by Phil Auxier
On the cusp of the customary All Saints Day
The Christ-i-an kinsfolk made mocking display.
These children of light both to tease and deride;
Don darkness, doll down as the sinister side.
In pre-post-er-ous pageants and dress diabolic,
They hand to the damned just one final frolick.
You see with the light of the dawn on the morrow,
The sunrise will swallow such darkness and sorrow.
(HT: Tony Reinke)
by Phil Auxier
Still thinking about the implications of last week’s sermon on walking in wisdom toward outsiders, I found these two posts helpful…
Jesus Is Not Afraid of Halloween – This post gets at some great gospel insights and specifically concludes that Halloween is a door for Gospel truth.
Halloween for the Christian Family? – This post from Sojourn Kids wrestles with the use of this holiday, but then gives some great missional insight.
Whatever you conclude on this volatile issue, we must look to incarnate Christ in all of society.
I was helped today by Randy Alcorn’s latest post related to giving people perspective on Halloween (with an excerpt from Alcorn’s excellent book, Lord Foulgrin’s Letters). I would encourage you to read this post and remember the role you have in parenting children.
