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Money was tight in 1970. Should Mom get a job? Should we consider not tithing for a while? Dad called a family conference.

After reading Malachi 3, we decided not to give as much as before-we should give more. We had been robbing God by not giving tithes and offerings to Him.

Prayerfully, we determined to: continue giving 10 percent of our gross income as the tithe; begin giv