The Big Day Upon Us
As you know, there’s a big day coming up next week. No, I’m not thinking about the Federal Reserve meeting coming up on November 1st and 2nd where interest rates are expected to be raised once again. As important as this meeting will be, I’m thinking about something closer to home for most of us: Halloween. Hard to ignore. And for some of us, hard to resist. Growing up, Halloween was my second favorite holiday, right behind Christmas. For our family, it was all about dressing up and canvasing the neighborhood with friends in pursuit of our favorite “food group,” candy.
Years later when I became a Christian, I was told that this kind of fun was now off limits. I was informed that this was the Devil’s Holiday and to participate in it in any way was a movement toward involvement in the occult. Coming out of a very hedonistic lifestyle, I didn’t care to challenge this perspective. I had enough issues I was working through at the time. That changed when I married and had children. Then, I did some fact checking. I changed my mind. I encourage you to do the same (the fact checking that is, not necessarily changing your mind- that’s up to you and your family).
If you plan to discuss this holiday with your children, I recommend the following article: Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies- a Short History. It goes into quite a bit of detail.
If you want to read something shorter yet still very practical, I’ll be sending out an article written by a pastor, William Cwirla, tomorrow. It will help put the day in perspective and be useful in deciding whether to participate or not.
Thanks for reading!
Curt Bumcrot, MRE
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