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Traditions can be powerfully symbolic. The smell of turkey on Thanksgiving Day, hanging ornaments on the Christmas tree, lighting fireworks on the Fourth of July. But if you do those symbolic acts just to do them, they become meaningless. Today, Pastor Ken reminds you that spiritual traditions can turn into empty rituals as well. There are deep, powerful truths behind them—but if you practice them out of habit alone, you’re missing the point. He challenges you to ask yourself, “Why am I doing this?”
By Pastor Ken BrownTraditions can be powerfully symbolic. The smell of turkey on Thanksgiving Day, hanging ornaments on the Christmas tree, lighting fireworks on the Fourth of July. But if you do those symbolic acts just to do them, they become meaningless. Today, Pastor Ken reminds you that spiritual traditions can turn into empty rituals as well. There are deep, powerful truths behind them—but if you practice them out of habit alone, you’re missing the point. He challenges you to ask yourself, “Why am I doing this?”