Pastor Claude Stauffer: Happy Stove Day! – A Biblical Look at Halloween

Stand Up For The Truth Podcast

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.7 • 530 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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PASTOR CLAUDE STAUFFER

Mary welcomes back Pastor Claude to talk about the seasonal occultic holiday we have all come to know as Halloween. Should we or shouldn’t we participate, that’s an old debate but really, there are solid answers because the Bible doesn’t leave us in the dark about anything for life and godliness – and shining a light on the dark is what we are called to do. With that in mind, Pastor Claude takes the analogy of the hot stove to describe how easily and subtly we can get burned by dabbling in the occult – and Halloween is just that. Is it just a silly and harmless day to celebrate the occult (more like a month now)? If it is, what does God’s Word say about that? Objections might look like this: “I had a great time on Halloween as a kid. It’s fun and harmless”. So let’s say that’s true, that you had fun. We want that for our kids, as long as it doesn’t hurt them. But equating this day with “harmless” isn’t sound thinking and here’s why: by teaching our precious kids that dabbling in the occult is harmless at a young age, we leave them open later in life to entertain the notion that astrology, altered states, necromancy, ouija boards and any New Age practices are also harmless. If I think like the devil, I’m thrilled that parents have dropped their guard to give place to dark arts. What a sobering thought. Lots to think about as we raise our kids and grands with a biblical worldview that should protect and guard their hearts above all.

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0:00.0	Three, three, two, two, one, zero, zero, zero, zero, seven, seven, six.
0:08.3	From the studios of W.O.R.Q. in Wisconsin, this is the stand-up for the truth podcast.
0:15.8	Today's issues, overlooked headlines, and biblical observations, equipping the remnant around the globe got your sword handy
0:24.6	this is stand up for the truth good morning and welcome to our live listeners at q90fm dot com slash app
0:31.9	online and on our three frequencies in northeast wisconsin today it's Thursday, October 30, 2025.
0:38.6	It's a fresh new podcast today.
0:40.1	Mary?
0:40.6	It is indeed.
0:41.4	Well, good morning, and looking forward to this very much.
0:44.5	Pastor Claude Stauffer is back with us for a very timely discussion as October winds down.
0:50.7	Today's podcast is called Happy Stove Day.
0:53.2	And if you're curious about that, stay with us for the hour.
0:56.2	You can glean some thoughts about this season that has become more than just one day.
1:00.3	And of course, I'm talking about Halloween.
1:02.4	I found in ministry that believing parents and grandparents, they want to do the right thing when it comes to observing it.
1:08.6	But maybe they haven't done an in-depth study on it.
1:11.0	And so in this hour, we're going to look at it from the firm foundation of the scriptures,
1:15.0	which has everything we need for life and godliness.
1:17.9	As our verse in Ephesians today, exhorts us to find out what is acceptable to the Lord.
1:23.6	Ephesians 5, 6 to 15.
1:26.2	Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things,
1:30.0	the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them.
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