Halloweeeeen

We used to have a lot of good, clean, scary fun around this time of the year. I remember we always had a spook house in the basement of the church that I grew up in. Maybe that's why we had all those feuds in the church, all those "bad spirits" that we invited into the church every October 31st. No wonder we had so much fighting! Maybe I'm being a little sarcastic here, but there are times we probably give way too much credit to the enemy's camp.
Don't misunderstand what I am saying, I do believe that there are more blatant attempts by the powers of darkness in the context of society today than ever before. But, I also see that we in the Church have sometimes over-spiritualized a lot of things. Remember, the Bible says that our adversary is like a "roaring" lion, not a "biting" lion. Maybe we have become such alarmists that we are afraid of the forces that really are not a threat, and friendly with some forces that could do real harm. If we were as aware of some of the things that flow through the airways and fiber-optics as we are of a carved pumpkin, then there would probably be more trashed monitors and TV's laying around the dumps. Don't be afraid of all the spooks and goblins that might be lurking around on Halloween night. But, BEWARE of all the 'tricks and treats' that might show up on any given night! Fight the fight, and Keep the Faith!...and to all the ghosts and monsters out there on Halloween...I Say....BOOOOO!!!