In this powerful episode, Wendy and her friends Lisa, Brooke, and Danielle unpack why they choose to live set apart from Halloween—not from a place of judgment or legalism, but from obedience and conviction through the Holy Spirit. Together they reveal the origins of Halloween, the dangers of compromise, and the freedom Christ offers through deliverance and truth.
Is Halloween really just “fun costumes and candy”… or is it a cultural doorway to fear, compromise, and the demonic? 👀
In this jaw-dropping episode of Healed. Whole. Called., Wendy Melrose sits down with Lisa Vanderveen, Brooke, and Danielle Taylor to pull back the curtain on the dark origins of Halloween and expose the truth the world doesn’t want you to know. From Harry Potter and Hocus Pocus to Disney’s Halloweentown and Pixar’s Coco, we confront how pop culture has normalized witchcraft and the occult—while Scripture (Ephesians 5:11, Deuteronomy 18, 2 Corinthians 6:14) calls us to live set apart.
🔥 Hear raw testimonies of deliverance, breaking generational curses, and finding freedom in Christ.
⚔️ Discover how to raise kids in a culture of life instead of the culture of death.
✨ And walk away with biblical truth that will change how you see Halloween forever.
This isn’t condemnation. This is FREEDOM. 🕊️
Key Scriptures Mentioned
Ephesians 5:11 – “Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.”
Jeremiah 10:2 – “Learn not the way of the heathen.”
2 Corinthians 6:14 – “What partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?”
Deuteronomy 18:10–12 – Warning against divination, sorcery, witchcraft.
1 Corinthians 10:21 – “You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too.”
1 Samuel 15:23 – “Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft.”
Galatians 5:19–21 – Works of the flesh include witchcraft; those who practice will not inherit the kingdom.
Leviticus 19:31 – “Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists.”
1 Peter 5:8 – “The enemy prowls around like a roaring lion…”
Ephesians 6:12 – “Our struggle is not against flesh and blood…”
Luke 10:19 – Authority to trample on snakes and scorpions.
John 8:36 – “Whom the Son sets free is free indeed.”
2 Corinthians 3:17 – “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”
Proverbs 4:23 – Guard your heart above all else.
2 Timothy 1:7 – “God has not given us a spirit of fear…”
Philippians 4:8 – Think on what is pure, lovely, and praiseworthy.
James 4:17 – To know the good you ought to do and not do it is sin.
Movies & Pop Culture Mentioned
Halloweentown (Disney)
Coco (Pixar)
Chucky (horror movie)
Hocus Pocus
Harry Potter
Wizard of Oz / Wicked
Case for Christ (faith film)
Jesus Revolution (faith film)
Furious Love (documentary)
Finger of God (documentary)