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What does October 31 mean to you? Does the name “Halloween” bring a quicker response than that of “Reformation Day”? What flashes through your mind—visions of witches…pumpkin faces…masks…tricks or treat? For most people this is truly the case. Halloween is celebrated by the world in just that way.
What does October 31 mean to you? Does the name “Halloween” bring a quicker response than that of “Reformation Day”? What flashes through your mind – visions of witches…pumpkin faces…masks…tricks or treat? For most people this is truly the case. Halloween is celebrated by the world in just that way.
"Happy Halloween" The time for Halloween celebration is long gone by now. Yet something came to my attention which may be instructive and also serve as warning with respect to our own observance of this day. We have come to accept "halloween" as a legitimate fun day for our children. "Trick or trea
Most people refer to the day as “Halloween.” Halloween originated before Jesus’ birth as part of a pagan festival. Later, a pope moved the Roman Catholic “All Hallowed Evening” to coincide with the festival. Eventually, “All Hallowed Evening” was condensed to “Halloween” and came to the U.S. along
At this same time each year, it seems that the world is morbidly preoccupied with death. A favorite name for the season is fall, something leaves do after they shrivel up and die. A celebrated holiday, Halloween is merely a weak attempt to mock death and hell—and by implication Jesus who has the key
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That is the real significance of October 31, 1517. How pitiful, Christian friends, more enthusiastically and conscious that this great day is not celebrated more enthusiastically and consciously and that in its place we have such a vain and nonsensical thing as Halloween. Certainly, the devil has i
The world has taken days and made holidays out of them. They have done that to church holy days and others. One of the most blasphemous is coming up. Are you going to partake in evil Halloween? We must flee such days. It is not just a night of innocent fun. Stand fast, people of God, and please God
Due August 20—material for Columbus Day, United Nations Day, Halloween, Reformation Day, convention material. Due September 20—convention material, Election Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day. Due October 20—Christmas material. Those going to the convention, seriously consider keeping a diary of e