HostsCorey J. Mahlercoreyjmahler.com@CoreyJMahlerWoeaka Eschatologuy@treblewoeAll that we have comes from God. As we covered in the episode on jealousy, we are, in fact, to be jealous, to be protective, of the things that are ours. However, this must be balanced against the fact that much of what we hold we hold in trust. There are things which are solely ours and there are things which are ours for the sake of serving God and neighbor.Ultimately, we are stewards of this Creation, and we owe duties to God. One such duty is the duty to render thanks to God in the form of tithes. A tithe, simply, is an offering ‘off the top’ of a portion of what God has given us as thanks for the whole. How much we tithe, how we tithe, to whom we tithe, and other related questions are matters of wisdom. Unlike Old Testament Israel, we do not have explicit rules telling us what to tithe, when, and to whom. However, God does invite us to test Him by bringing in the fullness of the tithe, and where God invites us to test Him, it is not only foolish, but sinful, to refuse.»“Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the LORD of hosts. Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the LORD of hosts.«— Malachi Subscribe to the podcast here.Show NotesMalachi Genesis Genesis Genesis Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Deuteronomy 2 Chronicles Luke Luke Hebrews Philippians Deuteronomy Leviticus 2 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Luke 1 Chronicles See AlsoFurther Reading“Let Us Test the Lord”Parental WarningsNone.TranscriptThe transcript for this episode can be found hereOther transcripts can be found hereCurrent Sponsor(s)Coming soon?Support the PodcastRecurring DonationOne-Time DonationMahler’s Amazon.com Wish ListWoe’s Amazon.com Wish ListThe Stone Choir 2024 Challenge CoinUpdate: Shipping has begun.Comments?Join the discussion on Telegram, visit the feedback form or comment below.function waitForElement(selector, callback) { const interval = setInterval(function() { const element = document.querySelector(selector); if (element) { clearInterval(interval); callback(element); } }, 100); // check every 100 milliseconds}function updateTranscriptLink(audioSrc) { const episodeNumber = extractNumber(audioSrc); if (episodeNumber) { const transcriptLink = document.querySelector('a.transcript-link'); if (transcriptLink) { transcriptLink.setAttribute('href', `/transcripts/transcript-episode-${episodeNumber}/`); } else { console.error('Transcript link not found.'); } } else { console.error('Episode number could not be extracted. The audio source was: ' + audioSrc); }}// Function to extract the number from the audio file namefunction extractNumber(src) { const match = src.match(/e(\d+)\.m4a/); return match ? match[1] : null;}// Start waiting for the audio element to appear in the DOMwaitForElement('audio[src*="s.stone-choir.com"]', function(audioElement) { const audioSrc = audioElement.getAttribute('src'); updateTranscriptLink(audioSrc);});jQuery(document).ready(function($) { // Hide the comments initially $('#comments').hide(); // Inject the "Show Comments" button before the comments div $('#comments').before('Show Comments'); // Handle the button click event $('#show-comments').on('click', function() { $('#comments').toggle(); $(this).text(function(i, text){ return text === "Show Comments" ? "Hide Comments" : "Show Comments"; }); });});