alright, so it's not timely. i took some time off from here to spend with my children. oh, and i also went on a date...

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so what did you do on halloween? anything? did you go to a party? dress up? take out the children?

why did you do what you did?

ironically, it was while listening to a mike warnke tape on halloween (yes, the disgraced evangelical faker) when stil in high school that i became convicted of "celebrating" that day. before then, i had gone to the haunted houses and parties and dressed up appropriately and joined the festivities,

after the tape, i decided it was inappropriate for a christian to glorify the demonic (ghosts, vampires, zombies, witches) and emulate it- especially in jest.

so every year, instead of letting my children dress up and yell "trick-or-treat!" at the neighbors doors, i take them out to dinner. this year we took grandpa and had dinner at Claim Jumpers. We skipped the I Declair.

i do always have candy to hand out to those who come and knock on our door. i have in years past included Chick Tracts in a goody-bag filled with candy. this year it was just candy.

what did you do? why? am i a crazy legalistic? or are your thoughts similar to mine?

i'll try to keep the next thread timely.