tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971820842270330168.post4466548542265574226..comments2024-01-20T16:28:46.327-08:00Comments on Wordgazer's Words: About Halloween. . . .Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08252374623355509404noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971820842270330168.post-44467280121970514772016-05-26T07:27:43.197-07:002016-05-26T07:27:43.197-07:00A thought I've had (and will probably post on ...A thought I've had (and will probably post on FB this year):<br /><br />All Hallow's Eve: costumes, candy, and focus on the <b>supernatural</b><br />Reformation day: costumes, candy, and focus on the <b>material</b><br /><br />How is one of these more innately Christian than the other?Carradeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431561739001270522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971820842270330168.post-65550986357771524942014-11-04T23:35:34.973-08:002014-11-04T23:35:34.973-08:00I have vague memories from when I was 3 or 4 years...I have vague memories from when I was 3 or 4 years old of one night when people kept coming to our door, and I had no idea why, and it was just that one night- didn't happen again. Odd, right? :)<br /><br />I didn't know anything about Halloween at that age because my parents weren't sure whether or not they should participate. Until I started going to school at 5 years old and the school was having Halloween parties, and my mom decided if Christians are going to stand out and be different from the world, it should be over issues that are actually important, not silly things like costumes and candy. Plus if I didn't participate, it would make me isolated from the other kids, and I was already shy and awkward.<br /><br />So my family always did normal Halloween things, and I'm glad for that. :)perfectnumber628https://www.blogger.com/profile/10303683510076315803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971820842270330168.post-61092964932997617882014-10-30T07:32:39.727-07:002014-10-30T07:32:39.727-07:00When I was in college 20 years ago, the person tha...When I was in college 20 years ago, the person that that was speaking that week at BASIC (Brothers and Sisters in Christ) was preaching about Halloween and the dangers of it.<br /><br />I remember sitting through that knowing that I was going to go to a party the next night. However, I just said to myself that, since I am not dressing up in a costume, that it doesn't matter. <br /><br />I am not surprised that they spoke against it, though, because that was a fundy organization. They were the same ones that had a local pastor come in a few years later talking about how you should avoid dating. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971820842270330168.post-15082234003325365732014-10-26T21:12:58.735-07:002014-10-26T21:12:58.735-07:00Thanks, everyone! I write this blog largely to hel...Thanks, everyone! I write this blog largely to help people like me who have been bound by rigid rules and taboos, learn to relax and enjoy life in freedom. I'm glad if this helps!<br /><br />L. Lawrence, I know rocks can look an awful lot alike. That rock wasn't taken in Oregon at all, but on the beach in Washington State, near the town of Clallam Bay. It's what you see when you finish the boardwalk between Lake Ozette and the sea. Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252374623355509404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971820842270330168.post-5389210823687748012014-10-26T20:58:04.396-07:002014-10-26T20:58:04.396-07:00Great post and well said. I also enjoyed Halloween...Great post and well said. I also enjoyed Halloween as child going trick-treating, I recall attending a Halloween party at church that had a haunted house and me and friends would enter it most of the night. I also read upon the origins of Halloween and agree with you it has nothing to do with the Devil or glorifying evil. To me, Halloween is about kids getting to dress up in costumes(even spooky ones) go trick-or teating, telling scary and ghost stories, watching scaring movies, and enjoying being scared just for the night as it is fun. I have also recently reserched about All Hallow's Eve, All Saints Day and All Souls day both after Halloween which many Christians can also celebrate. I myself plan on also hononing these two holidays this month.Curious Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949160099179252771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971820842270330168.post-16379694743027817492014-10-26T18:49:26.125-07:002014-10-26T18:49:26.125-07:00I apologize for the randomness of this comment, bu...I apologize for the randomness of this comment, but I would really like to know the name and location of the rock in your picture. <br /><br />I visited Oregon once, many years ago, and I remember taking pictures of that rock! That's actually why I clicked on your blog to begin with, but I have been reading and enjoying it, too. :)L.Lawrencehttp://www.llawrenceauthor.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971820842270330168.post-84003643754338856922014-10-26T18:39:46.585-07:002014-10-26T18:39:46.585-07:00My feelings exactly! I loved trick or treating as ...My feelings exactly! I loved trick or treating as a child, before the'satanic scare' took over... Thanks for thisheathernoreply@blogger.com