Halloween is a day of great fun and frivolity, but it is also a day of some conflict for Christians. Do we “celebrate” Halloween, or is this a pagan holiday that Christians should avoid? And strangely in the same vein, what does it mean to “celebrate” the reformation? Is this Lutheran Pride Sunday, or is something else at work? Todd and Scott discuss these and more in episode 41 o The Crux of the Matter.
TEACHING THIS WEEK
SCOTT
- Sanctification and the Church of the Nazarene.
TODD
- Genealogies in Genesis 5, with a side-note on the Jewish origins of Superman.
SHOW NOTES
- Dancing on the Devil’s Grave, by William Cwirla
JOY
SCOTT
TODD
WHERE TO FIND US
Todd and Scott co-host THE CRUX OF THE MATTER. You may find Todd Peperkorn @toddpeperkorn on Twitter or facebook.com/toddpeperkorn on Facebook. He also blogs, posts sermons, and random nonsense at Lutheran Logomaniac and Dark My Road. Todd’s parish is Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Rocklin, California. You can find his sermons & bible classes on YouTube HERE.
You may find Scott Stiegemeyer @scottstieg on Twitter or Facebook.com/scottstiegemeyer on Facebook. Scott is an assistant professor of theology and bioethics at Concordia University Irvine.
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