Our new book will be The Shack by William P. Young. It can be bought at Wal-Mart for a decent price. You may also want to Suz about buying it. Suzanne chose this book so she will also choose the exact date we will meet in November and the place and time of the meeting.
Here are some things that were said about Same Kind of Different as Me and also some quotes and what not for further reflection. Please feel more than free to make comments and keep the conversation going!
- The book presents a challenge
- We are conditioned to not give homeless people money, yet there was that incredible story about the woman who gave a homeless man 20 dollars and how it changed his whole life
- We get into the rut of what can I do, what seeds can I plant and we forget about God's part
- Wendy said something about the shock of the reality that this really happened to someone--there was still a form slavery during our lifetime.
- When we help someone in need it shouldn't stop there -- we should pray over them
- Hard to serve people sometimes because of bad experiences
- Theme of judgment is seen throughout book
- Comparisons can be made to the movie Crash
- One thing Denver said was (this is a total paraphrase) "Whatever happend to me, let it be. I am who I am today because of it. Now I can get back down in the pit and help others by letting them stand on my shoulders."
- There is power prayer--Denver's allnighters with God
- Debbie tells Dever, "You are not a bad man, you are a good man."
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