Here we go again…
Overwhelmingly, many people in the United States of America are gearing up to celebrate perhaps one of the darkest days of the secular year – Halloween. And not for the first time. As regular as Summer’s Warmth or Winter’s Chill, the occult holiday of Halloween appears somewhere in between.

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Since the November 2000 election, when George W. Bush and Al Gore were in the heat of controversy over Florida’s election, about hanging chads, dimpled chads, and pregnant chads, the suspicion around “rigged” elections has gained enormous interest. It seems that unless an election is won by a large margin that erases any suspicion of “cheating,” we now question and scrutinize whether our elections are stolen.

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In 1971, McDonald’s launched one of the most successful advertising campaigns in American history. It was “You Deserve a Break Today.” The message seemed harmless enough, but it reflected a growing cultural shift. Around that same time, America became known as the “Me Generation,” (a term popularized by Tom Wolfe), with increasing emphasis on self-fulfillment over duty, responsibility, and sacrifice.

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A question sometimes comes up in our lives about our merciful Savior’s sacrifice. Do you know what it is? It goes something like this: Do you live your life reflecting and being mindful of the sacrifice that Jesus made for you?

For a Christian, this question matters. We should, without a doubt, live our lives appreciating the cost that Jesus paid for our sins. As Christians, we should live to honor Jesus with our every word, thought, and action. However, it goes deeper than that… or at least it should.

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Here in beautiful Western North Carolina, in my beloved “Upstate” of South Carolina, we experience four distinct seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. These seasons have been set from the beginning by God specifically for his people to assemble for worshiping him.
“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:”
-Genesis 1:14

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Interestingly, the term “Conspiracy Theorist” is surrounded by a conspiracy theory of its own, concerning the origin of the “term.” Many think the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) originated it, but surprisingly, it was used in the 19th century. As early as 1863, Charles Astor Bristed of the New York Times mocked and accused the British Elites of arranging the circumstances of the American Civil War for profit. However, the phrase meant nothing more than the “idea about a secret plot.” It was simply regarded as a news story. It was not considered a derogatory label until the 20th century.

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The question of whether women can give sermons in church keeps coming up. As a Christian woman, I hear it discussed among congregations, Bible studies, and online conversations. Many churches are now ordaining women as pastors, bishops, and elders. Some branches of Judaism even have female rabbis.

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