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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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A Wing and A Prayer

By: Hugh Whelchel

4 minute read

Today we conclude our discussion on “The Work of Our Hands” with the inspiring story of John Magee, Jr., a Christian…

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Putting It All Into Practice

By: Hugh Whelchel

5 minute read

How do we integrate our faith and work in a way that is pleasing to God? We must first rediscover…

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Kingdom Work

By: Hugh Whelchel

4 minute read

The separation of faith and calling by Christians, along with the loss of the Biblical doctrine of work, had a…

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Fear of A Meaningless Life

By: Hugh Whelchel

4 minute read

This week we’re concluding our series on “The Work of Our Hands.” Yesterday we explored the extremes people take in…

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I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards…I bought male and female slaves…I also owned more…

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Cultural Change – Is It Possible Today?

By: Hugh Whelchel

3 minute read

We’ve been talking about shaping culture – but there is one question we haven’t explored: is cultural change even possible?…

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How Do We Shape Culture?

By: Hugh Whelchel

4 minute read

What is culture? We talk a lot about changing it – but what is it we’re trying so hard to…

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We have already seen a number of the historical and theological reasons for American Christians’ cultural retreat: the two-chapter gospel…

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Can Christians Today Really Impact Culture?

By: Hugh Whelchel

5 minute read

As we discussed in a previous post, the idea of Christ transforming culture takes seriously the biblical narrative of creation,…

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Christ and Culture

By: Hugh Whelchel

5 minute read

For centuries, Christians have struggled to articulate an effective Biblical position regarding the church’s interaction with culture. In his classic…

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