Prof. Schuetze discusses how the concept of “sacrificial giving” is misused. The idea that giving should cause some pain (“give until it hurts”) is not biblical. The new man actually derives pleasure from giving, not pain. ...

In this essay, Kenneth Cherney makes five points about financial support of ministers: 1) it is not a payment for services rendered; 2) it is provision for needs, since this service precludes them from earning a livelihood ...