Tithing may be something you aren’t familiar with and you may have questions about how to do it and how much to give. The rule of thumb is to give 10 percent of your gross income to the church. The Bible says to tithe and to put God first in our finances. Proverbs 3:9-10 says, “Honor the Lord by giving him the first part of all your income, and He will fill your barns…to overflowing.” There are several websites that give more information and will help you get started.

The first one is Church Tithes and Offerings. This site offers reading materials, news in the area of giving, sermons and Biblical information about tithing. There is also a question and answer section that provides extra help.

You can also take a look at Bible Gateway and type in a keyword and the corresponding scriptures will pop up. I recently typed in tithing and a list of scriptures that include that word were available. This site also offers more tools for reading and researching the Bible, such as reading plans, commentaries and study tools.

If you are in the ministry, Easy Tithe features a program that has been developed to help the church receive online giving and donations. Contributors can log in and manage their giving and churches can keep track of it.

At Bible Money Matters visitors can see a faith and finance blog. Not only does it touch on tithing, but also several topics on the subject of money. “The Bible has over 2,300 verses on money, and it is clear to me that our money needs to be informed by our faith,” said Pete, the author of the blog.

If you’re an iPhone user, there’s of course an app for that too. It’s called Tithe Calculator and for 99 cents it will help you figure out exactly how much you should be giving.

Finally, if you’re struggling to tithe while meeting all of your other financial obligations, you may want to read our recent post on Getting Creative With Tithing.