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Halloween divides Christians but I’ve stuck to my one rule to navigate the ghoulish holiday

By Lizzie Hutchison2022-10-31T09:30:00

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Writer Lizzie Hutchison shares her musings on Halloween and how she has navigated the non-Christian event as a Christian woman.

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