Dan Hult

“The Staff and Hammer” Blog | Leadership | Theology | Biblical Counseling

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The Staff and Hammer

Covering topics of interest to me, mostly involving theology and leadership.

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The “Staff and Hammer” is a place for me to share thoughts from study and observation. The “staff” denotes the biblical metaphor of the leader as a shepherd, while “hammer” represents my ultimate goal of building up the Church. It is a repository for my thoughts that I am willing to share with whoever will read them. As such, posts will be sporadic. While I may sometimes address topics of leadership and organizational culture, my primary purpose is for the edification of the Church, so most of what I post will be along those lines. Constructive feedback is encouraged but rudeness and useless argument baiting will not be tolerated.

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Christianity

Biblical Patriarchy: Dispelling the Myths and Embracing God’s Design

Last time, I outlined the shortcomings of using “complementarianism” to summarize what Scripture teaches about manhood and womanhood, arguing for “biblical patriarchy” instead. This post explains what biblical patriarchy is and isn’t, so we can shed our negative misconceptions of patriarchy and embrace it for the blessing it is.

Christianity

The Problem with Complementarianism

The words we use are important. In rightly seeking to combat feminism in the American church, a poorly-chosen word has actually undermined the very position it was supposed to uphold: “complementarianism”. This post will examine why the term is deficient and what terminology better describes what Scripture actually teaches. 

Christianity

Being Ready for Christ’s Return

Many of the “Left Behind” generation of the American church fixate on being ready for the rapture by trusting in Christ.  But by examining Luke 12, we will discover what it really means to be ready for Christ’s return.

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Links to Posts by Topic:

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Theology Topics:

Theological Illiteracy: This series covers the problem of theological illiteracy in the American church using the 2022 Ligonier State of Theology Survey. In it, I cover the problem in general then break it down by the subjects of Scripture, God, Man and Sin, Salvation, the Church, and Current Issues.

Practical Theology: These posts apply Scripture to a variety of challenging situations:

Marriage and Relationships:

Meditations on Particular Passages: These posts reflect come from meditating on particular passages of Scripture and the themes woven through them, normally as part of my regular quiet times.

Seasonal: These posts are pertinent to particular seasons and events in the church.

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