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So today's discussion is something that we've talked about for the past three years on

this podcast. Every year we do a new rendition of this episode at a more content, which brings

more clarity and more precision to the discussion about Halloween. Is Halloween a holiday that

Christians should embrace and celebrate? What about churches who use Halloween as an outreach

event? What does the Bible say about Halloween? And are there any valid alternatives for Christians

to do during this time? I'm going to be answering all these questions and more, but just

before we begin, let me just make a quick announcement. As you guys know, the world is changing

rapidly. It seems like every single day there is a new national mandate or breaking news

about something that's never been done before in our generation. And we are seeing this

change just flood over us day after day like waves crashing in the ocean. And as a result,

the church will need to adapt. And I firmly believe that we are on the cusp of a time

of difficulty for the church in the west. And I anticipate that the biblical church will

be forced to gather in private instead of in public, basically instead of the traditional

format that we see today in buildings gathering in homes. And I think that we're about to

see a wave of house churches be planted, take root over the next few years. Unfortunately,

the number of house churches required to house the amount of Christians that are here in

the west far outpaces the number of pastors we currently have. Because under the traditional

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