focus on his own problems that he rarely stops to say “thank you” to the pastor. A pastor can keep giving and giving and then begin to resent people who don’t say thanks. I have seen the need for a question that probes Christian motivation—so this is a question for a pastor to ask himself when feeling unappreciated: “Am I doing what I am doing for man’s credit or for God’s glory?” In the sixth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus talked about giving alms, prayer, and fasting, and in each case He contrasted