Making sense of a year where millions have lost loved ones to a virus.

Highlights from our archives.

What Halloween gets right about spirits and why Christians have nothing to be afraid of.

Meanwhile, 1 in 4 evangelicals said they skipped Halloween entirely last year.

God redeems our physical desires too.

How do you view the holiday? Share your thoughts in the comments.

Elizabeth Drury stops by the blog to help us understand how to have fall parties with our diverse neighbors in mind.

What does it mean for this Hispanic celebration to go mainstream?

Finding cultural nuance in the Christian trick-or-treating debate.

What were some hot pop culture topics on The Exchange in 2013?

"Shove copious amounts of Halloween candy under the door to alleviate the tears."

Halloween's history is checkered, but its opportunity is right now

Just Truth; Holy Ghost; Fun-Sized

In the Halloween-crazed Salem, Massachusetts, Christians befriend spiritual seekers of all kinds.

Our uncanny fears tell us about ourselves, and are signs of something more.

In the past, I have said that Halloween is wasteful. I would still say that it is frivolous. But this year has made me grateful for frivolity, for the safety and comfort that allows families and communities to gather together and dress up and take pictures and giggle and eat candy.

Two new Christian books embrace monster stories as ways to understand the human heart.