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Abstain from all appearances of evil (1 Thess. 5:22). Is Halloween a celebration of iniquity? Read on and judge for yourself!

I'm not advocating the glorification of darkness or evil. But here are some truths I took away from one spooky Halloween.

Contrary to popular belief, the most prevalent emotion of the Halloween season is not fear -- it’s guilt.

All Saints Day serves as an annual reminder that every follower of Christ belongs to something very big and... ancient.

The original Halloween had more to do with faith than fear.

This month, on the evening of Friday, October 31, the Moon lines up near the bright first magnitude star Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, not far from bright Venus.

The protests that were publicly nailed to the Wittenberg Cathedral door on October 31, 1517 began the most dramatic reform within Christianity—one that also prompted their author to also pen a hymn of bold affirmation of our mighty God.

The early faith heroes died because they wanted others to have the opportunity to hear the life-giving message that Jesus is the Son of God. Begin planting seeds of eagerness to share the gospel in the hearts of your children through the fun of trick-or-treating.

A couple years ago my friend and co-worker Fred Alberti shared with me a lesson he prepared for the boys' class he was teaching. It was a big hit in that it didn't focus on the meaning of Halloween or whether we as Christians should celebrate it. Rather, it just provided another way to get the lads excited about the Scriptures...

There is no doubt that Halloween's origins can be traced to pagan beliefs and rituals. But if parents dress their kids in costume and exchange candy, does this mean they're participating in the dark side of the holiday?

Even if it's under the clever name of "Harvest Festival," churches throughout our country nonetheless use Halloween as a means for outreach to the community. So what's the deal?

I grew up in a day when Halloween was little more than pumpkins, fall festivals, hayrides, and dressing up as a pirate or a farmer to go trick-or-treating...

The issue of Halloween presses itself annually upon the Christian conscience. Acutely aware of dangers new and old, many Christian parents choose to withdraw their children from the holiday altogether. Others choose to follow a strategic battle plan for engagement with the holiday. Still others have gone further, seeking to convert Halloween into an evangelistic opportunity. Is Halloween really that significant?

The tragedy remembered by some former witches is that Halloween traditions and symbols can provide too handy of a gateway to the occult. And some children are simply spiritually unprotected because no one ever prays for them.

You don’t want to unnecessarily make your child an “oddball” and “outcast” with his or her friends. But you also don’t want to mindlessly give in to every social and cultural pressure exerted over you and them by a non-Christian world just to be popular and accepted.

The Fear-Not Halloween Party is just one creative way to help your elementary-aged children realize that our God is not the God of fear.

Should Christians participate in Halloween? Should we simply ignore it? Vigorously attack it? Or should we, as Christians, find ways in which to accommodate it?

My conscience is captive to the word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything...here I stand.