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When I was a child, I celebrated Halloween. I didn’t care for the gory and gruesome stuff. I didn’t even care for the scary stuff. I thought the costumes were fun, and I loved the candy.

As an adult, I see more evil in the world thatn I’d like to admit. Today in the news, a woman beats her own 4 year old daughter, calls her a slut, and throws her into traffic. I’m horrified, daily.

Way too many movies glorifying death, destruction, dismembered limbs for my taste. Saw V? Eeps, the poster enough gives me the heebie-jeebies. Scary is good – I liked the old Hitchcock movies, and M. Night Shyamalan‘s movies have great apprehension in them without the gore and killings. And I like movies where things explode as much as the next guy.

But I’ve had enough of the dismembered bodies, the celebration of evil over good. And the last several years, I’ve seen Halloween become such a celebration. I’m not going to participate anymore.

So the lights at my home will be off tonight. Come back at Christmas when we can share joy and love instead.

Have a *happy* Halloween for a change.

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4 responses to “Happy Halloween”

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    Today we are shining the blog beam on … Devotions ChopChop is de-legislating fruit.Chasing The Wind tells us whyhe isn’t participating in Halloweenanymore.Refreshment in Refuge discusses Mercy.Sister’s Weblog needs prayer and peace.The Daily Walk talks about Perfect Obedience.Susan’s Blog says Yet Will I Trust Him.Now go read …

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    iscrizione. In seguito – così lo ricorda il figlio – fu ‘un onesto oppositore della classe dirigente missina’ e di quella di Alleanza nazionale poi, contro la ‘defascistizzazione del partito’.

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    Jim Wright

    Great post.

    I totally agree and will be doing the same thing. I want to commend you on your stand against Halloween

    Jim Wright
    The Word Is True Ministries

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About Me

Michael, a sinner saved by grace, sharing what the good Lord has shared with me.

Solomon, in the book of Ecclesiastes, said, “I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.”

If you’re not living for the glory of God, then what you’re doing is meaningless, no matter what it is. Living for God gives life meaning, and enjoying a “chasing after the wind” is a gift from God. I’m doing what I can to enjoy this gift daily.

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