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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.

  • Theology 101

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which officially ended Sunday, has received much press for athletes protesting social injustice. From the United…

  • Theology 101
Do Your Passions Enslave You?

By: Hugh Whelchel

4 minute read

“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.”…

  • Economics 101
  • Public Square

Spend a few minutes on social media or watching certain news channels these days, and it won’t be long before…

  • At Work
  • Theology 101
Let’s Examine Our Motivations for Work

By: Hugh Whelchel

6 minute read

If asked, “Why work?” most of us would answer pragmatically, “To pay our bills.” Yet, our culture has promoted the…

  • Economics 101
How Are We Stewarding Our Freedom?

By: Hugh Whelchel

6 minute read

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator…

  • Theology 101

“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the…

  • At Work
  • Public Square

We continue to hear about the rise of “religiously unaffiliated agnostics and atheists” from sources like Pew Research. Polls also…

  • Theology 101
How God Sees the Measure of a Man

By: Hugh Whelchel

4 minute read

“Jesus replied, ‘No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the…

  • At Work
  • Theology 101

Some of us never really got any good advice nor had good mentors early in our careers. We were left…

  • Economics 101

Why is there a new wave of COVID-19 growing across Europe? Here in the United States, we finally got some…

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