tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post1343774706172829929..comments2024-02-15T08:58:57.925-05:00Comments on The Smelly Life: Why We Don't Celebrate Halloween. Ms. Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14044274702105769800noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-90414553659353262142018-11-05T12:19:12.593-05:002018-11-05T12:19:12.593-05:00We celebrate Christmas as another opportunity to s...We celebrate Christmas as another opportunity to send a message to the world that Jesus Christ was born to show how much God loved the world that he sent his only son to bear sin and its consequences that whoever believes on him would be saved and not bear the consequences of their sin. No one knows the actual date that he was born but we simply celebrate each year, because He was born.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-90848942319678661782017-11-19T20:05:29.986-05:002017-11-19T20:05:29.986-05:00I think using earthly wisdom to combat the clear w...I think using earthly wisdom to combat the clear word of God is a grave folly and sin. Sure some sins are fun! Some people brush off sins as "not a big deal" too. Be open to the Holy Spirit's conviction in this. Be open to the refinement that comes with obedience.Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118821324903577487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-86573071578990162302017-11-19T20:02:15.260-05:002017-11-19T20:02:15.260-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118821324903577487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-60040423572371585602017-10-31T21:02:42.745-04:002017-10-31T21:02:42.745-04:00I understand that some parents have taken away hol...I understand that some parents have taken away holidays in the wrong way and not explaining it fully to the child and there has been hurt from it but it's not an innocent thing even if you're thinking it's innocent. It's not innocent as far as the devil's concerned cuz he knows full well what it means then when we participate. It gives him access to us and our to our children & it's not really worth it.Kellie Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027554033134276584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-57225887717330053572016-11-02T13:38:26.716-04:002016-11-02T13:38:26.716-04:00Zamechatel`niy post dlya moey podrugi Vaziry i eyo...Zamechatel`niy post dlya moey podrugi Vaziry i eyo detey Nodra-begim i LolyГукаhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09840976139438097343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-22586798383891332202016-11-02T13:33:47.103-04:002016-11-02T13:33:47.103-04:00Замечательный пост.. для Вазиры и её детей Нодра-б...Замечательный пост.. для Вазиры и её детей Нодра-бегим и Лолы..Гукаhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09840976139438097343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-6602131485921194352016-10-31T11:35:42.418-04:002016-10-31T11:35:42.418-04:00We don't keep this either.We don't keep this either.Kristinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-79773434912773284062016-10-30T15:52:20.713-04:002016-10-30T15:52:20.713-04:00Amen to that! I'd rather be weird to the world...Amen to that! I'd rather be weird to the world then be left behind by my Jesus!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-69916094572549260272015-11-02T12:51:23.129-05:002015-11-02T12:51:23.129-05:00To the person that wrote: "It's what you ...To the person that wrote: "It's what you make it" is what backwater corn bred's say..., I'm curious; are you representative of Christians? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057939882142876128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-75122446015509290732015-11-01T17:35:20.859-05:002015-11-01T17:35:20.859-05:00I agree! I grew up not participating in Halloween...I agree! I grew up not participating in Halloween in any form, but yesterday I let my 2 year old daughter dress up as her favorite character and gleefully give away treats to the neighborhood kids that came by. She, my husband, baby and I spent an hour just swinging on our front porch enjoying family time and being neighborly. I don't believe the devil has any foothold in the time we spent enjoying what God has given us and sharing with neighbors.Heidinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-13676308691004473992015-11-01T17:15:25.484-05:002015-11-01T17:15:25.484-05:00LOVED this!!! So beautifully written! And it expla...LOVED this!!! So beautifully written! And it explains EXACTLY what God says about this Pagan holiday. It disgusts me when people write in and say, "I think Halloween is what you make it. It doesn't have to be about "the dark" or bad spirits or scary stuff. You can make it fun, decorate and dress accordingly. Every little kid wants to dress up as a princess or pirate or their favorite Disney character. Why not let your little girl participate?" SERIOUSLY??! Did you skip over all of the scriptural references that state that we are to have NOTHING to do with it?? SMH...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-5234791786328814742015-11-01T12:10:18.053-05:002015-11-01T12:10:18.053-05:00When I was a kid my church had harvest fest instea...When I was a kid my church had harvest fest instead. We could still dress up and get candy, but we also talked about what God had done for us that year and how he created the beauty of fall, and had a worship service. I always brought my friends and they said it was more fun than Halloween :p Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-76428047160346998372015-11-01T09:17:39.238-05:002015-11-01T09:17:39.238-05:00Okay so you say you researched but yet you continu...Okay so you say you researched but yet you continued to say Halloween is evil and all about evil... Apparently no real research was done because SAMHAIN is NOT about evil at all... Let me tell you what it is really about .. From someone who really researched and knows what the day is about... In the time is pagans they believed that day was the end of the year and the time when the veil between the worlds was very thin... They were superstitious people and believed that the spirits would cause trouble in their crops and homes if they did not appease then especially on this night... Celebrations were done by creating a scared fire to light their home fires after dousing them for the night to keep the spirits