It is very apropos that out of all the books that I requested to review, the very first one that I received is Tithing: test me in this by Douglas LeBlanc. It is one in a series on the Seven Disciplines: Fasting, The Sacred Meal, The Keeping of the Hours, The Hallowing of the Sabbath, The Observance of the Litigurical Year, The Making of the Pilgrimage, and, of course, Tithing.
I am a long believer in tithing, if only a time recent practitioner, and I wondered if the book would parallel why I believe in tithing. Instead of pulling from his own experiences as a tither, Mr. LeBlanc decided to travel the country and interview those who have been life long tithers.
The tale that sparked the most conversation in my home was the discourse on Rich Christians in which the family agrees on a set amount of the family income to the church, no matter what. I didn’t know that not every knew to do this.
Personally, I give God (now, anyway) a full 10% plus off any income that I may receive. If I get a dime, he gets a penny is my philosophy. And it is standing me in good stead, as I find that as I do it consistently, I experience an overflow of good and services that I couldn’t have possibly have managed on the paltry sum that I sowed into the heart of God.
As I said, I’m not much of a Bible thumper. What’s the verse that’s something about packed down and overflowing?
This is a good book and I recommend to anyone on a spiritual walk. It is small enough to throw into your purse or book bag yet not so small that it will get lost in there!
