{"product_id":"the-story-of-saint-nicholas","title":"The Story of Saint Nicholas","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Mildred Corell Luckhardt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristmas is the feast of giving. \u003c\/b\u003eOn the first Christmas, God gave the human race His only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ. And thereupon came three kings from the East, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eTo a third-century young boy named Nicholas, this generosity was marvelous—wonderful treasures offered by men who did not give their own names, but only returned quietly to their homes.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn time, he would follow their example. As a bishop, Nicholas of Myra secretly gave away many gifts. Like the Magi, he knew that the right response to God’s perfect generosity is to give good gifts in our turn: first to God, with loving praise and thanksgiving, and then to one another, with tokens of kindness, affection, and Christian charity.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Every best gift, and every perfect gift, is from above,  coming down from the Father of lights.” \u003c\/i\u003e(Epistle of Saint James)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIllustrated by Gordon Laite and based on a wide reading of history and legend, Mildred Corell Luckhardt’s \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Saint Nicholas\u003c\/i\u003e is an absorbing account of the Wonderworker’s life and deeds, to which is added a summary of the legends and their fruits—most popular among which (of course) is Santa Claus.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst published in 1960, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Saint Nicholas \u003c\/i\u003eis a proper introduction to the saint whose silent giving, faithful first to the wondrous gift of God’s Incarnation, has inspired Christmas joy down through the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMildred Corell Luckhardt \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e(1898–1990) was an American Christian author, educator, and lyricist. Luckhardt wrote and edited over a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eChristmas Comes Once More: Stories and Poems for the Holiday Season \u003c\/i\u003e(1962) and \u003ci\u003eThanksgiving: Feast and Festival \u003c\/i\u003e(1966). Her 1964 story \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 148, 78);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(188, 148, 78);\" href=\"https:\/\/clunymedia.com\/collections\/allta\/products\/good-king-wenceslas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGood King Wenceslas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis now available from Cluny in its ALLTA Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover: \u003c\/strong\u003e128pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685954444\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 148, 78);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/clunymedia.com\/collections\/allta\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(188, 148, 78);\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eALLTA Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/clunymedia.com\/collections\/allta\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e | \u003cem\u003eBook Seven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44794800996487,"sku":"978-1685954444","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/1082\/0999\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1445.jpg?v=1780659845","url":"https:\/\/bings.shop\/products\/the-story-of-saint-nicholas","provider":"BINGS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}