Merry Christmas

It is the season of hope, joy and kindness and there are three fictional characters I want you to meet and grow to understand. Their names are Agios (redemption and immortality), Krampus (a simple child like man tortured and freed) and Nicholas (perhaps the original). Some of you will turn aside from your busy schedules to read, to be challenged and be refreshed. Some of you will merely look at the author’s name and refuse to even consider the story he has written. That will be a personal mistake.

I have just completed my third annual reading of The Immortal Nicholas by Glenn Beck. Each reading gave me a reason to return. The first reading was because the story’s concept intrigued me. The second reading was because I wanted to renew my acquaintance with the principle characters. Each was unique and they had lessons to teach. The third reading convinced me to read it every year simply because I feel better. 

Edmond Wilson wrote: “In a sense, one can never read the book the author originally wrote and one can never read the same book twice.”

Yes, it is a Christmas story!