Today at church during the sermon, our pastor made mention of Halloween. He mentioned that some churches have fall festivals or other alternative activities. He said that because of this, many of our neighbors walk by our empty, dark houses while they are trick or treating.
He said this wasn't appropriate. We as Christians are called to interact with our neighbors, even those who are not Christians. We are called to be in the world. We are not to be holed up in a Christian castle avoiding all other people.
He said that we should participate in our society's trick or treating tradition. He said giving out tracts would ensure noone would come by. He instead recommended giving out the best candy on the street so that all your neighbors will come by and you can meet them. By doing this, we can meet our neighbors and develop relationships to enable us to share the gospel.
Our society treats Halloween as a time for children to dress us in costumes and go get candy. This is nothing that a Christian should fear. But I'm not going to give out full size candy bars. That's too much money. I'll stick with the fun size snickers bars.
