Some of the tamer Halloween decorations that many have purchased in the last few years have been skeletons, some small and some as big as your house. Most of the skeletons are simple, featuring a normal skeleton body, while others are more frightening, and are designed to scare the small trick-or-treaters who stop by on Halloween night. It’s an interesting trend, as it implies that skeletons are meant to be scary, and that their presence should remind us of the creepy Halloween season. Yet, for Christians, should skeletons really scare us? What’s so frightening about them? The main reason why skeletons are associated with Halloween is because of their association with death. A human skeleton is something unnatural, as it means that someone has died and that the rest of their body has decayed. For some people, this alone is a frightening fact, as it subconsciously reminds us of our own future death. When we Read More…

Should we be uneasy about skeletons and what they represent?