Because Halloween is the Devil
3 words: I hate people!From Focus on the Family (no I won't link to them)
What to Do About Halloween
The Pumpkin Gospel
What you need:
* pumpkin
* newspapers
* sharp knife
* spoon
* large bowl
* candle
* matches
* Bible
What to do:
Prepare a place for your pumpkin carving. Set newspapers on a table and get out the knife, spoon and bowl. Cut an opening in the top of the pumpkin. Have your kids pull out all of the seeds and scrape out the inside of the pumpkin.
What to talk about:
* How is the stuff we pulled out of the pumpkin like sin in our heart? (They’re both yucky; sin is inside us; it’s sticky and smelly.)
* How is the way we cleaned out the pumpkin like the way Jesus cleans us out when we confess our sins? (All the yucky stuff is taken away; Jesus scoops out the sin.)
Note this activity can also be enjoyed by substituting James Dobson's head for the pumpkin. Focus on Your Own Fucking Family!
via AMERICAblog
Update: I moved the rest of the Halloween for wingnuts text to comments - it was too blinking long.
posted by ThomG @ 2:51:00 PM
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What to do:Draw a happy face on the pumpkin, then use the sharp knife to
carve it out. When you are finished, read aloud 2 Corinthians 5:17 and/or
Ephesians 2:10.
What to talk about:
* How have we made this pumpkin a “new creation”? (It has a face now; it
used to be just a pumpkin, but now it’s a jack-o’-lantern.)
* How do we become a new creation when Jesus comes into our hearts? (We
learn to love Him more; we’re no longer filled with yucky stuff; we become God’s
children.)
What to share:When Jesus comes into our hearts, we become new creations,
just as our pumpkin became a new creation. Read Matthew 5:14-16. Then light a
candle and place it in the pumpkin. Turn off the room lights so everyone can see
the candlelight coming through the pumpkin’s face.
What to talk about:How is the way the candlelight comes through the pumpkin
like the way God wants our light to shine? (God wants others to see how much we
love Him; God wants our light to be seen by others.)
What to do:Sing age-appropriate songs such as This Little Light of Mine
(younger children) or Shine, Jesus, Shine (older children and teenagers.)
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