Last year I signed up to occasionally review books for Thomas Nelson Publishers. I recently read Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore.
I loved this book. It easily makes the short list of my favorite books.
Same Kind of Different as Me tells the story of the unlikely friendship between Ron Hall, an international art dealer, and Denver Moore, a homeless man from Louisiana. After much persuasion from Ron’s wife, he reluctantly starts volunteering at a homeless shelter where he meets Denver. His life is never the same. Denver opens Ron’s eyes to a whole new world – one where money means nothing and relationship means everything. Little does he know that Denver will bring him through the darkest time in his life.
Told in both the refined, grammatically correct words of Hall and the slow, Louisiana drawl of Moore, this book captivated me from the start. It is extremely well written and made me both laugh out loud and cry hard. It inspired me to look beyond my own comfortable world to see what God might want to teach me through someone who is different than me.
This book demonstrates what it can be like when the Body of Christ functions as God intended it – distinctly different members mutually supporting and loving each other to the benefit of all. It’s a beautiful, beautiful thing.
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I loved this book too!
My dad is reading this book right now. Can't wait to hear what he thinks about it. Then I think I'll read it so we can talk about it together. I'm always looking for common ground.
You definitely should, Mandy! Both my husband and I loved the book. And it's the perfect book to provide lots of conversation starters. I'd love to hear what you think!
Gritty with pain and betrayal and brutality, it also shines with an unexpected, life-changing love.