Upon receiving an email from a children's ministry site I use for our Kid's Ministry from time to time, I followed a link to a forum (posted over a couple of years) about Christians and Halloween. I was interested to see what others thought, since this can be a sore spot of controversy between Christ-followers. I decided to copy my post here, to offer my thoughts to a few and see if you had thoughts of your own. My post, as well as the others, can be found at http://ministry-to-children.com/open-forum-halloween-and-christians-2007/comment-page-3/#comment-38740.
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"We have a Trunk or Treat at our church. We probably touch both ends of the spectrum, with those that don't touch Halloween with a 40 foot pole and those who have never thought twice about it. I am the Associate Pastor of our church. My personal feeling, as well as [some of] those in the top committees of our church, is that it's a great opportunity to be visible to our community.
In the Keys, there is one road that connects everything. We are off of the Northbound lane. Everyone who wants to go somewhere will eventually go by the church. We will have live music (our Praise Band), a fire pit for s'mores, corndogs and lots of goodies to hand out. We even had a lady last year who dressed up like a Bible character and told the children Bible stories. We make it like a small fair where families can get off the street and away from the haunted houses (lots of people do this to their homes here), and get a dose of pure Love with no strings attached.
It may not be for everyone, but I have seen God bless our people, as well as the families that stop and visit."
In the Potter's Hand,
JW
