I received a courtesy copy of Tithing: Test Me in This by Douglas LeBlanc through BookSneeze for review. This book is part of a series called The Ancient Practices Series. I was drawn to read this book, as tithing seems to be a less talked about subject in churches today.
LeBlanc interviewed several different individuals and couples about their tithing practices and beliefs. I found the book to be easy to read and enjoyed each person's story divided up by chapter - one person/couple per chapter. I did find that the stories dragged on in some areas, with details that may not have been vital to the point of each person's story about tithing. Even though the book was short, the unneeded details did tend to make it feel like a much longer book.
While I don't agree with all the beliefs and theories presented, I was appreciative of the explanation behind each belief system and was able to understand the WHY behind each person's devotion to their beliefs. It was very enlightening with regard to the range of tithing beliefs and movements out there. I am not aware of another book that presents tithing in this way.
Tithing was, to me, a great encouragement to all Christians to begin tithing or to continue tithing and to understand the reasoning behind their actions. Each story presented had interesting Scriptural support. The entire book presented tithing in a very positive light, giving reason to why we as Christians should give at least a portion of what we have back to God, Who gave it to us in the first place.
Great book, with regard to the purpose of it. Mediocre book, with regard to the amount of the backstory on each person or couple. I would definitely recommend it as part of a discipleship program for new believers or new church members!
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