The inspirational book was adapted for a pure flix movie release starring greg kinnear, opening in theaters october 20. Denver moore was a dangerous, homeless drifter who. As a nonprofit, it is ron hall and denver moores way of connecting those who read their new york times bestselling book, same kind of different as me or saw the paramount movie by the same title with organizations who serve those, like denver who needed someone to love them back onto their feet. Same kind of different as me greg kinnear plays a texas art dealer whose wife forces him to volunteer at a local soup kitchen in this sentimental and quirky faithbased drama. Vincent, lynn and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He wandered, homeless, angry, and hostile, for 18 years in dallas, texas. He later lived on the streets of fort worth, texas for 22 years. Books by ron hall author of same kind of different as me. The book is the true story of moore, a former homeless man, hall, an international arts dealer, and halls. Oct 23, 2017 authors denver moore and ron hall left to right cowrote same kind of different as me. I would like to start out by saying that even if you had not read the first book which i did not, this book does a good job at not letting you get lost.
Go deeper into new york times bestseller same kind of different as me. Apr 02, 2009 for the last 53 weeks, same kind of different as me has been on the nyt bestseller list holding down the 12 spot at this writing. Denver moore was a homeless drifter with a dangerous past. I recently read the book, what difference do it make. Ron hall was a successful art gallery owner who had a healthy bank account but emotionally was running on empty. New york times bestselling author ron hall sat down recently with glenn beck to share the incredible true story behind same kind of different as me, which he coauthored with denver moore, the formerly homeless man whose friendship changed ron s life forever. Learn more about the same kind foundation or to book ron hall to speak at your event. What difference do it make stories of hope and healing by hall, ron. To coincide with the films release, w publishing group harper collins. Not a new book, the story of same kind of different as me still makes you laugh and cry. Same kind of different as me celebrities advocate for homeless. He lived with an aunt and uncle on a plantation in red river parish. New york times bestselling author ron hall sat down recently with glenn beck to share the incredible true story behind same kind of different as me, which he coauthored with denver moore, the formerly homeless man whose friendship changed rons life forever. The incredible true story of a homeless excon and a grieving millionaire thrown together to save each other.
Stories of hope and healing and millions of other books are available for. Same kind of different as me summary and study guide. The film is adapted from the bestselling book cowritten by hall and denver moore, portrayed by hounsou in. Conversation with ron hall and denver moore tcu magazine.
Denver moore served as a volunteer at the fort worth union gospel mission. Mr moores story with debbie and ron hall is the truest example of how god produces love out of animosity, and good out of. Meet ron hall ron halls life was centered around a successful career as an international art dealer and a passion for his rocky top ranch on the brazos river. Denver moore grew up in louisiana in the 1960s, working on a plantation as a modernday slave. Same kind of different as me 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Denver moore served as a volunteer at the fort worth union gospel mission until his death in march 2012. Fbc putney the story of denver moore and ron hall youtube. Click here to get both an autographed copy of rons new book workin our way home, the same kind of. The story of ron hall and denver moore takes a new look into the mind of a homeless man whos spiritually filled and a wealthy entrepreneur who is struggling with spiritual strength through his wifes illness. Lynn vincent is the new york times bestselling writer of heaven is for real and same kind of different as me. Djimon hounsous role in same kind of different as me is. Same kind of different as me, directed by michael carney, is based on 2006 novel written by ron hall, denver moore and lynn vincent. Employing a firstperson point of view that switches between moore and hall in its chapters, the book tells the radicallydifferent life stories of the two menmoore spent most of his adult years being homeless or in. Everybody can help somebody by ron hall, denver moore. Same kind of different as me by ron hall and denver moore with. See more of same kind of different as me on facebook. So in a way, we is all homelessjust workin our way. Ron hall was an international art dealer with upscale tastes. Apr, 2012 tell em im a nobody that is tryin to tell everybody about somebody that can save anybody, moore told hall.
