Growing up Lutheran, Ash Wednesday was a somber day on which we went to church and had ashes in the shape of a cross painted on our foreheads,...
There is an important biblical idea that has great implications for our personal spirituality and public life in the Church and in the world: the idea that every...
Editor’s note: Hugh Whelchel was featured in an interview with Praxis Circle. Below are a few highlights of that conversation, which you can watch in full here. Who...
The principles taught by Jesus and the apostles provided clarity for early Christians, who, at times, found themselves persecuted by the Roman state for refusing to engage in...
Martin Luther never met Johann Sebastian Bach. The two Germans were born more than 200 years apart. But without Luther, there would have been no Bach. At 48...
On November 24, we will celebrate Thanksgiving and the 402nd anniversary of the Pilgrims crossing the Atlantic to land at Plymouth Rock. They made this perilous journey to...
What does a sermon preached in nineteenth century Scotland have to do with today’s business headlines? Plenty. Thomas Chalmers, the Scottish pastor/professor who taught moral philosophy at St....
Editor’s note: Hugh Whelchel was recently featured in an interview with Praxis Circle. Below are a few highlights of that conversation, which you can watch in full here....
At this stage in my life, early rising has become the norm. It was 4:00 am February 21, 2018, when my BBC app flashed the news about Billy...
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