It’s that time of year again when some church leaders try to figure out what to do about Halloween. Do we do a “Harvest Fest”? Do we let kids dress up? Do we not care about Halloween? Do we even say the word ‘Halloween’? Wherever you land on the spectrum—just own and run with it….
Because I work with kids and teenagers, it’s this time every year that I am asked a version of the following question: “Is trick-or-treating okay?” -or- “Do you celebrate Halloween?” Allow me to explain what we do as a family. First, I understand every family has convictions and I’m by no means demanding that you…
I grew up in a Christian family with Christian values, which I’m very grateful. One of the things I’m grateful for is that my parents still allowed us to trick-or-treat and attend our church’s “harvest party.” We were a “both/and” family. Having grown up in church all my life I have come to the realization…