The season for pumpkins and things that go bump in the night is upon us. Since fall and Halloween go together, this will serve as a smorgasbord of all things fall and Halloween.
Why Some People Celebrate Fall But Not Halloween
Lots of folks love to dress up and go trick or treating on Halloween, but some people look at Halloween’s origins as a reason to celebrate fall in other ways. Read these three articles and let me know what you think.
Halloween: Storming the Gates
Halloween is almost here and for some of us, it presents a problem with what we can do with our children on this night of celebration. Years ago, my husband and I said we were going to not celebrate and we hid behind our curtains in the dark, watching movies with our children as the spooks passed…
What’s the Spiritual Reality Behind Halloween?
~ The Spiritual Reality Behind Halloween: A Biblical Perspective ~ “Choose this day whom you will serve… But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” – Joshua 24:15 Stores have been pushing Halloween since early July. You only have to walk into a Michael’s, Walmart, Dollar Tree or Walgreens to see witches, skeletons, ghosts and other…
Halloween Spooks: Should We ‘Talk to the Dead’
Halloween is also called “Night of the Dead” because it is believed that on this night “the veil that separates our world from the Otherworld is at its thinnest,” and “the spirits of the dead roam freely among the living.” Tradition or not, Hollywood’s obsession with dialog with the deceased is eerily evident. Thrillers like White Noise…
Halloween & Fall Events in the Nashville Area
Here are some of the events we have heard about in Middle Tennessee:
Nashville Area Fall Events & Halloween Alternatives for 2025
October is in full foliage and Halloween can’t be far behind. So what can you do to celebrate fall if you don’t like all the spooky stuff? Given Halloween’s dark history and questionable origins, here are some other local events and fall sights worth taking in. Nashville Area Fall Events & Halloween Alternatives Here is a list of fall events…
Bellevue’s New Day Church Plans Fall Festival
~ New Day Church in West Nashville Plans Fall Festival on October 6 ~ New Day Church Plans Free Fall Festival A FREE fall festival will take place on Sunday night, October 26 at Bellevue Park/Red Caboose Park from 4-6 pm when New Day Church hosts its 7th annual Fall Festival. There will be candy, games, photo ops, and lots of pumpkins!
Halloween & Fall Poems
October Musings—a Fall Poem
~ October has become the month of all things Halloween, so it’s time to take it back to the light ~ October Musings—a Poem for Fall In a dark woods on this October night An owl hoots his haunting lament. No wonder Stygian nights like this Inspire such ghoulish entertainment. A cool breeze taunts, The branches creak, The darkness hides…
The Leaves of October
~ The Leaves of October, a fall poem ~ Oh, I want to dance with the leaves of OctoberThat merrily twirl in the air,To blend with the yellow, the reds, and the golds of them.To dance in the wind without care.And I want to run in the warm Autumn sun,Skip under the azure blue sky,To drift with the breeze…
A Colorado Fall
~ A Colorado Fall, an autumn poem ~ In the brilliance of the golden leavesI feel His presence there.Stirring through the quaking breezeHis Spirit fills the air.Essence sweet with hints of pine the air so fills and moves me,that I am speechless, caught in time held hostage by the beauty.I see Him there, I breathe Him there and often kneel to render, heart-felt praise…
Autumn and Renewal, a Poem
~ Autumn’s and Renewal, a fall poem ~ When fields of green have turned to sandy browns And scattered yellows dot the hillside grounds;Autumn winds prepare both shrub and tree for winter’s quiet solace where they cleave.The months of former foliage God removes Until with autumn rains He comes and soothes.…
Autumnal Stir
~ Autumnal Stir— a poem for fall ~ If I could escape at this time of year And sail like a leaf down a river clear, Happy my journey through autumn would be– No claims, no distresses. . . freedom for me!
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