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[I'm sure I speak for others here too.]
In other words, does this mean you're back?
I doubt I'll post here more than once a week or so.
Marcus
I'll be pretty busy with the dunking booth.
I have just keep getting back to the fact that Jesus prayed not that we be removed from the world but protected from the evil one. I am begining to feel like separating myself from such a cultural event diminishes my opportunity to speak into the lives of my non-Christian friends and neighbors. I'm not talking about having a séance to invite demons or lost spirits into my house... I'm only talking about taking my kid around to meet and interact with some of our neighbors...
I appreciate the fact that there are other Christians out there that are okay with the idea of embracing Holloween rather than rejecting it completely as an "evil" event...
neighborhoods. Our house is one of them--which means I'm about to get in the
dunking booth. (We have other carnival games and a bunch of games, cotton
candy, etc.) I'm totally pumped!
Bahrain News, that's what I figured too. Day of the Dead skeletons are so
fun. I don't know a whole lot about that tradition though, sadly.
Happy Halloween everyone! I'm turning in.
Secondly, I too love Halloween. My mom and I were just talking the other day about how much she loved Halloween as a child. We discussed how sad we are that it has become what it has (from the Christian angle you discuss to the sheer safety issues that come up as well), because it's such a beautiful opportunity for children to use their imaginations and creativity.
I'm not against the whole church event. Our church put on a Trunk or Treat in the parking lot, invited hundreds of people in the surrounding apartments, and handed out a ton of candy, hot dogs, and popcorn. Everyone had a wonderful time, and as a church we were able to get to know our neighbors (sort of like Dan points out).
We also went trick or treating a little with my daughter. Like Heather, we have a neighbor who goes over the top in their yard - complete with gallows, blacked in front porch with 7-8 black lights and a guy sitting with a toy chain saw chasing kids off the porch after they get their candy. Loads of fun.
Even once a week - good to see you back!
And for once I not only thought of the best response, but was able to give it on the spot. I said, "Now see this is a good example of what I've been saying. Jerry just swore by the name Jove, a Roman god. But we all know that Jerry doesn't worship false gods. It was just an common expression and its original meaning isn't important in this context. That's what I think is going on with the kids and Halloween. They just like to dress up and get candy. They're not paying homage to Satan or pagan gods."
I wish I could say that my "brilliant" response won the day. I'm not even sure that Jerry knew what I was talking about. They remained solidly against Halloween while most of us were for it. That year we had a "Hallelujah" party at the church where the kids dressed up, played games, and got candy. (No use offending people for silly reasons. The kids didn't care what we called the party.) A few years later, after Jerry and friends had left for other reasons, we had a Halloween part where the kids dressed up, played games, and got candy.