He escaped, but what does a man unused to the modern world, and bitter to the soul do with his newfound freedom. Although worlds apart, their destiny collided when rons wife debbie insisted that ron join her in serving food at a local homeless shelter. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. In same kind of different as me, youll meet denver, a man raised under this type of plantationstyle slavery in louisiana in the 1960s.
Apr 09, 2012 denver moore right rose from the streets of fort worth to become an inspirational author and speaker after he was befriended by art dealer and soup kitchen volunteer ron hall. Discount prices on books by ron hall, including titles like workin our way home. The book detailed the fated meeting and subsequent bonding between hall and denver, who were respectively a successful art. My most recent book that i have just finished reading literally in a matter of hours was a great true story called, what difference do it make. Ron hall has dedicated much of the last ten years of his life to speaking on behalf of, and raising money for, the homeless. Sep 19, 2012 new york times best selling author weds. Ron hall author, denver moore author, lynn vincent collaborator. Apr, 2014 first baptist church of putney georgia the story of denver moore and ron hall dr. Same kind of different as me small group bible study with ron hall and denver moore trailer duration. Ron halls most popular book is same kind of different as me. Finding our way home ron hall and denver moore the joy.
Ron hall has 22 books on goodreads with 145262 ratings. Ron hall is an international arts dealer who moves between upscale new york. His bestselling book with dallas art dealer ron hall about their friendship led to a new union gospel mission in fort worth and a better. In touch ministries recently shared the story of our dear friends, ron hall and denver moore as the movie based on their book opens in theatres this weekend. It is based on the new york times bestselling book of the same name by ron hall and denver moore, with lynn vincent. Same kind of different as me foundation is the 911 for rescue missions who serve those experiencing homelessness. This book taught me to be grateful for what i have and to never think twice about helping others. Ron hall was a successful art gallery owner who had a healthy bank account but emotionally was runni. All this changed in 1998 as a result of an encounter with a homeless man who was threatening to kill everyone in sight in the homeless shelter where ron and his wife deborah had begun to volunteer two weeks earlier.
The book same kind of different as me, by ron hall and denver moore, is a memoir that tells the stories of its two authors and central protagonists from their early years to the time they meet. Ron hall is an international arts dealer who moves between upscale new york galleries and celebrities. It seems unlikely that these two men would meet under normal circumstances. Mr moore s story with debbie and ron hall is the truest example of how god produces love out of animosity, and good out of bad. We could not believe that we missed ron hall and denver moore when they were first writing the book and. Authors denver moore and ron hall left to right cowrote same kind of different as me. This second book has sold several hundred thousand copies in its own right. Meet denver, raised under plantationstyle slavery in louisiana until he escaped the man in the 1960s by hopping a train.
Finding our way home ron hall and denver moore the joy fm. Same kind of different as me paperback march 11, 2008. Same kind of different as me 2006 is a memoir written by denver moore and ron hall, with the assistance of lynn vincent. What difference do it make stories of hope and healing by. Denver moore, homeless man turned inspiring author and. Denver moore, homeless man turned inspiring author and speaker. Same kind of different as me 9780849919107 by ron hall, denver moore. Same kind of different as me small group bible study with ron hall. It unfolds in a hollywood hacienda an upscale new york gallery a. Finding our way home ron hall and denver moore monday, october 16, 2017. An mba graduate of texas christian university, he divides his time between dallas, new york, and his brazos river ranch near fort worth. Until deborah hall, rons wife meets denver and sees him through gods eyes of compassion.
The book detailed the fated meeting and subsequent bonding between hall and denver, who were respectively a successful art dealer and a homeless man. This uplifting movie provides solutions to todays challenges of racial and socioeconomic divides and of homelessness. Apr, 2012 this entry was posted in archives and tagged blog, christian, david conner, david n. When ron hall 71 mba 73 and denver moore pitched the uplifting tale of their unlikely friendship and the woman who had brought them together rons late wife deborah short hall 67 the publishing world didnt exactly come running. Same kind of different as me celebrities advocate for. As a nonprofit, it is ron hall and denver moores way of connecting those who read their new york times bestselling book, same kind of different as me or saw the paramount movie by th. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor. Oct 16, 2017 finding our way home ron hall and denver moore monday, october 16, 2017. Eddie watson reads this story as it is written in charles stanleys intouch magazine. Mar 31, 2012 denver moore denver was born in rural louisiana.
