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Many Christians struggle to decide how (or if) to celebrate Halloween, especially with the claim that the holiday is pagan in origin.

Do the people around you know that Jesus’ life-giving sacrifice on the cross completely crushed death, along with the terror celebrated every year on October 31? Should Christians celebrate Halloween? Yes, Christians can, because the blood of...

Joe Thorn details his family's thought process with Halloween, factoring in both his past in the occult, and the helpful ways they could engage in their neighborhood. www.joethorn.netwww.christianity.com

Your family may not be into spooky ghosts, creepy costumes, or scary stories, but they still can find ways to create meaningful, wholesome memories over Halloween. Fall is such a magical time of year! Nothing is better than feeling the fresh,...

Young and old love getting dressed up in costumes and having a good time. Kids go trick-or-treating and have classroom parties at school. Adults get together for parties, haunted hayrides, and touring haunted houses. However, the pagan holiday...

Halloween and being scared can be a lot of fun if you take the time to find movies that are scary but not too scary, funny but not too raunchy, and adventurous but not too risk-taking.

By grounding ourselves in the Word of God during Halloween, we can find strength in God’s promises, peace in God’s presence, and the courage to reflect God’s light in a world that often glorifies darkness. Take a Scripture tag below to spread hope...

Although Christians hold many views regarding Halloween, it can be a great time to be missional in your neighborhood. Seek to not only turn on your porch light, but also to be the light of Christ to all your neighbors this Halloween.

Satan’s birthday? I’d never heard that one before. As a young Christian mom, I had friends who didn’t celebrate Halloween, but I’d never heard one of them call it Satan’s birthday. In my surprise, I distinctly remember feeling defensive at that...

An ex-psychic is warning against the tools that are typically promoted around Halloween, including Ouija boards and tarot cards, claiming that they can be demonic.

When we think of Halloween, we often think of horror, fright, and gore. Although this is what the world has ascribed to Halloween, it doesn’t have to be this way. Halloween can be fun and whimsical without all the scary features that have often...

'Tis the season, but not the one that brings joy and peace and sleigh bells. Instead, this is the time of year we see a plethora of ghouls and goblins, vampires and witches, horror movie characters, serial killers, and even demons and devils. It's...

Martin Luther is said to have posted his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of All Saints’ Church (also called Castle Church) on October 31, 1517.

Let’s not overly fear Satan. Halloween for Christians may actually celebrate his undoing.

Now, I'm a Christian adult. But back then? I was Casper, the Friendly Maniac.

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, and that no matter what comes, the "Lord will be [their] confidence." Read an excerpt from "Redeeming...

Myriad questions surround Halloween. Should we participate? Accommodate? Or should we vigorously denounce Halloween? To answer such questions, it’s helpful to view Halloween from the perspective of history.

Halloween is just one of the many current issues that demands strong and thoughtful parental guidance. It's not easy being a parent in the shadow of the twenty-first century. As concerned parents and adults, what can we do to protect our kids in...