There's a difference between a caper and a prank. A prank is like playing Ding-Dong-Ditch, you know, you ring the doorbell and then run and hide in the ditch. That's a prank. It has no shelf life, like reassembling the principal's car up on the roof of the gym. It's cute and everything but there's no shelf-life, and it can actually be kind of destructive. But a caper is different. It's something where everybody has made it in.
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 GoffI think of the church as this bride of Christ, who is incredibly capable of doing amazing things. And so where we see injustice, we come, not with fists clenched but with palms up.
Bob GoffOne thing I do is (and I realize this might sound nuts), every month or so, I try to take like an Etch-a-sketch [so to speak], and I clear my faith. I go to zero, clear the deck. And I start adding things back to my faith, one at a time. What would be the first thing I'd add back? Jesus. It sounds a little bit like a Sunday school answer, but that's what I do. Then what's the next thing? And I'd say, well, loving people. And then the next.
Bob GoffFailure is just part of the process, and it's not just okay; it's better than okay. God doesn't want failure to shut us down. God didn't make it a three-strikes-and-you're-out sort of thing. It's more about how God helps us dust ourselves off so we can swing for the fences again. And all of this without keeping a meticulous record of our screw-ups.
Bob GoffWhimsy doesn't care if you are the driver or the passenger; all that matters is that you are on your way.
Bob GoffI used to be afraid of failing at something that really mattered to me, but now I'm more afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter.
Bob GoffI used to think I could learn about Jesus by studying Him, but now I know Jesus doesn't want stalkers.
Bob GoffCourage doesn't mean we're not afraid anymore, it just means our actions aren't controlled by our doubts.
Bob GoffDon't save up love like you're trying to retire on it; give it away like you're made of it.
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. God 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 GoffLove like there's no tomorrow; live like there's no yesterday. We're forgiven; now go love people like we believe it
Bob GoffWe plant sod where God wants 2 plant seed. He's more interested in growing our character than having us look finished.
Bob GoffNo one leads people to Jesus; He leads people to Himself. All the pressure's off; just go love everybody without agenda.
Bob GoffSomething happens when you feel ownership. You no longer act like a spectator or consumer, because you're an owner. Faith is at its best when it's that way too. It's best lived when it's owned.
Bob GoffGod makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.
Bob GoffEmbrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won't have a title until much later.
Bob Goff...we need to stop plotting the course and instead just land the plane on our plans to make a difference by getting to the "do" part of faith.
Bob Goff