David Steinmetz offers "10 theses" of Reformation hermeneutics:

1. The meaning of a biblical text is not exhausted by the original intention of the author.

2. The most primitive layer of biblical tradition is not necessarily the most authoritative. 3. The importance of the Old Testament for the church is predicated upon the continuity of the people of God in history, a continuity which persists in spite of discontinuity between Israel and the church.

Regarding reports about "gender affirmation" surgeries and treatments on minors at Vanderbilt, it is not "bullying," "terrorism" or "hatred" to recognize the permanent physical effects on children and to reject the perverse financial incentives of hospitals involved. Supporters of these procedures seem to lack the moral imagination to consider that opponents feel tremendous sympathy, not disgust, for minors in distress.

Any outrage is directed not toward children and teens but to doctors/orgs that twist "healthcare" into its opposite.

In the last few years, I've seen a few Christian leaders—out of a desire to reach out pastorally to people who experience gender dysphoria—make qualified comparisons to Jesus' experience as God in the flesh, or His taking on our sin as He died on the cross. This is a bad move. An unfortunate impulse in Christology these days is to load all of our temptations and sins and struggles onto Jesus experientially. Being tempted in every way that we are (Hebrews 4:15) does not mean He experienced the identical temptations every person might face.

The digital revolution changes what we expect from the world. We expect people to be responsive. We expect acknowledgement of a text message or email. If hours (even minutes) go by without a simple “like,” we wonder why someone hasn’t acknowledged our comment on social media. >> We expect ease in shopping, in ordering food, and in accessing the maps we need to find our way to a physical location. Changing expectations aren’t new. Every time an invention leads to technological advance, our expectations change. >>

A challenge facing the church in the West today: we can easily adopt two or three spiritual practices as mere add-ons to the story we see ourselves in. We read Bible verses for inspiration, go to church for the fellowship, or send up a prayer for someone in need. >> But what if this just adds a spiritual dimension to days that are lived mostly without reference to God at all?

What if we’re just placing a Christian veneer on a building with a different foundation?

What if we share the same hopes & fears, desires & passions as everyone else?

Kevin den Dulk, writing in Comment, believes it is not ideology or political preferences that cause our biggest divides. Instead, it’s “our deep-seated emotional responses to group identity. Polarization is tribal. "But that tribalism is not merely about intense loyalty to partisan groups. Indeed, to the extent the United States has become more divided, the story is less about commitment to us than rejection of them.”

I had the privilege this year in serving on the #SBC19 Resolutions Committee under the leadership of Dr. Curtis Woods. I’ve been surprised by all the conversation surrounding Resolution #9, and I’d like to add some clarity as to the deliberations of the committee. The Committee received a resolution on this issue and decided to speak to it in a way that warned against absolutizing CRT/I as a worldview and yet remained cautious to not condemn all insights that could be gleaned from CRT/I (subordinate to Scripture).