The Christmas Box Miracle; My Spiritual Journey of Destiny, Healing and Hope

by Richard Paul Evans

• ISBN13: 9780743224017
• ISBN10: 0743224019
• Edition: Large
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-10-23
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Summary

In 1994, Richard Paul Evans, then an unknown writer, self-published a short book entitled The Christmas Box. That book went on to become an international bestseller, selling more than seven million copies and touching the lives of many more people along the way. The Christmas Box Miracle is the story behind the book that has become a Christmas classic: how a man writes and publishes a book which helps grieving people to heal and lost souls to find their way home. It is Evans's story: his own spiritual journey and stories of people he encountered along the way -- miraculous stories of healing and divinity that often defy explanation. In sharing the story behind The Christmas Box, Richard Paul Evans has given us a story of miracles, hope and healing for all seasons.

Author Biography

Richard Paul Evans is the bestselling author of The Christmas Box trilogy and The Locket trilogy, as well as the children's books The Dance, The Christmas Candle, The Spyglass and The Tower. All proceeds from Evans's books for children go to the Christmas Box House International, an organization that he founded, dedicated to building shelters and providing services for abused children. Evans lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife, Keri, and their five children. He is currently working on his next book.

Table of Contents

What I Believe	15	(16)
Gifts	31	(16)
Destiny	47	(4)
A Fall	51	(10)
The Colt Roundup	61	(4)
Tuxmania	65	(6)
Taiwan	71	(6)
Keri Disera	77	(6)
Politics	83	(4)
The Collegiate	87	(4)
Jenna	91	(4)
Rick Evans Is a Madman	95	(6)
Another Blessing	101	(8)
A Book	109	(12)
Christmas Day	121	(8)
Rejection	129	(8)
A Bookstore	137	(4)
The Snowball Begins	141	(4)
Throwing Gasoline on the Fire	145	(8)
A Leap of Faith	153	(8)
Voices	161	(6)
Making Angels	167	(12)
The Road	179	(6)
The Angel Statue	185	(8)
The Greatest Moment	193	(10)
An Unexpected Call	203	(12)
Back at the Ranch	215	(4)
The Book World	219	(8)
The Other Side of the Bank	227	(4)
A Home for Children	231	(6)
Standing Alone	237	(4)
The Mission Continues	241	(8)
Speaking	249	(8)
Prison	257	(8)
The Flight Attendant	265	(6)
Elvis's Toenails	271	(4)
The Top	275	(4)
Another Signing	279	(4)
A Promise Fulfilled	283	(4)
Dance	287	(4)
Epilogue	291