Isn’t it strange how some things become traditions? Early in our marriage my husband insisted we visit the graves of our ancestors to leave flowers at each grave every Memorial Day. We’d travel from Kansas City to the Fort Scott 1st National Cemetery in Kansas, then on to Nevada, MO, and then out to Harwood, MO. Now that he’s gone, different family members and I follow the pilgrimage to the letter. Because it’s a several hour trip, we always stop…
As we move through life we establish many traditions. Some are better than others. The Bible tells us there are traditions of men and traditions which the Bible teaches. Colosians tells us that some traditions the Bible calls “traditions of men” can take us captive through philosophy and empty deception (Col. 2:8). When we base our philosophy on wisdom other than what the Bible has to say, that tradition can become an empty deception. For instance, how many people base…