Living a life fully engaged and full of whimsy and the kind of things that love does is something most people plan to do, but along the way they just kind of forget. Their dreams become one of those “we’ll go there next time” deferrals.
BOB GOFFLiving a life fully engaged and full of whimsy and the kind of things that love does is something most people plan to do, but along the way they just kind of forget. Their dreams become one of those “we’ll go there next time” deferrals.
BOB GOFFThe way we treat people we disagree with most is a report card on what we’ve learned about love.
BOB GOFFA hope that makes us brave and expels darkness with light. That’s what I want my life to be all about – full of abandon, whimsy, and in love.
BOB GOFFJesus lets us be real with our life and our faith.
BOB GOFFGod asks what it is He’s made us to love, what it is that captures our attention, what feeds that deep indescribable need of our souls to experience the richness of the world He made. And then, leaning over us, He whispers, “Let’s go do that together.
BOB GOFFGod made beauty so we’d know how He felt about us.
BOB GOFFYou don’t want to pick a fight with just the guy at the deli, [you want to] pick a fight somewhere in the world and just run towards it. Run because the fight is going to go on without you if you miss it.
BOB GOFFThere’s a lot to be concerned about; there’s more to be hopeful for.
BOB GOFFI used to want to fix people, but now I just want to be with them.
BOB GOFFDo what lasts, get around to everything else.
BOB GOFFThe most beautiful scenery in the world is when our friends come into view.
BOB GOFFLove finds us where we are, not where we were.
BOB GOFFJesus is nuts about kids. He doesn’t seem to think much of lawyers which really lands close to home, but He’s nuts about kids and loves justice.
BOB GOFFGod makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.
BOB GOFFI don’t think anyone aims to be typical, really. Most people even vow to themselves some time in high school or college not to be typical. But still, they just kind of loop back to it somehow.
BOB GOFFEvery day God invites us on the same kind of adventure. It’s not a trip where He sends us a rigid itinerary, He simply invites us.
BOB GOFF