out of their homes.. They set out treats to appease them and hopefully garner food luck and keep away evil... See what I just said there... KEEP AWAY EVIL... Not invite it in!!! They dressed their children as spirits to keep them safe because the real spirits would not know the difference between themselves and the kids... The long hard winter was coming and these ancient people wanted good luck for their villages so their traditions were centered around making sure the spirit world was on their side... The religion believes that whatever they did came back at them three fold so why why why would they do anything remotely evil to evoke the wrath of their god and goddess... It offends me every time I see someone shut their eyes to another religions beliefs... Christianity has always tried to force other religions to conform... Through force (the holy wars) and now by condemning anything you don't understand as evil! Yet other religions don't attack Christianity and point out the evil things they do and have done!!! I am sorry to offend but if I was to pick something (how about Easter the day that marks the death of a great soul at the hands of confused Christians) and twist the facts to make it evil you would be mad at me too... This is upsetting to people who believe in the good in the holiday... You let evil in when you believe in it! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819068892401907593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-84690189431156652162015-11-01T09:16:27.548-05:002015-11-01T09:16:27.548-05:00Great article. Same with us in Australia except I ...Great article. Same with us in Australia except I have the bonus of saying it's American not Australian, but still it's creeping into our culture.<br />Don't be concerned about offending if being truthful, as the truth will always upset someone somewhere anyway, but it is nice to not offend intentionally. I look at some of the silly responses posted and can tell you, you should take pride in the stand that you take!!!<br />Well done!!! This will always ruffle some feathers...<br />Take care.<br />Chris HBSoapyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16615472026870558873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-38452231813985018892015-10-31T22:30:01.724-04:002015-10-31T22:30:01.724-04:00I also have had trouble finding an article that ar...I also have had trouble finding an article that articulates my feelings so well...thanks for posting this!Sean Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06383298086972564629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-72575310235117833182015-10-31T17:45:51.036-04:002015-10-31T17:45:51.036-04:00The Word is our authority, for all of us. We all m...The Word is our authority, for all of us. We all must give account. Let Him guide you, but be wary of judging others for their freedom to celebrate candy, fall, and fun with their kids. No, it's not the intellectual or historically accurate view of All Hallow's Eve, but it's likely how most of us view it. <br /><br />Having raised our family in 5 large cities and in two different countries, I can tell you that there is a vast difference in each city. One city even had a "Devil's Night", and one city basically had the day as a dress up day. The way in which each city did or did not focus on the dark elements varied widely. To write a blogpost from your one view shows me you haven't seen other regions of the U.S. or abroad. And that's fine. But be aware there are other perspectives.<br /><br />As evangelical Christian parents, we didn't celebrate with our kids either, til we moved to a less-dark city. By then they were older and had seen the dark cities, and had been on missions trips and seen firsthand the work of a real devil with people lost in his grip. We found as we celebrated that it was an opportunity to develop relationships with our neighbors, the people we live alongside. <br /><br />May God bless your parenting choices. May you honor Him in all areas of your life. You only owe Him an explanation for your decisions. He sees where you live and how you express His love to your kids and in a lost world. I haven't taken the time to read your blog nor the comments above, but I can assure you as a grandparent, my kids see how we have changed and loosened our views on this issue. And they know we are learning and growing. Enjoy your kids. Don't worry about what anyone but the Lord thinks. It's not an issue that should divide believers. If you are convinced you shouldn't do it, it's a Romans 14 issue, my friend. <br /><br />We live in the middle of a generation that has THREE bathrooms in Elementary schools now, we cannot let the enemy divide us. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-59386616400101507112015-10-29T19:25:23.769-04:002015-10-29T19:25:23.769-04:00I am so glad you posted what you did! I agree with...I am so glad you posted what you did! I agree with you COMPLETELY! I don't like this holiday one bit! My mom raised my sister & I not really celebrating Halloween. We did do the pumpkin carving thing though. I have chosen to remain child-free, but if I had kids we wouldn't celebrate it either! Halloween is Satan's holiday for sure & I really want no part in it, myself. My boyfriend's kids are all into it, but I've really been considering telling them they can celebrate it without me! And now I'm pretty sure I will! Thank you for your post! Saundra = )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-91787945984321994022015-10-27T04:29:28.127-04:002015-10-27T04:29:28.127-04:00We moved to America when I was five and one of the...We moved to America when I was five and one of the first uniquely America experience for me was Halloween. We (the kids) weren't given a low down on what was going on, all we understood was walk around knocking on doors pretend to be someone else and say "trick or treat" and voilà! Free delicious American candy! So while the parents were chatting it up with family at a dinner all the kids who had came to the U.S. a year before told us about this candy handout masquerade, and we got creative and pretended to be ninjas and whatever other aliases you can think of from clothes and sheets, and we walked around...I was five keep in mind and no one said a bad thing about this holiday to us, I was a fresh slate. First of all, I was excited, then nervous cuz duh stranger danger and we were walking right up to their