By Richard Clark –
October 30, 2008
All Hallows Eve: When We Flip the Devil Over on His Back: “…when we can take the devil’s day and mock him, laughing at his imagined power over us as children of the risen Lord, we are taking away his power, not adding to it....
All Hallows Eve: When We Flip the Devil Over on His Back:
“…when we can take the devil’s day and mock him, laughing at his imagined power over us as children of the risen Lord, we are taking away his power, not adding to it.
Every time I see a little kid (or even a dog) dressed up hilariously like a devil at Halloween, I am reminded of Thomas More’s immortal words: “The devil, that proud spirit, cannot endure to be mocked.” Mock on, trick or treaters, mock on!”
About the Author
Richard Clark (Co-Founder/Editor-in-Chief) has spent his entire life writing, reading, listening, and playing. He has a Bachelors in Theology from the Baptist College of Florida and has a Master of Arts in Theology and the Arts from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He lives in Louisville, KY where he is the classroom technology manager at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In addition to writing at Christ and Pop Culture, he is also a staff writer for
Kill Screen Magazine's website and has written for various other outlets such as Paste, Gamasutra, and Collide.
Email: deadyetliving [at] gmail [dot] com. Twitter:
@deadyetliving. Xbox Live: deadyetliving
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Since you don’t have any Halloween posts up this year, I’ll post this here: Baptists Burning Bibles for Halloween! http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/64164232.html
“Satan’s Popular Books” Ha.
What I can’t figure out is what books don’t they burn?