10.29.2017

Ep 58: What Are Christians To Do With Halloween? A conversation with pastor and author Kevin Wright

Kevin Wright is the pastor of First Covenant Church in Peoria Illinois and is also author of The Danse trilogy, a series of horror/mystery novels. If you are thinking that is a strange combination you'd be right, but it is also makes Kevin the perfect conversation partner surrounding the issue of what Christians are supposed to do with the holiday of Halloween. Get ready for a complex and "nuanced" (to use a word that came up a few times) discussion on All Hallow's Eve, All Saints Day, Harvest Festival, and Samhain.

You can purchase Wright's books or find out more info at: 

www.KevinWrightBooks.com
www.facebook.com/kevin.wright.author
http://www.firstcovenant.net/




 You can stream the episode above, subscribe to the podcast on itunes or Check out the podcast page to subscribe on Stitcher, Google Play, Tunein, and PocketCasts.

Also, a couple of articles on Halloween were referenced in the interview, which you can find here:
Concerning Halloween
What Are the Origins of all Saints Day and Are They Pagan?

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