1. Same Kind of Different As Me
    Ron Hall, Denver Moore
    Thomas Nelson / 2007 / Trade Paperback
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  1. nonna
    maryville, tn
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Exceeded Expectations
    May 28, 2015
    nonna
    maryville, tn
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This is a true story told by the men who authored this book. The story goes back and forth between them. Denver grew up in Louisiana. He and his family were sharecroppers and picked cotton, shopped at the company store,and lived in a shack. Times changed, and the landowners no longer needed people like Denver to pick cotton. Hopping a train, he made his way to Fort Worth, Texas.

    Ron grew up with privilege and education. He met and married Deborah. They had two children and raised them in Fort Worth, Texas. He traveled all over the world buying and selling artwork to very wealthy people.

    A friend of Ron and Deborah invited them to a Bible Study they held in their home. Eventually, they both became Christians. Deborah heard about a mission in the city that needed donors. She and Ron started going every Tuesday to help serve meals to the homeless. Deborah was more committed than Ron, but he went along not knowing how involved the two of them would become.

    One of the men who came to the mission was Denver. This is a story of how three people came to know each other, and how they came to know Christ. Their lives were forever radically changed.

    People tend to feel very good about helping poor homeless people when it is on their own terms. Seeing homeless everyday and interacting with them on a regular basis is something else. We believe we are doing them a huge favor, and they should be grateful. We don't always see that we are condescending and judgmental. Giving away your cast-offs and parting with a little of your money may not be enough after reading this book.

  2. Nellie Dee
    Stone Lake, WI
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Powerful Read!
    February 11, 2015
    Nellie Dee
    Stone Lake, WI
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This story is about two men (Ron Hall and Denver Moore) and and how their lives came together through the impact of one woman's dream and faith. Her love and compassion transformed the homeless living on the streets of Fort Worth, Texas.

    This book captured me from the very first sentence. It was an easy read as it was very well written and structured. The authors switched from one character to the other throughout the book to show how their lives paralleled and to tell their own take on the story. There was only one time I was a bit confused about who was writing but only because the beginning of their lives were so similar.

    I have to say that I felt very humbled by the book. I've jokingly made comments about living under a bridge because of our own shaky circumstances, but I think I will refrain from doing so now. It's probably not as easy to survive as I'd naively assumed. I was horrified to realize that there was still slavery in the 60's. Perhaps the south had their way of justifying it, but it looked, smelled and walked like slavery.

    I was humbled by the fact that Denver's life actually improved after leaving his plantation life and that he found homelessness to be an improvement. I was humbled by how dedicated and committed he was to pray every night through the whole night for the life of the one woman who showed him unconditional love. I was inspired to pray for an increase in my own prayer life.

    I loved this book on every level (for it's inspiration and encouragement about the redemptive and transformational power of unconditional love) and consider it a must read book!
  3. Bailey
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Same Kind Of Different As Me
    September 12, 2019
    Bailey
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Same Kind of Different as Me, Mass Market.
    This book was an amazing journey of discovery! Could not put it down, could not read it fast enough. Have recommended it to everyone I talk to & gave it away to one of my brothers to read & pass along to someone else so they can share in the uplifting of their hearts & soul. Also read their follow-up book, "What Difference Do It Make", which also inspired me to look at the homeless with different eyes.
  4. pastor2519
    West Point, UT
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: male
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Jesus softens hearts and breaks down barriers
    August 25, 2019
    pastor2519
    West Point, UT
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: male
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    As many of you know, I work at the Ogden Rescue Mission (ORM); the other day a co-worker visited the Rescue Mission Salt Lake (RMSL), and came back with some books. One of them I had heard of before, but didn't know much about. I started reading Same Kind of Different as Me: a Modern-day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman who Bound Them Together (Ron Hall and Denver Moore, W publishing Group, 2006) and found it to be an interesting story, but wondered why it was a 'recommend'

    There are 2 stories being told, different lives in different parts of the country, different socio-economic status, and different races. One man a modern-day slave, and the other a very successful international art dealer. They seem to have nothing in common, but the art-dealer's wife sees somehow sees it differently. Through her an unlikely bond is forged.

    But this isn't just a story of crossing racial boundaries, although that in itself would be a compelling narrative. It's more than just the difference between black and white, or rich and poor, schooled or uneducated. This is a story of God's love for each of us, and how Jesus can work on hearts, and through softened hearts dissolve barriers.

    So what's the connect to ORM and RMSL? The art dealer's wife although she is rich, isn't much interested in storing up treasures on earth, and she has a heart for serving God. Her husband, not so much. He seems to think that if he goes to church once in a while, that he's good. She decides that they are going to volunteer at a local Gospel Rescue Mission. It's there that they meet Denver and the story of transformed lives begins.

    It's a long journey since Denver doesn't trust, and Ron doesn't really want to be there, but eventually they become friends, after Denver explains that he doesn't want to be a 'catch and release' friendif he commits to being a friend, then it's for life. And that's what happens. The two men, forced into a tenuous relationship through the efforts of a single womanloved by one man, and respected and admired by the otherbecome life-long friends. They enter into each other's worlds, and the hearts of both are changed.

    Warning: you'll want to have some tissues handy. And be advised, this book may just change your heart, and the way you see the homeless population in your city!

  5. wally
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Same Kind of Different as Me
    January 29, 2015
    wally
    I found this book easy to read, but packed with thought provoking words enough so that after a year, I have re-read an ail use it for small group. Great teaching points!
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