The Shoe Box Book Report

As we have been exploring the ideas of faith and Christianity in class, we were called to look deeper into the meaning of Christianity through various self-designated books. Francine Rivers’ story, The Shoe Box, is centered around a child by the name of Timmy O’Neil and the raggedy brown box he carries by his side at all times. Francine Rivers mentions before the start of the story how she formulated this book based directly on her own experiences. The overall purpose of this book was to convey the message that Jesus is always with us through whatever we may be going through. Therefore, the main thesis of this specific story was to essentially leave all one’s worries and problems up to the Lord, which Rivers translates through the character of Timmy O’Niel. During the story, Timmy O’Niel carries around a shoe box with him at all times. When he is asked what he stores in his box, he does not reveal its contents to anyone. It wasn't until his participation in a Christmas pageant where he played a wise man …show more content…
Her explanation of the box has inspired me to look into a way to apply this characteristic within my own life as well as our campus ministry life. As far as my personal spiritual life goes, the year of 2017 is the year I will be stepping out of my comfort zone and expanding my horizons. With this being said, creating my own God box for this year will help tremendously with anxiety about this year in general and create a sense of comfort that God will and forever be by my side. On the topic of campus ministry, I feel as if incorporating an activity with the God box in a retreat or simply having a God box within the ministry room will serve as a way to convey to others that it is okay for you to lean on God for help at any given moment. The idea of the God box is a really unique way to draw oneself and others closer to