doors for food, then it got downright scary because many are covered in their costumes with varying degrees of frightening visages and the houses I noticed all had indicators of death, darkness, spirits, monsters, evil. That night was the first and last time I would ever want to ( or be allowed to! lol , boy were our parents mad when they found out!) Participate in Halloween. At 5 years old I recognized the godlessness of it, that it was actually a lot more serious and meaningful than just free candy..it was an acceptance of evil under the guise of sweets and dress up. More than ever before people, Christians, need to realize that our choices no matter how small they seem hold weight in God's eyes...intentional living, conscientious and informed choices, Biblical standards but most importantly God centeredness is what should fuel us...DAILY! Think it thru and pray about it, read God's word and be guided by His spirit. In all seasons may God be glorified through us. It my biggest lesson to live the above mentioned way, I'm in no way the epitamy of perfection just FYI, I just wanted to weigh in with my impression, and thought about this. Thanks for reading!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01036598634097778870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-39799140309727249342015-10-26T03:35:25.284-04:002015-10-26T03:35:25.284-04:00Who did you write this article for; other Christia...Who did you write this article for; other Christians who you hope to convict them of their ignorant and sinful ways? Non-believers who you hope will feel the wrath of God? People who already agree with you who can now pat you on the back and say “good job, you are part of the enlightened now!”? <br /><br />I just wanted to say none of above. Just simply to encourage (not condemn or judge) a fellow believer and if by some chance God uses this to bring someone to him then Glory to our wonderful God! I know I was encouraged. I was often to ashamed to speak up for what I believe because I was afraid of all the hatred and conflict that see now in response to this blog post but this encourages me to not be ashamed. I too grew up not celebrating Halloween and at times I did feel left out growing up but thanks to the Lord that he saved me and showed me that it was sin enticing me. I pray that God shows and works in each person that is debating this topic including me. May he show us the right path to him, and if I am wrong in any way I pray the Lord will open my eyes. Glory to our amazing savior! God bless you!!<br /><br />Ephesians 4:29<br />Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.<br /><br />alinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860923417341630129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-82135892285806348982015-10-19T10:29:07.784-04:002015-10-19T10:29:07.784-04:00Poor thing, as a Christian (which you profess you ...Poor thing, as a Christian (which you profess you witnessed your parents "become") your life is full of spirits, superstition and fear. You were better off without it altogether, it seems...just saying!<br />Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395983728558925352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-71211124658806195312015-10-18T17:12:01.841-04:002015-10-18T17:12:01.841-04:00Thank u for this post!!! As Halloween approaches a...Thank u for this post!!! As Halloween approaches and we r the only ones we know not celebrating it, my kids r asking a lot of questions. Even their schoolwork is full of ghosts and goblins, which truly bothers me. I'm so glad you posted this so I can have some concrete verses to tell them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450477410403648308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-55913903885611038322015-10-08T17:41:40.489-04:002015-10-08T17:41:40.489-04:00You're preaching to the choir here. My family ...You're preaching to the choir here. My family never celebrated halloween either and I agree with you, but you aren't convincing anyone that doesn't share your beliefs. So biased.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-54607317124531012322015-10-07T21:52:26.590-04:002015-10-07T21:52:26.590-04:00I think you and the girl taking a stand against yo...I think you and the girl taking a stand against yoga pants should meet. You guys seem to have a lot in common. I appreciate that you trying to do the right thing by boycotting Halloween for spiritual reasons. But I disagree and think this is a great opportunity for Christians to get out in the community and build relationships and share the gospel. I absolutely love Halloween and dressing up. My kids don't think we love Satan because we trick or treat and wear costumes. I mean I think that is a stretch. I think if you are going to boycott pagan holidays you should be consistent. Jesus was technically born in the Summer and the Christmas tree is a pagan tradition and then there is Santa Claus. Easter eggs and the Easter bunny are derived from a pagan holiday where the goddess of spring was celebrated. What is your stance on Harry Potter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-67280716516689326382015-09-24T11:12:31.277-04:002015-09-24T11:12:31.277-04:00All of this is very true. Also how is it logical t...All of this is very true. Also how is it logical to encourage kids one night of yr to beg for candy usually from mostly strangers. It just makes no sense. Yup lets go beg for candy from strangers. You can go buy discounted candy next day and eat some. You can dress up in safe costume any other day of the yr.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863117588169740035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561108189426322497.post-48424815598127707982015-07-02T23:03:30.488-04:002015-07-02T23:03:30.488-04:00For years, our kids would dress up and hand out su...For years, our kids would dress up and hand out suckers upon which we had written, "Jesus loves you" and "God has a plan for your life" We also used that as a time to visit the local retirement village and bless them with candy and toiletries and cards, and singing. It would also be possible to hand out Christian trinkets or New Testaments. But I can't believe how much kids looked forward to the suckers with a message.. After we moved they expressed such disappointment that they couldn't get their special message suckers from the house we used to live in!Jayn CArsonnoreply@blogger.com