Quotes from Bob Goff

You know... life can be like a big game of Battleship. The enemy knows where your ships are and is trying to call the right number and sink them. But he can't sink you if you're with God.

People who want to manipulate you will fear your joy, because it's not easily controlled.

I used to think I could learn about Jesus by studying Him, but now I know Jesus doesn't want stalkers.

Some of us have been told what we want our whole lives. We've been told we should want to go out for sports or not. We should want a college education or a graduate degree or a particular career. We should want to date this person and not the other.

It has always seemed to me that broken things, just like broken people, get used more; it's probably because God has more pieces to work with.

I used to hope the things I did would work; now I hope they last.

I 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.

I live in constant anticipation of good stuff. It's not being 'Pollyanna' about things, but most stories don't have the ending we would give them right away. The better endings come later.

Courage doesn't mean we're not afraid anymore, it just means our actions aren't controlled by our doubts.

Courage isn't the absence of fear, it's just deciding that fear isn't calling the shots anymore

Day turned to night, His friends scattered and death thought it had won. But heaven just started counting to three

I'm not trying to be efficient; I'm trying to be present.