Halloween

It is that time of year again. The time for witches, goblins, monsters and more. My son Robert is going to be Thomas the Train this year, Jack is going to be a pumpkin. It is also the time of the year for the great Halloween controversy in the church. Should Christians be participating in Halloween? This controversy has always amused me. In the end do what you want in good conscience with your faith and your beliefs as you have formed them through God's word.

Over at gospelcom.net James Watkins has a great article examining this great controversy in the church and he gives some history behind how we ever came to dress up as ghosts and gorillas. I especially like how he uses Paul's admonition to the Corinthians in regard to eating meat to inform our decisions about Halloween. After reading that skip over to servantevangelism.com for some great tips for turning Halloween into an event where you can share Christ's love in a practical way and forge relationships with neighbors no matter what you think of Halloween.