tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post116126720939556043..comments2023-10-28T04:19:52.130-04:00Comments on The Big Dunk: Another post on tithingRachel Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534890739695708419noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post-1161369344588928632006-10-20T14:35:00.000-04:002006-10-20T14:35:00.000-04:00Tithing a percentage of one's earnings is a necess...Tithing a percentage of one's earnings is a necessity in order to keep the church we worship at, going...but tithing of ones times and 'talents' is also crucial in bringing life to the church too. Sometimes it isn't the money that matters so much as the generous heart that gives of it's time and capabilities :-)<BR/><BR/>Just a thought.ukokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676940507604813998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post-1161277715686944202006-10-19T13:08:00.000-04:002006-10-19T13:08:00.000-04:00Really, the money is God's anyway, so why NOT give...Really, the money is God's anyway, so why NOT give some of it back?<BR/><BR/>I, too, feel that tithing with the idea of getting rich is deplorable. It seems to defeat the whole idea of making a joyful sacrifice to God. When I write my check to Grace each week, it is with gratitude for the opportunity.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for weighing in, Kel.<BR/><BR/>Any others out there care to comment?Rachel Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534890739695708419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826766.post-1161271503197559352006-10-19T11:25:00.000-04:002006-10-19T11:25:00.000-04:00"I was young and now I am old, yet I have never se..."I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed" Ps 37.25-26<BR/><BR/>We give based on the gross. While I deplore some of the philosophy that is on billboards of some churches intimating that the more money you give the more money you will have (as in you will Aunt Flunky and Honeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819531176186449019noreply@blogger.com