Denver moore right rose from the streets of fort worth to become an inspirational author and speaker after he was befriended by art dealer and soup kitchen volunteer ron hall. It is written by ron hall, denver moore and lynn vincent from thomas nelson publishers. Yes, i did not make a typing error, that is the correct title for the book. We could not believe that we missed ron hall and denver moore when they were first writing the book and speaking. Sep 19, 2017 same kind of different as me small group bible study with ron hall and denver moore trailer duration. A modernday slave, an international art dealer, and the unlikely woman who bound them together, published june 2006, is a book cowritten by ron hall and denver moore. The film is adapted from the bestselling book cowritten by hall and denver moore, portrayed by hounsou in the film. How a friendship between same kind of different as me. Millions have read about their unlikely bond through their first book, same kind of different as mea new york times bestseller and now a major motion picture. On saturday, march 31, after several years of ill health, moore, 75, died, or, as hall shared in an email, the gates of heaven swung open and denver moore went walkin. New interviews and stories from ron hall and denver moore. Stories of hope and healing by ron hall, denver moore, and lynn vincent.
He never attended school and grew up in virtual slavery picking cotton as late as the 1960s. Same kind of different as me was a major motion picture by paramount in fall 2017. Ron and his wife beth reside in dallas where they direct the same kind of different as me foundation. The author or coauthor of ten books, lynn has sold 12 million copies since 2006. Share the power of friendship and faith with your children. A modernday slave, an international art dealer, and the unlikely woman who bound them together, published june 2006, is a book cowritten by ron hall and denver moore, with lynn vincent, telling about halls and moores intersecting life journeys. The story of ron hall and denver moore takes a new look into. What difference do it make stories of hope and healing. Walker author, debbie hall, denver moore, duke university, facebook, life list club, rocky top, ron hall, same kind of different as me, twitter, union gospel mission, what difference do it make.
Inspiration from the inbox and starting his new fiction worka series of novellas set during the period from 1860 to 1880. Denver moore right rose from the streets of fort worth to become an inspirational author and speaker after he was befriended by art dealer. The book is the true story of moore, a former homeless man, hall, an international arts dealer, and hall. Discount prices on books by denver moore, including titles like what difference do it make click here for the lowest price. Ron hall hall, ron used books, rare books and new books. The new york times bestseller same kind of different as me chronicles the unlikely friendship between author ron hall and a homeless man named denver moore. Ron hall and denver moore, unlikely friends and even unlikelier coauthors.
First baptist church of putney georgia the story of denver moore and ron hall dr. Ron hall remembers his friend denver moore youtube. Based on the new york times bestseller same kind of different as me, which sold more than a million copies worldwide and inspired the major motion picture, this book tells the true story of denver moore and ron hall, who also created the delightful illustrations in this book. Ron hall 71 mba 73 right and his wife, beth, with actor djimon hounsou on the set of the film same kind of different as me in jackson, mississippi. Bestselling author ron hall shares the incredible true. Denver moore has worked his way home compassion by mickey mclean. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Denver was born in rural louisiana in january 1937 and after several tragic events went to live on a plantation in red river parish with his uncle james and aunt ethel, who were sharecroppers. Same kind of different as me for kids by ron hall, denver.
His famous quote and the final words in his book are we are all homeless workin our way home. The nautical details were just perfect for these two to have a romantic destination wedding out in. Stories of hope and healing ron hall, denver moore, lynn vincent on. Academy awardnominated actor djimon hounsou talks his role in same kind of different as me and how he relates to his character on a personal level. Ron hall is an international art dealer whose long list of regular clients includes many celebrity personalities. A modernday slave, an international art dealer, and the unlikely woman who bound them together. Bestselling author ron hall shares the incredible true story.
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