Mr. Leblanc interviews tithers representing an array of denominations.
Chapters consist of tithing individuals or couples, who have continued the practice over a substantial period of time. Each tells the story of how they decided to become a tither, and why they choose to continue the practice.
The interviewees include conservative and liberal Christians--lay people, missionaries, pastors, priests, activists, and non-activists; Episcopal, Mennonite, Methodist, Catholic, and Seventh Day Adventists; and an Orthodox Jewish rabbi.
Reading their accounts, one is impressed with the humility and simplicity of the decision to tithe.
John and Sylvia Ronsvalle, in chapter 11, claim simply, "It is . . . a conscious way to resist the self-worship that accompanies greed and stinginess."
This book is a quiet reflection. It is not exciting or dramatic, but thoughtful.
I am glad to have read the stories.
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