Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World by Bob Goff | Summary & Analysis

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• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Nov 9, 2015
• ISBN: 9781944195304

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SUMMARY

Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World by Bob Goff is a memoir of the lawyer’s journey through faith as a Christian.

As a young child, Goff injured his eye when he was playing with his father's rifle and the gun went off. Goff's dad rushed him to the hospital, which is how Goff imagines God responding to human failures.

Goff befriended a corner store owner. Goff often bought candy at the store and the owner would sometimes allow him to take the candy even when he did not have enough money. This helped Goff realize that sometimes people can make their own rules.

When Goff was in elementary school, he joined a Little League baseball team. The team made it to the playoffs, but lost. Goff, however, hit a home run. His coach sent him a card that told him he was a real baseball player, calling out his potential the way Jesus did for his disciples.

In seventh grade, Goff picked a fight with a notorious bully and got in trouble for it until he explained he did it to protect the helpless kids the bully was constantly picking on. Later in life, Goff founded a mediation service for Christians and took two clients who hated each other. Goff decided to resolve their dispute by renting a boxing ring for them to fight in, but neither showed up. Goff believes that Christians should pick good fights and always choose God's side in any fight.

Goff first learned about Jesus from his friend, Doug, in high school. Goff owned a BB gun, and Doug owned a pellet gun. They sometimes practiced shooting in the woods. Doug once shot