Giving Now

A preacher paid a visit to a farmer and asked, "If you had 200 dollars, would you give 100 dollars to the Lord?

"Sure would," said the farmer.

Give as You Receive

We should give as we would receive: cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.

The Happiest Part of the Church Service

A Presbyterian missionary in Ghana told an interesting thing about the Presbyterian church in Ghana. The Presbyterians are the largest Christian group ...

Stiffing God

When we eat out, most of us expect to tip the waiter or waitress 15 percent. When we suggest 10 percent as a minimum church offering, some folks are aghast. ...

Charity Begins at Home

Without love, almsgiving is no more important an action than brushing your hair or washing your hands, and the Pharisees had just as elaborate a ritual ...

Secret Generosity

Let us hide away our charity--yes, hide it even from ourselves. Give so often, and so much as a matter of course, that you no more take note that you ...

Give According to What You Have

Giving a tithe means nothing if God has enabled you to give 50 percent.

Giving on the Edge

While Eric Hulstrand of Binford, North Dakota, was preaching one Sunday, an elderly woman, Mary, fainted and struck her head on the end of the pew. Immediately, ...

When Faith Becomes Practical

Our faith becomes practical when it is expressed in two books: the date book and the check book.

Christ's Question

The world asks, "What does a man own?"; Christ asks, 'How does he use it?