While not all of his amazing stunts are practical for the everyday layman with little funds, they are inspiring nonetheless. The author is likable and obviously lives his live fully engaged. I thought it a good, encouraging read. Show Less
LibraryThing member blkhart13
A must read! Speaks straight to the heart about what it means to love as God intended. Readable and at times laugh out loud funny.
LibraryThing member Al-G
This is a wonderful read about some of the ways one man goes about living his faith. Goff tells some amazing, supposedly true, stories about his life and about what living life has taught him about God. There are some powerful insights, and while some of his life lessons are a bit repetitive, the
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stories make it absolutely worth reading all the way through. It is engaging, entertaining and his stories will likely touch most of us at one point or another. More importantly are the ways he has allowed life to teach him about faith and about a personal relationship with God in Christ.. Goff suggests that for all of us, we can come to a deeper relationship with God by learning the life lessons that teach us faith and be understanding that love is not something to learn about or simply receive, but when it comes to living our faith, "Love Does." Show Less
LibraryThing member uwghbrown12
Love Does is one of those books that makes you smile. I was actually sad when I reached the last page of the book, it was just that good.
If you are looking for a book that will inspire that isn't overly spiritual, this is the book for you!
If you are looking for a book that will inspire that isn't overly spiritual, this is the book for you!
LibraryThing member cluksha
I absolutely loved this book. I have listened to it twice through and am half way through reading it. I can't get enough of it and that is saying a lot. Hardly ever do I read or listen to a book twice. Only once before have I done so.
Bob is a gifted story teller. The story - his life. The audible
The stories of others in his life are something to read. You will be encouraged and empowered to go out and just DO. Or in Bob's words - Lose the cape and Be Awesome.
Blessings,
Chris
Bob is a gifted story teller. The story - his life. The audible
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version is exceptional. And yes - I emailed him and he got back to me. He believes in building relationships as he states. The stories of others in his life are something to read. You will be encouraged and empowered to go out and just DO. Or in Bob's words - Lose the cape and Be Awesome.
Blessings,
Chris
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LibraryThing member homeschoolmimzi
Oh this was an OK book. I tried to like it, I did, but the author seems a bit too self important and too much like a motivational speaker. I was trying to squelch my snide side, but it kept coming out as I read more.
Goff has some valuable things to say, and I did feel challenged at times, but
Goff's premise is basically this: go do stuff. Don't just talk about how great it would be to adopt an orphan from Uganda, just do it. Like the antithesis of Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign, Goff's is "Just Say Yes". Be spontaneous. Show up. Hop on a plane, right now.
Goff is undeniably a risk taker, kind of like the late Steve Irwin. He strikes me as a very impetuous sort, who would drive his wife crazy with all his outrageous ideas. And probably many other people as well, even perhaps some readers....
Goff has some valuable things to say, and I did feel challenged at times, but
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mostly I felt annoyed by his attempts at humor (which came through as just that- attempts- and somewhat ingenuine, as though he were trying too hard to make the reader think, "boy this guy is witty and wild."Goff's premise is basically this: go do stuff. Don't just talk about how great it would be to adopt an orphan from Uganda, just do it. Like the antithesis of Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign, Goff's is "Just Say Yes". Be spontaneous. Show up. Hop on a plane, right now.
Goff is undeniably a risk taker, kind of like the late Steve Irwin. He strikes me as a very impetuous sort, who would drive his wife crazy with all his outrageous ideas. And probably many other people as well, even perhaps some readers....
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LibraryThing member hobbitprincess
Bob Goff is a new name to me, but I'm glad I've discovered his writing. This book is a series of short writings about events that have happened to him, the idea behind all of them being that love doesn't just feel, love acts. Goff truly follows his heart and in the process has made the world a
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better place. Not many of us can do what he has done, simply because our jobs and finances don't allow it, but we can think of ways in our own lives that can demonstrate love through action, to family, friends, and to people we don't know. Show Less
LibraryThing member amybooklover45
An awesome book of essays that demonstrate love in action in both small ways and big ways. Goff discusses his work in Uganda, but also shares about his experiences in his early years and kindnesses he was able to share with others throughout his life. Goff has a unique perspective on what it means
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to “live large.” Inspiring without being saccharine sweet. Worth it! Show Less
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Physical description
240 p.; 0.98 inches
ISBN
1400203759 / 9781400203758
UPC
884200612511