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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Quite A Buzz about ‘One Book’
One book, and one story, is creating a buzz in Waco.
The story is of Ron Hall and Denver Moore. The book is capturing attentions, triggering emotions and shining light on our faith. It is making a difference in our community.
Same Kind of Different as Me, the book for this year’s One Book, One Waco, is powerful, poignant and true. It tells the story of an unlikely friendship between an international art dealer and a homeless man in Fort Worth.
It’s about friendship, loyalty and trust. We all have had an experience with an unlikely friendship in our personal lives.
Whether one is white, black or brown, religious or not, each of us has a story that shows the common bond of love and similarity. In the book, Ron and Denver discover that they are the “same” because they are different. Simply put, they discover the importance of true friendship.
Denver explains to Ron the concept of true friendship when he says: “If you is lookin’ for a real friend, then I’ll be one. Forever.”
At that moment, Ron and Denver lower their barriers to become the best of friends. The unlikely friendship centers on love. Forever.
The book brings our attention to issues of homelessness and our perceptions of the unfortunate.
In Waco we struggle with issues of homelessness and our perceptions about the people afflicted. This book helps to change our perceptions — our own judgments of the plight of the homeless.
May we learn to look at the homeless through the eyes of Ron and Denver: with love and consideration.
The power of this book is the sharing of Ron and Denver’s deeply personal story. In its honesty and starkness it causes our emotions to flare. Then it encourages us to make a difference.
Same Kind of Different as Me also is a spiritual journey. It does not matter what religious background you have, because it can inspire each of our journeys of faith and spirituality. Each of us can give back and make a difference in our communities. And, each of us can love and care for one another.
Please join us as we continue to bring unity in the community with One Book, One Waco. Please join us at 7 p.m. March 3 at Waco Hall to honor Ron and Denver.
Help us continue the buzz that One Book, One Waco has generated.
— Meet the authors — Ron Hall and Denver Moore, co-authors of Same Kind of Different as Me, will be at Waco Hall March 3, 7 p.m. to speak about their book in the One Book, One Waco program.
