Tithing is important because, well, giving financial giving to the support of the local ministry is something that’s commanded of Christians. It’s a barometer of where your heart is.

My tithe was $2, and it remained $2 for a long while … until my children were older and I went to work to earn college funds for them. With my first paycheck — which was $300 — I gave my ...

Paul Kaye: Tithing, as we look at it, is giving back to the source of your spiritual teachings. You’re not giving to a person, you’re not giving to an organization, you are giving to God.

It is about receiving. I know that sounds backwards, however, the tithe represents a gift to be received by someone. That’s the point. I guess you could say God’s tithe is His grace to us.

Religion News Service columnist Jana Riess discusses the practice of paying tithing to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has billions in real estate and investments.

(RNS) — When I paid tithing to the church, the logistics of sitting down to do it might take up five minutes of my month. Now, it requires a good deal more time and consideration.

So the real issue is, if you believe in tithing, how do you make everything balance? Well, it's like anything else -- you plan for it. If you rent or own a home, you pay that, right? You have to.

Tithing is tax deductible, but only if you meet certain requirements, such as: You can deduct your tithe only if you are itemizing your tax deductions for the year.