Author: Hugh Whelchel

When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity...

In this season of Advent, our thoughts are rightly on Christmas and the first coming of our Savior—but Advent is about Easter too. We’re all familiar with the...

As we give thanks for the bounty of the harvest and God’s blessings in our lives, what might we learn from a wayward youth-turned-pastor about our “modern” holiday...

Theologian R. C. Sproul once said, “God doesn’t roll dice.” Nothing ever happens by chance. Scripture makes this clear. Consider Ruth in the Old Testament. Ruth “happened to...

Editor’s Note: Hugh Whelchel was a guest on the radio program, The World and Everything in It, on Labor Day, September 7, 2020. Below is a transcript of...

Work in different forms is mentioned over 800 times in the Bible, more than all the terms used for worship, music, praise, and singing combined. I often wonder...

Editor’s Note: Hugh Whelchel’s seminal book, How Then Should We Work: Rediscovering the Biblical Doctrine of Work, is now available on Audible! The following is an excerpt from...

I read an article a while ago that has stuck with me. The author described how, during a conversation with several people, he was asked, “What do you...

“Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your...

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