Be the Light on Halloween Night

Let me start by saying this blog post is not meant to debate whether or not Christians should participate in Halloween. This is simply my story—how I felt about the holiday, what the Lord said to me, and the outcome.

When I came to the Lord in my late 20s, I felt like I had missed out on so much about Jesus. I wanted to catch up on all the years I had lived without knowing Him. As I learned some of the surprising spiritual “dos and don’ts,” I began making decisions about what I would and wouldn’t allow in my new walk with Christ.

Halloween was a holiday I grew up celebrating—decorating, trick-or-treating, and getting into all the spooky fun. But by the time I had earned my bachelor’s in biblical studies, I was convinced it was a pagan holiday, so I decided I would no longer participate in anything that glorified Satan rather than God.

Every year, when Halloween came around, I made sure my porch light was off so no trick-or-treaters would come to my door. But one year, as I was preparing to “go dark” once again, the Lord spoke:

“You are missing an opportunity to share Me with others.”

Ohhhhh.

That moment changed my thinking. I realized I had an evangelistic opportunity—right at my doorstep—to invite young people to church and use my creativity to do it in a way that was fun and meaningful.

So, I began making fall-colored mini crosses and attaching church invite tags to them. I hand them out along with candy, all done in love and without the spirit of Halloween.

I’ve now been handing out these cross-invite treats for over 20 years. I may never know the full impact it has on the Kingdom, but I rest in the joy of knowing I’m planting seeds—giving life-changing opportunities for children and their parents to know Jesus.

I don’t know where you stand on Halloween, but let me encourage you:

Don’t turn off your porch light and choose to be His light in the darkness.