Tithing: Test Me in This

Many Christian communities today are applying a renewed focus on the spiritual disciplines. A growing list of books are being published to help educate evangelicals in these often neglected practices. Douglas LeBlanc takes a look at tithing in his book Tithing: Test Me in This, the seventh volume in Thomas Nelson’s Ancient Practices series. In the book, LeBlanc interviews clergy and ministry leaders, discovering their personal experiences with tithing. The subjects come from very diverse backgrounds, including an Orthodox rabbi, liberal Episcopalians, evangelical pastors, and a famous Christian author (Randy Alcorn).

In each story, LeBlanc describes the role tithing has had in the life of the subject. Unfortunately, the interviews leave something to be desired. For many of the stories, tithing is viewed as little more than a good Christian habit. For other stories, too much focus is placed on the material benefits of tithing (i.e. God blessed me because I blessed others).

Tithing: Test Me in This provides stories on the impact of tithing on clergy and ministry leaders. It does not provide biblical support or advice on tithing. If you are looking for a teaching resource on tithing, I would advise looking elsewhere. However, if you are looking to read stories of people who tithe, feel free to give this short book a try.

Rating: 4/10

[Based on a review copy from Thomas Nelson as a part of BookSneeze]