{"id":1971,"date":"2021-10-26T11:22:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T15:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/pastorsblog\/?p=1971"},"modified":"2021-10-26T11:22:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T15:22:44","slug":"spiritism-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/pastorsblog\/?p=1971","title":{"rendered":"Spiritism &#038; Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>As a kid, I loved Halloween <\/strong>because of one thing: Candy. I&#8217;d dress up and collect all the candy I could score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Candy, in those days, was at the heart of Halloween. In my mind, it still is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But during this time of year, there are those who choose to celebrate darkness. And that makes Halloween a great time for someone like me to present what the Bible says about spiritism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I am not speaking on it this year, so I offer a previous message on spiritism <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xP2X1LOKujE\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xP2X1LOKujE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since it was recorded before we were doing video recordings, I have inserted the PowerPoint as the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;d rather catch just the audio in a podcast, click <a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=533\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Halloween: Enjoy the candy. Avoid the darkness. Shine the Light.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a kid, I loved Halloween because of one thing: Candy. I&#8217;d dress up and collect all the candy I could score. Candy, in those days, was at the heart of Halloween. In my mind, it still is. 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