November 30th is St. Andrew’s Day!
Christian dad, husband, son, and scholar
Month: November 2020
Today, (Sunday, November 29th, 2020) is the first day of the Advent season. According to the Anglican Calendar (and probably other liturgical Christian calendars) today is also a day to remember the birth and life of Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963), better known as C.S. Lewis, the author of the Chronicles…
November 30th marks the beginning of the season of Advent and the beginning of the “Church Year,” as celebrated across Christian denominations. In this blog, I want to share some reflections on why the idea of following the Church calendar is important for Christians, what Advent is “about,” and I’ll…
Just Northwest of Mio, Michigan on some state land east of Townline Road, there is a plastic chair. It is painted brown and has sat there for many years, overlooking a gently sloping hill covered in oak trees. It is the chair of Jim Volpi, my grandfather, who passed away…