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September 29, 2008
USA Today and Get Rich Slowly discuss Tithing and Foreclosure
Get Rich Slowly points out a recent article in USA today that I completely missed.
The article features Christians who choose to continue to tithe even though they are facing foreclosure on their homes.
Ingram said one of her clients was a 68-year-old woman who obtained a $62,000 mortgage on behalf of her daughter. When her daughter stopped paying the mortgage this spring, the woman was stuck with payments since her name was on the loan contract.
To stay current on the $500 monthly mortgage, she was faced with giving up a tithe to her local evangelical church of around $200 a month. Instead, she let the property go into foreclosure.
"I made an agreement with the Lord 30 years ago and I have tithed ever since," said the woman, who declined to give her name in an interview. "Nothing could persuade me to give that up. My relationship with God comes first."
We can speculate what we might do in a similar situation. Though, we'll never know for sure until we are in the same situation.
This is a key reminder for church leaders that these are the questions the people in your pews are asking. It's important that we help them make an informed, Biblically sound decision should they find themselves in this dilemma.
There is a pink elephant in the room. Admit it. Talk about it. If the rest of the world is discussing it, shouldn't the church be also?
Posted by bstroup at September 29, 2008 10:07 AM
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