Many people in our cultural context believe that religion is simply another charitable organization looking for a donation. They believe that the church is the mechanism used by preachers to rid widows of their life savings. Unfortunately, in too many cases, they are right. But is there a bigger purpose to giving to the work of the church than to maintain salaries and pay bills? Does God really want our money, or does God challenge us with our money simply to see where our hearts really are?