"...If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did..." - John 8:39 by Fr. John Whiteford If you want to know the spiritual state and strength of a church, just look at its stewardship report. Is tithing a New Testament practice and a teaching in our Holy Tradition? Why does the Church talk about money? Because dealing with money is a spiritual matter, of the highest order. Fr. John Whiteford discusses the practice and meaning of tithing, ancient and modern. Tithing was the practice of giving ten percent of one’s “increase” to God. By increase, this meant that whatever one’s labor managed to acquire, the first ten percent of it was the Lord’s. Tithing was included in the Law of Moses, but it actually predated … [Read more...]