tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780403030201369519.post2354924282188591020..comments2023-11-03T10:48:46.350-05:00Comments on In Light of the Truth: Family Focus Friday: HalloweenIn Light of the Truth...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00360754933373477880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780403030201369519.post-73794020104223933662007-10-08T11:55:00.000-05:002007-10-08T11:55:00.000-05:00We do Halloween. In reading on its history, it is ...We do Halloween. In reading on its history, it is based on Christian roots, too. We prefer non-ghoulish costumes for our children. This year Aidan wants to be a dinosaur, last year he was a doggy. That is fine with us. If he wanted to be a devil or something of evil nature, we'd sit down and explain further why that is not ok.<BR/><BR/>On another night, I frequently here people claim they are no Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13828182765416909622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780403030201369519.post-70092182158070672022007-10-05T09:32:00.000-05:002007-10-05T09:32:00.000-05:00Thanks, bro, for your thoughts! I know you're alw...Thanks, bro, for your thoughts! I know you're always a deep thinker and I love hearing what you have to say! A lot of "Christian living" IS counter-cultural... "do not conform any longer to the patterns of this world" Romans 12:2 But of course at the same time we don't want to completely separate ourselves either. Right now in our life we aren't involved in anything where Halloween is an In Light of the Truth...https://www.blogger.com/profile/00360754933373477880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780403030201369519.post-41817186780795728572007-10-05T09:28:00.000-05:002007-10-05T09:28:00.000-05:00Hey Sarah,I think I'm going to take my youth group...Hey Sarah,<BR/>I think I'm going to take my youth group trick or treating for canned goods on Halloween. <BR/>Then donate all of the goods to the local food shelf. <BR/>This way, we can tell people(who come to the door) who we are, and why we are collecting food instead of candy. <BR/>My Res Suite did this is college, and it was really neat. People were really touched by the thoughtfulness of a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780403030201369519.post-84226509506227269672007-10-04T22:40:00.000-05:002007-10-04T22:40:00.000-05:00I am divided. On the one hand, much of the symbol...I am divided. On the one hand, much of the symbolism of Halloween is dark, pagan, and wicked. I want nothing to do with that! In addition, it has been overly commercialized, and I don't want anything to do with that either.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, Halloween is something that happens in our culture, and it is to greater and lesser degrees important to the people around us, so I think we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com