It is ironic to consider that God can get by with a 10% tithe, but our government cannot get by with the current tax code. A ...

Could a 10% flat tax — based on traditional notions of tithing — bring more sanity and equity to the U.S. tax code?

We’re happy to tackle church disunity over age, race, and politics. But the Bible has a lot more to say about wealth.

This requires money and resources as well as people, so while tithes and offerings may not follow the rigid Mosaic Law of the Old Testament, it has not been eliminated either. The modern church has ...

In the Old Testament, God gave detailed instructions for how to handle sacrifices regarding a vow. Leviticus had multiple restrictions for vow offerings, such as the sacrificial animal had to ...

Award-winning actor Tim Allen has shared more about his Bible reading journey, revealing he recently read through and re-read the Old Testament and has started on the New Testament — an experience he ...

We all are figuring our taxes at this time of the year, and I pray that we all will receive back an amount that we have overpaid, whether that be great or small. What I want to encourage us all to ...

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In previous columns, I have shown how certain truths of the faith in the New Testament were prefigured and foreshadowed in the Old Testament. Here, I will focus on the Eucharist. There are a ...