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Author: Hugh WhelchelHugh Whelchel was the founder of the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics and author of How Then Should We Work? Rediscovering the Biblical Doctrine of Work. Hugh earned a Master of Arts in Religion and had over 30 years of diverse business experience. He passed away on Good Friday in 2024, four years after being diagnosed with ALS.

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What the Resurrection Means for Our Work

By: Hugh Whelchel

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Editor’s Note: We at IFWE wish you and your family a blessed Easter weekend.  If there is no resurrection of…

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In his farewell address to the nation, delivered September 19th, 1796, George Washington stated: Of all the dispositions and habits…

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If I obey Jesus Christ in the seemingly random circumstances of life, they become pinholes through I see the face…

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How should Christians think about work, success, and wealth? I was recently asked by byFaith magazine to write an article…

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There is a great scene in the comedy film O Brother, Where Art Thou? that speaks to the subject of sin…

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Are Riches and Righteousness At Odds?

By: Hugh Whelchel

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Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for…

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What Is Christian Hedonism?

By: Hugh Whelchel

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It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling…

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Asceticism Vs. Self-Denial

By: Hugh Whelchel

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We read in Genesis that God created the heavens and the earth ex nihilo, out of nothing, and that all…

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Wealth from A Christian Perspective

By: Hugh Whelchel

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I continually find it necessary to guard against that natural love of wealth and grandeur which prompts us always, when…

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Are Christians Living to Consume?

By: Hugh Whelchel

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Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes-Benz?/My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends/Worked hard all my lifetime,…

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