tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412187929957069944.post7995616292794490994..comments2024-03-29T06:04:04.837-07:00Comments on Frank's Christian Thoughts: Hallo-what?Frank E. Blasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218732913319387677noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412187929957069944.post-34907127877794500482014-11-04T09:07:44.100-08:002014-11-04T09:07:44.100-08:00Great post, Frank.
Like you, I think we can make ...Great post, Frank.<br /><br />Like you, I think we can make such a big deal about minor things that people begin to question the legitimacy of our claims and beliefs, We can teach our children that these things are just for fun, and place the emphasis on good things and the children will learn the difference, but if we make an issue of the things being evil, we lose credibility and leave them with confusion about what is true.Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412187929957069944.post-19805155909925057632014-11-03T06:50:40.420-08:002014-11-03T06:50:40.420-08:00Hi Frank,
The door bell went on Friday evening an...Hi Frank,<br />The door bell went on Friday evening and when I opened the door there were two lovely little boys with smiling faces holding a little bucket each which contained a few bags of sweets. They had no sinister looking makeup or masks on their faces. They simply said 'Trick or treat'. I gave them a nice bag of chocolate bars each that I had got ready in case anyone called. We don't normally have anyone call in our area. When I lived in a more built up area where we had lots of kids come, especially teenagers,I used to have bags of sweets for them and would put a little card in speaking about the 'light of the world', and say something like 'I've seen better make up than that', or 'I think your own face would look a lot better than that mask'. They would just laugh and go on their way. I would rather show kindness to little ones like those children than be thought of as the 'grumpy Christian up the road'.. They were with their father who waited outside for them and all three said 'thank you' several times. <br />God bless you and Alex.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165344093549650260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5412187929957069944.post-75510663527888674512014-11-02T14:07:51.683-08:002014-11-02T14:07:51.683-08:00Dear Frank,
Thank you for the thoughtful post on H...Dear Frank,<br />Thank you for the thoughtful post on Halloween and on Bible prophecy. Some evangelical Christians believe it is sinful to participate in any celebration honoring witchcraft or pagan practices. Then again, there is nothing inherently sinful in a dress-up party, provided the costumes are appropriate, with treats. Kirk Cameron (evangelist & star of the first Left Behind series) has said that the Halloween holiday can be a great witness opportunity, if Christian homes open their doors to neighborhood children, pass out candy, and tell them that Jesus died and rose again to conquered all the devils, demons and goblins.<br /><br />Personally, I certainly won't celebrate witchcraft or Satan, but I have no objections to a dress-up party or a church-sanctioned alternative. Our church did "Trunk or Treat" for the neighborhood children, passing out candy from the trunks of the cars. Some Lutheran churches celebrate Reformation Day and have children dress up like Martin Luther & his contemporaries. As for my husband and me, we went out for dinner and went grocery shopping afterwards. We ran into old friends from our former church, so it was a pleasant evening that kept us out until the door-knocking was over.<br /> May you and Alex enjoy the fall season. God bless,<br />Laurie Laurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.com