Bøger af Ron Hall

A critically acclaimed #1 New York Times bestseller with more than one million copies in print! Now a major motion picture. Gritty with pain, betrayal, and brutality, this incredible true story also shines with an unexpected, life-changing love.Winner of the 2024 American Legacy Book Award in Christian Inspirational Meet Denver, raised under plantation-style slavery in Louisiana until he escaped the "Man" in the 1960's by hopping a train. Untrusting, uneducated, and violent, he spends 18 years on the streets of Dallas and Fort Worth.Meet Ron Hall, a self-made millionaire in the world of high-priced deals--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, but when Deborah Hall, Ron's wife, meets Denver, she sees him through God's eyes of compassion. When Deborah is diagnosed with cancer, she charges Ron with the mission of helping Denver.From this request, an extraordinary friendship forms between Denver and Ron, changing them both forever. A tale told in two unique voices, Same Kind of Different as Me weaves two completely different life experiences into one common journey. There is pain and laughter, doubt and tears, and in the end a triumphal story that readers will never forget.Continue this story of friendship in What Difference Do It Make?: Stories of Hope and Healing, available now. Same Kind of Different as Me also is available in Spanish.

Did GrPa kill a bear with his fist? Find out. See the "Bear Facts."Green apple two steps, grabbling crawdads, possum hunting, and acifidity bags.Hog slaughter and pork processing in the backyard. Make a soccer ball from a pig's bladder.Mountain boy conquers abject fear and slays a giant egg-eating snake.The Great Economic Depression: The CCC and Maness Recreational Park.Two second graders wild bus ride and discovery of the big treasure in the ashes of a burned-out house.Growing up in a country house, home alone with Daddy and a war's remorse.

How often in a given day do you feel rushed, judged, put upon, or ignored? It's tempting to respond to the slights and indignities of life with bitterness, resentment, frustration, or sadness. But what if there's a better way?Enter The Peace Project and its potent mixture of practicing thankfulness, kindness, and mercy. With short, digestible chapters and plenty of practical application, The Peace Project demonstrates that lasting inner peace comes from outward practices--seeing others, as well as ourselves, not as obstacles to overcome or objects against which to compete or compare but as people of great worth.This is no if-then theology where God's grace is earned by our actions. It's a chance to dive headfirst into the endless depths of his peace where we can actually, finally, somehow breathe. Welcome to the less-than-perfect, sometimes hilarious, consistently magical journey of practicing thankfulness, kindness, and mercy with Kay, her kids, and some brave friends.

The more than four hundred thousand readers stirred by the story of Ron Hall and Denver Moore will resonate with the all new, stand-alone true stories of hope and healing offered in this intimate, authentic follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Same Kind of Different as Me.

The true-life tale of two men and a remarkable woman, it's also a story about true life---gritty, down to earth, often wrenching, ultimately hopeful, always surprising. It's a story you can believe in.

Gripping, sometimes hilarious, but always inspiring . . .

Meet Denver, raised under plantation-style slavery in Louisiana until he escaped---in the 1960s. Then, after another 18 homeless years, God moved, and a godly woman named Deborah prayed, listened, and obeyed. Mountains began to move, beginning with her husband, Ron, an international art dealer accustomed to the world of art-collecting millionaires.

At elske sin næste... Har du nogensinde drømt en dristig drøm om hvad der kunne ske, hvis vi levede efter Jesu ord om at elske sin næste som sig selv? Prøv at tænke den tanke til ende. Er det ikke blot en umulig drøm? ... som sig selv Men her kommer så en sand historie, hvor det ikke længere bare er en drøm, men virkelighed. Dette er en historie så utrolig, at selv ikke den dristigste forfatter ville finde på at skrive den. Plottet Se for dig en fattig, hjemløs dagdriver med baggrund som bomuldsplukker i det sydlige USA, uden skolegang og med et liv under slavelignende forhold. Han møder en meget velhavende kunsthandler, som er vandt til at færdes i de finere lag - samt en kvinde med tro, rygrad og en stædig drøm. Kaldet Denver Moore og Ron Hall bliver på forunderlig vis ført sammen via Rons kone, Deborah. Deborah fortæller sin mand, at Gud har kaldet hende til at elske de udstødte og hjemløse. Ron føler absolut ikke det samme, men af kærlighed til sin kone, går han med hende til et center for hjemløse en gang om ugen. Dette center ligger i et meget tungt belastet område af byen, og der er forfærdelige forhold for beboerne. Efter en tid møder Deborah og Ron manden Denver og deres liv bliver knyttet sammen på forunderlig vis som kun Gud kan gøre. Et venskab begynder Der opstår ligeså langsomt et stærkt venskab imellem dem. Denver opdager en ny verden, han ikke anede eksisterede. På samme måde får Ron indblik i en verden han nok havde hørt om, men ikke kunne drømme om at befinde sig ind i. En beretning som giver tro og håb Ron og Denver fortæller på skift sin del af historien som de nu engang oplever begivenhederne. Det gør fortællingen særlig interessant når to så forskellige personligheder fortæller. Selv om bogen er meget barsk til tider, er den en betagende beretning om Guds kærlighed. En beretning, som giver tro og håb. En kvindes kærlighed Historien gør dybt indtryk. Her har du mulighed for at følge to vidt forskellige menneskers udvikling og forandring båret frem af en gudhengiven kvindes kærlighed. Dog er det ikke bare disse menneskers forandring vi følger, men også hvad der sker med samfundet omkring. Deborahs kærlighed og udholdenhed til samfundets stedbørn forvandler en hel bydel og får indflydelse på lovgivningen i Texas og senere på lovgivning mange andre steder i USA. Der er meget langt mellem bøger som denne. Den er så gribende og så opmuntrende, at den burde læses af alle, der har med mennesker at gøre.