Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall & Denver Moore
Week 2: Denver's World — Life on the Streets
Read the next section of Same Kind of Different As Me covering Denver's years on the streets of Fort Worth and Dallas (approximately Chapters 6–12).
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Denver Moore's years of homelessness were not simply a season of hardship — they were a school that shaped his theology, his instincts, and his nearly impenetrable self-protection. Come to these questions ready to listen to a life very different from your own.
Discussion Questions
9 questions1.Denver describes the code of the streets — an unspoken set of rules about trust, survival, and loyalty. What are some of those rules, and why were they necessary for survival?
2.Denver witnessed and experienced violence, exploitation, and profound loneliness during his years of homelessness. Yet he also developed a spiritual awareness that many 'churched' people lack. How do you account for that? What does his life suggest about where faith can grow?
3.Denver speaks about not wanting to be a 'project' for someone — he had seen plenty of well-meaning people come to the Mission, treat the homeless like a charity cause, and then disappear. Why is that distinction — between being seen as a project versus being seen as a person — so important to him?
a.Have you ever felt treated like a problem to be solved rather than a person to be known? What did that feel like?
b.Have you ever, even unintentionally, treated someone else that way?