Generally annoyed..
Mark Driscoll has been getting a lot of press lately. It really annoys me how people feel absolutely fine disparaging him in their ignorance. There are plenty of legitimate criticisms that people could raise. And some folks are, but the vast majority are spouting off without bothering to watch or listen to anything that doesn't make the highlight reel.
He is getting all kinds of heat from folks because he dared to preach a series out of the Song of Solomon. Most of the critics didn't bother to watch the series. Driscoll preached the series about how a husband and wife should love one another. Yes, sex was a component, But it really was not the main focus of Driscoll's sermons.. His sermons where more about serving one another, caring for one another, protecting one another etc.
I watched the whole series. I didn't think it was his best preaching. I think some of the sermons had too narrow of a focus to keep a 13 year veteren of marriage like myself totally engaged. I found the background graphics to be distracting. There where however a few very convicting points, that have already changed the way that I treat my wife and kids.. Nobody is talking about those points.
What everyone wants to talk about is the impromtu answers that Driscoll gave to questions sent in via text message by his audience after his sermons. They watch these clips, then use them to confirm their arrogant and ignorant belief that Driscoll only wants to talk about sex. In fact he didn't pick the topic. Shouldn't a preacher be allowed to address the questions of his congregation openly and honestly?
Driscoll was actually quite upset at the content and character of the questions. He rebuked his congregation over the heart attitude that was coming through in the Q&A.. Watch --
If there was one thing that stood out about the whole series, it was that clip. And most of the critics don't even know it happened, because they are too comfortable in their arrogant ignorance to watch enough to understand the actual context and heart of the series that they are spouting off on their blogs about.
