October 2019
by Seth Halpern Editor At the end of this month, many will “celebrate” Halloween. For most, it is a time of fun- sweets, costumes, parties- sounds great! Unfortunately, it comes with a cost, dental bills aside. Each person and family has a right to participate (or not) however they choose. While some choose to embrace it and go all out with spooky, even sinister decorations and costumes, other families dress their kids in Disneyesque costumes that make them look adorably cute. Then there are others who choose not to participate at all out of principle or personal conviction. This article does not deal with the topic of Halloween nor how to participate in it.
A Bag of "What if's"
by Christy Boals
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However, on the 31st of this month, many will dress up like the zombies pictured on this cover. Our culture has really embraced the horror and grotesqueness of zombies for entertainment. There are groups, even locally, that put on “flash mob” performances. The TV show “The Walking Dead” is scheduled to air its tenth season this month and is going strong. Yes, we definitely have a fascination with horror and zombies! However, that is also
NOT the topic of this article. I confess I have never watched or been tempted to watch a single episode of the show nor have I seen “Night of the Living Dead” or any other such media. I am simply not interested in it. It’s just not my thing. I know many family members and friends who enjoy it for entertainment sake and I will not judge them for their preferences. I’m sure that there are things that I watch or read that some would bristle at as well.
“Our culture has really embraced the horror and grotesqueness of zombies for entertainment”
Caught Serving Banquet Season
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Saving Pastors' "by John Stonestreet"
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We have liberty in Christ and we should each be guided by the Holy Spirit as to what we do. That said, the reason I bring up the “walking dead” is because I read in God’s Word that Paul says “I have been CRUCIFIED with Christ. It is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me” (Gal 2:20 NIV emphasis mine). Crucifixion was a horrible way to die. It was torturous and when it was over, you were definitely dead! Proponents of the “swoon theory” who believe that Jesus didn’t really die, He just passed out from weakness, are intellectually dishonest. There is no way that a human could endure the brutality and
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