tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989769941716521546.post3693024449032592707..comments2023-05-31T11:01:38.850-05:00Comments on Learning, Teaching, and Laughing: Genesis 14 Part 1: The TitheDoug Hibbardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099486048716032843noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989769941716521546.post-42328802818463701572011-08-24T09:58:11.177-05:002011-08-24T09:58:11.177-05:00You might just be surprised how many of us that ar...You might just be surprised how many of us that are "institutional church" pastors are concerned about the Kingdom. Most of us just see hope to change the city from inside the walls instead of from outside. Either way, it's a long struggle.<br /><br />"First" can be both about priority and quality. The first car in the race is the best one--whatever excuse the second-place team has. The first steps of a child, though, aren't the best but they are the ones we celebrate. Did you applaud your children for walking today? I didn't---but I did when they took their first steps. <br /><br />Sometimes we give of the best, sometimes we give of the sequential first----there's a wideness in the mercy of God and a wideness in the ways we show our response to that grace.Doug Hibbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099486048716032843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989769941716521546.post-72356238946934881622011-08-23T21:27:38.746-05:002011-08-23T21:27:38.746-05:00I really like your approach here. I may not agree...I really like your approach here. I may not agree with everything you are saying, but I appreciate the that (excuse me as I name call, if inappropriate, just know I didn't mean it in a meanie way) 'institutional church-setting pastor' is being open-minded about the things of the Kingdom. There is so much about 'tithe' that you have really began to uncover and reveal. I love that the original Hebrew for 'tithe' meaning 'first fruits' is rooted in "ripe" or "best". God doesn't desire our 'firsts'...He desires our best. In this blog, you are cracking the shell that the institutional church has put around the tithe. <br /><br />Good article. Thanks.Mike Floydnoreply@blogger.com