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Bob Goff’s memoir is about his life as a Christian. He was an attorney and he shows the power of faith in everyday life.

Goff was injured when he was a child. He thinks of God as someone who would rush him to the hospital if he were in trouble, just like his father did.

Goff befriended a corner store owner. The owner allowed Goff to take candy without paying for it sometimes, and that helped him realize that people can make their own rules.

When Goff was younger, he played baseball. His team made it to the playoffs but lost. Despite this loss, Goff hit a home run and his coach sent him a card telling him that he had potential and could be great like Jesus’ disciples.

In seventh grade, Goff got in trouble for fighting a bully who was picking on other kids. When he explained why he did it, the principal understood and later hired him to mediate disputes between two clients who hated each other. Later on, Goff founded a mediation service for Christians and took on two clients who were at war with each other. He rented out a boxing ring so they could fight it out but neither showed up.

Goff first heard about Jesus from his friend Doug in high school. They were into guns, and one day while they practiced shooting, Doug shot Goff but it only left a flesh wound. Then he told Goff about Jesus.

Goff met Randy in high school. He was a leader for an organization called Young Life, which is a Christian youth group that travels to high schools and colleges to share their faith. Goff told him about his dream of living in Yosemite Valley and working part-time jobs while climbing cliffs there. However, Randy supported him even after Goff applied for every business available without getting hired.

After high school, Goff wanted to attend Humboldt State University to become a forest ranger. However, he was disappointed when his ideas about the life of a forest ranger were unrealistic. He considered attending the university that his girlfriend attended but she broke up with him in a letter while he drove there with Doug.

When Goff was in college, he hitchhiked between two cities. He ended up riding with someone who claimed to be Satan. Goff left the car and found another person to ride with because Satan is unimportant compared to Jesus.

Goff graduated from college and decided to attend law school, but he didn’t do well on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and was rejected by every law school that he applied to. He eventually got into his dream law school because of his tenacity in sitting outside the dean’s office until he was allowed in. His first job out of college was as a busboy at Lehr’s Greenhouse restaurant, where he learned that failure is an opportunity for growth.

Goff was in law school, where he met Maria. They were both part of Young Life and fell in love. He proposed to her several times before she said yes, including a Valentine’s Day card that was too big for her car and sandwiches left under the windshield wipers of her car. After they got engaged, he helped her find an apartment with other women who were also members of Young Life.

The wedding had to be inexpensive because Goff was a new lawyer. He got a free venue from his boss and discounted catering. The cake fell in the parking lot, but he helped reassemble it with frosting anyway, even though bits of asphalt and gravel were found in the cake later on.

Goff and Maria had a hard time communicating with each other in their first year of marriage. Goff’s hearing was fine, but he didn’t always listen to her the way she wanted him to. He realized that he might also be selective about what he hears from his faith.