A Humanist Advent Calendar

Boys with Advent Calendars

My mother took my siblings and I through a Christmas Advent calendar one year. A new-ager raised Christian, she held a positive view of the Bible I would be disabused of when I actually read the thing. Unsurprisingly, I can’t recall any of the biblical stories from those sessions preceding the chocolates each night (since there was nothing to anchor them to our daily lives), but I do have a fond nostalgic memories of the familial fellowship.

So last year, I thoug...