Okay…it’s that time of year again.
Pumpkins and skeletons are lining people’s houses. Charlie Brown is
receiving rocks while Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin. And debates
rage—should the kid’s go trick-‘r-treating or do we take them down to
the Fall Festival or Harvest Party or just stay at home?
I’ll admit—I’ve had my times of being a
bit of a brat when it comes to this subject. My last year at seminary,
my roommate and I bought Halloween decorations and hung them on the
door of our on-campus apartment. I wanted to include the smiling
witch’s head but my roommate thought that was going too far, so we
compromised…and hung it on the inside of the door. (We also put a
flaming skull over the face of Martyn Lloyd-Jones on a picture hanging
inside our apartment… I forgot about that one until my friend recently
reminded me…)
Since then I’ve matured some.
As a pastor I see this is a serious
debate among good, God-fearing, Jesus-loving people, and I have a role
to help all sides grow in their faith.
Personally I’ve never been one to have a
problem with Halloween. I grew up with faithful parents actively
involved in church, and went trick-‘r-treating every year. When I was
little it was as cute things like clowns and Cookie Monster. As I grew
older, the costumes became more grotesque. But it was all in fun, and
getting a big bag of candy was indeed fun. Continue at Mike Bergman
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