Comments on: Thoughts on Halloween and Reformation Day http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/thoughts-on-halloween-and-reformation-day.html Looking for the 1st century Church in 21st century America Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:37:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rob Wilkersonhttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/thoughts-on-halloween-and-reformation-day.html#comment-10629 Rob Wilkerson Sun, 12 Nov 2006 23:46:31 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/thoughts-on-halloween-and-reformation-day.html#comment-10629 I knew it! I knew I should have given that footnote I edited out of the psot before publishing it...that footnote that communicates how much fun my kids and I have trick-or-treating. We love that time together...with the rest of our reformed-charismatic church (except for about two families who do, in fact, have a problem with it). From oldest to youngest our kids were: Darth Vader, Karate Kid, Ballerina, and Dalmatian. As for me? I went as the Marlboro Man...that's right. The bald head, however, served me well. I was Marlboro Man after chemo treatment. I love you, Dan! Hopefully my experience alters your perception of us reformed-charismatic folks! I knew it! I knew I should have given that footnote I edited out of the psot before publishing it…that footnote that communicates how much fun my kids and I have trick-or-treating. We love that time together…with the rest of our reformed-charismatic church (except for about two families who do, in fact, have a problem with it). From oldest to youngest our kids were: Darth Vader, Karate Kid, Ballerina, and Dalmatian. As for me? I went as the Marlboro Man…that’s right. The bald head, however, served me well. I was Marlboro Man after chemo treatment.

I love you, Dan! Hopefully my experience alters your perception of us reformed-charismatic folks!

]]> By: Don Costellohttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/thoughts-on-halloween-and-reformation-day.html#comment-9722 Don Costello Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:08:20 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/thoughts-on-halloween-and-reformation-day.html#comment-9722 Hey Christian! I like your thoughts on Holloween and agree with Rob Wilkerson thoughts also. There is too much information out there on the history of the roots of Halloween that reveal it as a very demonic practice. Information we can't ignore. It is becoming a very big money maker for retailers in candy, outfits and the like; as Rob Wilkerson's piece shows, Hellywood (I'm sorry, slip of the keyboard), Hollywood generates all kinds of movies to satify the people who want to see it. The themes associated with it are all forbidden by Scripture. Many of them are Canaanite practices. Since the early sixties the Christian influence on our nation's institutions has been under attack by the devil, sadly, with much success. Prayer in school, Bible reading, were the beginning salvos, and many more successful salvos have hit since then. Since that time, two very grievious Canaanite practices have become constitutionally protected behaviors in this nation, abortion/child sacrifice and homosexuality. Actally, there are more than two, but those will be enough. As bad as those are, they are no more Canaanite than the themes of Holloween, ghosts/demons, necromancers/mediums, or witches. I would never encourage my children to pretend to practice childsacrifice/abortion, why should I encourage them to pretend to be a necromancer/medium or a ghost/demon. They are all practices forbidden by Scripture. God Bless, See you in church. Don Hey Christian!
I like your thoughts on Holloween and agree with Rob Wilkerson thoughts also. There is too much information out there on the history of the roots of Halloween that reveal it as a very demonic practice. Information we can’t ignore. It is becoming a very big money maker for retailers in candy, outfits and the like; as Rob Wilkerson’s piece shows, Hellywood (I’m sorry, slip of the keyboard), Hollywood generates all kinds of movies to satify the people who want to see it. The themes associated with it are all forbidden by Scripture. Many of them are Canaanite practices. Since the early sixties the Christian influence on our nation’s institutions has been under attack by the devil, sadly, with much success. Prayer in school, Bible reading, were the beginning salvos, and many more successful salvos have hit since then. Since that time, two very grievious Canaanite practices have become constitutionally protected behaviors in this nation, abortion/child sacrifice and homosexuality. Actally, there are more than two, but those will be enough. As bad as those are, they are no more Canaanite than the themes of Holloween, ghosts/demons, necromancers/mediums, or witches. I would never encourage my children to pretend to practice childsacrifice/abortion, why should I encourage them to pretend to be a necromancer/medium or a ghost/demon. They are all practices forbidden by Scripture.
God Bless, See you in church. Don

]]> By: Deehttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/thoughts-on-halloween-and-reformation-day.html#comment-9662 Dee Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:19:29 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/thoughts-on-halloween-and-reformation-day.html#comment-9662 When our oldest child was small, we tried ever so passionately to refrain from trick-or-treating. We heard the history of the "holiday" but it was so hard to see her miss out on all the fun. Eventually we began letting her dress up for the church "harvest parties" and even hosted some of our own. Then we allowed her to trick-or-treat at grandma's or a trusted neighbor's house. We eventually gave in to the whole deal. After all, we did trick-or-treating when we were growing up and suffered no apparent ill effects. Now that our youngest is seven, we don't even pretend anymore. It is a given that we do trick-or-treating. I figure we are one of those "safe" houses and our presence in the neighborhood tonight will make it a little safer for all our young neighbors. I still prefer to think of today as Reformation Day. I am amazed that I had never heard of Luther's ninety-five theses until I was in college. How sad that many of us brought up in Pentecostal circles were denied that part of our church's history in our formative years. Happy Reformation Day! When our oldest child was small, we tried ever so passionately to refrain from trick-or-treating. We heard the history of the “holiday” but it was so hard to see her miss out on all the fun. Eventually we began letting her dress up for the church “harvest parties” and even hosted some of our own. Then we allowed her to trick-or-treat at grandma’s or a trusted neighbor’s house. We eventually gave in to the whole deal. After all, we did trick-or-treating when we were growing up and suffered no apparent ill effects.

Now that our youngest is seven, we don’t even pretend anymore. It is a given that we do trick-or-treating. I figure we are one of those “safe” houses and our presence in the neighborhood tonight will make it a little safer for all our young neighbors.

I still prefer to think of today as Reformation Day. I am amazed that I had never heard of Luther’s ninety-five theses until I was in college. How sad that many of us brought up in Pentecostal circles were denied that part of our church’s history in our formative years.

Happy Reformation Day!

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