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2006
by Thomas Nelson
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This book is a true story about the friendship that develops between a homeless man and a wealthy art dealer and the dealer's wife who brought them to...more
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Read in March, 2008
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Walmartrecommends it for: anyone who feels they are not going anywhere in life
I am currently reading this book; I saw it in Walmart and I didn't pick it up then, but I just had to get a copy of this book. I'll hold judgement for now but from what I've read, I am touched. No, it may not be the most well written book, it may not be this or that, but if it touches lives, I'm down for it anyday and from what I see here, that's what it's doing.
Well, I finished this within a day and I tell you, I wanted to grab a hanky and cry when Debbie died. One thing that struck me mos...more
Well, I finished this within a day and I tell you, I wanted to grab a hanky and cry when Debbie died. One thing that struck me mos...more
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Read in July, 2008
I wish I could say I liked the book. I felt ambushed about half way through when it became a cancer story. Perhaps that doesn’t make sense, but having lost one of my sons to cancer and then a few years ago my brother, it is hard to read stuff like that without somehow steeling myself for it first. In any case, I just didn’t care for how it was written, even beyond the cancer part of the story. Maybe a bit too much of patting themselves on the back. I don’t know. I did not feel like it was ...more
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Read in March, 2008
A wonderful true story, especially in today's rush-rush world where we barely notice those around us. A truly inspiring story of how one woman's love, motivation and faith connected two very unlikely gentlemen and part of a city.
Set mostly in Fort Worth, TX it was especially interesting for me to read something set so close to home.
This book was a learning experience for me on so many levels, but it espeically opened my eyes to things I had no idea went on in our recent history. Bu...more
Set mostly in Fort Worth, TX it was especially interesting for me to read something set so close to home.
This book was a learning experience for me on so many levels, but it espeically opened my eyes to things I had no idea went on in our recent history. Bu...more
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Read in May, 2008
I don't know that I enjoyed this as much as most of my book club (though the book club where we disscussed it was a great night). I enjoyed the spirituality of it and the glimpse into a different kind of worship than I practice. There were parts that I really did enjoy reading like where Denver drives to Colorado with a truck loaded with more things than he's ever owned. Maybe I'm just the most cynical person, but I just kept wondering why they wrote the book. What was the aim in writing it? The...more
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Read in August, 2007
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EVERYONE!
I've had this book for a few weeks. It had been suggested to me by a few people and then someone actually bought it for me. I finally started reading it Sunday afternoon and finished it that night. I'm not a terribly fast reader at all, I just couldn't put it down. The two narrative voices are completely different and the reader is completely drawn into each narrator's story in appropriate measures. I would be just as moved if I didn't work in a Rescue Mission. It's an amazing story of how...more
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Read in October, 2007
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Christians
I recently read this book for a book club I am in. It is a true story co-written by two very different men that God brought together in a very unusual way. The first man is a former share-cropper (pretty much modern day slavery). He was raised in rural Louisiana and suffered much because of his race and poverty. He ended up homeless, uneducated and in prison. The second man is a Texan, white, rich and is an art deal. He had the "American Dream" life in every way. However, God saw these...more
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my dad or my mom - i can't decide.
ok - so this is kind of a hokey book. I mean, it's joint authored by this very rich christian white man and this very homeless christian black man and it's about thier relationship. So you can understand. A little hokey. But I was really blown away. I mean, how many homeless people do you and I have relationships with? and meaningful ones? ones where they come and live in our house? where we go to the presidential inaugural ball together?
I'm just saying.
As far as a guide for how to me...more
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Read in August, 2008
An easy read about a great friendship between two men from very different backgrounds who come together through their faith and really through a dream the one man's wife has about a homeless man. The book is very much a spiritual book. It is not pushy in any way.....purely a story of how faith moves people during happy, lonely, fearful, sad times.
Warning/spoiler...there is a person in this book who dies of cancer. It is a vivid account of death and dying which I wasn't prepared for. I f...more
Warning/spoiler...there is a person in this book who dies of cancer. It is a vivid account of death and dying which I wasn't prepared for. I f...more
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recommends it for: Elizabeth
I just read this while my Mom was visiting us b/c she wanted it back before she left. I had heard about this book but it didn't seem like my kind of book. However, I was wrong and really enjoyed reading it and following the stories of these 2 men and how God used them to serve others. And to see these men grow into the men of God that He has always wanted them to be was wonderful. There were some tough things to read about that happened to Denver. But it was a great true story that encourag...more
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Read in April, 2008
I think the concept for this book was great. But whoever helped the two main characters tell their stories added so much fluff for "dramatic content" that the story was almost ruined for me by the end. I think if Denver Moore and Ron Hall had just told their story simply it would have been a wonderful book. I had a hard time believing that anyone actually said any of the dialogue by the time I finished.
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Read in November, 2008
In the 1990s, Ron and Debbie Hall, a wealthy couple in Ft. Worth, began to volunteer on Tuesdays in a local soup kitchen for the homeless. Debbie came eagerly, full of enthusiasm and love. Ron came reluctantly, full of suspicion and misgivings. Only out of a desire to please his wife did he participate. In particular, Debbie urged Ron to befriend a surly, homeless black man named Denver. As Ron made a half hearted effort, he saw that Denver was also full of suspicion. Denver did respect Miss De...more
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
everyone
The authors of this book will be at our church this week so I bought a copy of the book this afternoon and finished it less than 7 hours later..........I could not put it down. An emotional and inspirational story about faith and so much more. PLEASE take the time to read this book!
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I've read this twice - first time by myself and the second time with my husband. I can't recommend this highly enough. It's an amazing true story in Fort Worth, Texas. I've heard the authors speak twice. As one reviewer wrote on Amazon, it's "better than fiction."
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Read in March, 2008
Best book I've read in a LONG time! A beautiful love story and the providence of God in unexpected places. Everyone should read this book!
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Read in August, 2007
This book was ok. Too much God referencing for me, and the writing was kinda simple for my taste. I do think it's a crazy true story though.
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Read in January, 2008
This is possibly one of the most inspiring books I've read in the past 10 years. It is an excellent read.
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Read in August, 2007
It is a decent read, but I think it has been overrated.
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Read in October, 2008
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Pastor at churchrecommends it for: Everyone
What a great book!Grab a box of kleenex for this one and get ready to renew your faith in God. A wonderful look at how God works in the lives of two very different men who come together as friends. This book shows people who are truly serving God selflessly. I had the pleasure of hearing Ron & Denver speak at my church last week. He talked about how we can't worry that the poor guy on street is going to buy been with our donations. God calls us to give generously to the poor and we shoudl le...more
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Read in November, 2008
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This book was heavily recommended by a friend of mine. I am a slow reader, so it's not the book's fault that it took me so long to get it finished.
Once I gained momentum, though -- I finally flew through it. I simply couldn't put it down.
What tickled me was Ron Hall's honesty and incredulousness at his wife suggesting he be friends with a homeless man at the shelter they were volunteering at.
Ron's flabbergasted feelings on the inside were apparently not reflected on his outsides,...more
Once I gained momentum, though -- I finally flew through it. I simply couldn't put it down.
What tickled me was Ron Hall's honesty and incredulousness at his wife suggesting he be friends with a homeless man at the shelter they were volunteering at.
Ron's flabbergasted feelings on the inside were apparently not reflected on his outsides,...more
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Read in January, 2008
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