It's rare that I read a book that literally changes the way I see the world and in turn changes my life. Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore did just that. A true story of two men and a woman who's lives weave together in a beautiful braid strong with unconditional love, strength, faith and friendship, this story brings both laughter and many tears (don't forget your tissues).
Denver Moore, a modern-day slave, grew up on a cotton plantation in Louisiana, unaware of the modern world of civil rights swirling just outside his grasp. The phonetical writing of his deep Southern accent dance off the pages as you hear his voice telling the story of his childhood, loss, loneliness, homelessness, faith and his encounter with Ron and Debbie Hall which results in a life-changing friendship.
Ron Hall, an extremely wealthy international art dealer, grew up in a lower-middle class section of Fort Worth, Texas, and spent many summers on his grandparents farm in Corsicana during the 1950's. He often worked the fields on the farm with "colored folks" and noticed that they were treated differently, but never gave it much thought. During his college years he set out to find a gorgeous "rich girl," but instead fell in love with his friend, Debbie, a very pretty brunette on an academic scholarship.
Debbie Hall grew up in a small town in West Texas. A shy bookworm next to her two gorgeous sisters, Debbie had a good sense of humor and a spunky determined spirit. Her faith and desire to do God's will strikes passion into your heart as you hear her story of compassion and love told by these two men who are forever changed by her.
Their three lives collide at The Union Gospel Mission where this amazing story of unconditional love, friendship, faith and Divine intervention takes place. Lives are changed, hope and passion are set ablaze and God is glorified.
This book is full of wisdom and makes you look hard at your own life to break down prejudices of all kinds, insecurities, judgements and fears you may have, and in the end helps you to see people as God sees them and love them where they're at.
I highly recommend reading this book! You'll be glad you did.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
I received a free copy of this book from Booksneeze in exchange for an honest review.
The authors spoke at our previous church in Missouri. To read the book and hear the story...amazing.
ReplyDeleteI LOVED this book! It was really neat, because while Scotty still worked for Breakthrough (the non-profit in Chicago, which started as a homeless ministry), Ron and Denver spoke to the local pastors. I missed the opportunity because of work, but Scotty got to be there!
ReplyDeleteI would love to hear their story in person!
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