I'm Skipping Halloween! Here's Why.
The 9941 Podcast
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4.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
This week, Granger and AntMan sit down for a Halloween conversation that turns into something much deeper. They start by laughing about neighborhood decorations, haunted houses, and their childhood memories of trick-or-treating — but the discussion soon shifts toward what Halloween really represents and how Christians should think about it today.
Granger shares what led him to skip Halloween this year and walks through the history of the holiday, from its ancient Celtic roots to the traditions we see now. He reads from Scripture and talks about how believers can respond to cultural celebrations that seem harmless on the surface but have darker origins underneath.
Together, they explore what it means to “abstain from every form of evil” without falling into fear or legalism. The conversation ends with a powerful reminder that following Christ isn’t about rules or appearances — it’s about freedom, discernment, and learning to love what is good.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm going to skip Halloween this year. |
| 0:02.3 | Let me tell you why. |
| 0:12.9 | Okay, so The Ant Man's back. |
| 0:15.2 | We're going to do this podcast today, Halloween style, because Halloween's coming up. |
| 0:19.7 | Yeah, this Friday. |
| 0:20.7 | This Friday as this podcast drops. |
| 0:23.7 | Of the podcast. |
| 0:24.2 | You laughed before we get... |
| 0:26.1 | I'm going to talk the whole time this low. |
| 0:28.5 | Everybody seems to be doing the spooky edition of whatever they're doing. |
| 0:33.8 | It's ridiculous. |
| 0:35.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:35.7 | You don't have a neighborhood. |
| 0:36.9 | I mean, you do, but it's like much more spread out than a neighborhood i mean you do but it's like much more |
| 0:38.8 | spread out than my neighborhood yeah and but i haven't noticed any decorations out that that's really |
| 0:43.8 | interesting about living in the country because as i've gone to see friends in neighborhoods you're kind |
| 0:50.5 | reminded that Halloween is near and that there are decorations everywhere. |
| 0:57.6 | In fact, we went to, Amber and I did a double date with our friend the other day, our friends, |
| 1:01.5 | and like going through their neighborhood, you see the, now you see the massive demons. |
| 1:08.8 | Yes. |
| 1:09.1 | You've seen these? |
| 1:09.9 | Yes. |
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