• Love Does

  • Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
  • By: Bob Goff
  • Narrated by: Bob Goff
  • Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (8,395 ratings)

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Love Does

By: Bob Goff
Narrated by: Bob Goff
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The runaway New York Times best seller!

Can a simple concept shift your entire world? Bob certainly 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 16 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;
  • 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!

©2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. (P)2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc.

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Do Love

If you could sum up Love Does in three words, what would they be?

Love fixes things

What did you like best about this story?

I was challenged to Love EVERYBODY better.

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A great book to listen to or read.

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Wonderful book!

Would you listen to Love Does again? Why?

I can't wait to listen to this again! Very inspiring.

What did you like best about this story?

This book is funny, and easy to listen to, and will warm your heart and encourage you to dream big...and to maybe get your butt off the couch and do something important.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

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Love, love, love this book. I hope you do to.

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Prepare to be inspired

This book made me laugh, made me cry, and most of all inspired me to do more with my walk in Christ. To not be just a spectator, but become a player and a game changer. This book is the kind of book I would want to write. It’s absolutely wonderful!!

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an absolute must

an absolute must for the seasoned Christian to the new believer.
pure whimsy at its best.

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Wonderful Read

Bob Goff is a very good storyteller who compellingly invites us all to be an extension of the love of Jesus to those around us.

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This Book Has It All!

An inspiring book with a great narration that I will listen to over and over. Thx Mr. Goff and Two-Bunk-John! 😊

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AWESOME

It was so good I’m going to start if over and listen again!!!!! I won’t give away the ending but worth every penny. A blessing.

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Inspiring. and encouraging!

Lights a fire to be braver and more adventurous in life and love. Hilarious, too. Loved it.

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love dors is an awesome book

loved it, it's an amazing book . Had the honor of hearing Bob Goff speaker at our church.. He so amazing.

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Best book I've ever read

This was an incredible book on how to live life without fear and full of love. I was amazed and found myself in tears many times. I hope to live every day like this now.

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