I think that when you said “the p*rnification of the church” you really hit the nail on the head, Sallie. I really appreciated Challies’ review of the Driscoll sex book (henceforth the DSB ha!). He basically said that the DSB is allowing p*rnography to *set the conversation*–I totally agree! Basically, the church is beginning to come to Scripture through a p*rn*graphic lens, rather than coming to various topics through a Scriptural lens. I know none of us can interpret Scripture perfectly, but at least we should *try* to let Scripture be the lens through which we are viewing life.

My husband defines worldview as said lens. Does this mean the DSB–and parts of the church–literally have a p*rnographic worldview? Interesting question, no?

Mark Driscoll’s Esther Sermon Series

Now, go check out the overview of Driscoll’s new sermon series on Esther, the slut.  Here’s a bit to get you started. This is how Driscoll describes Esther:

She grows up in a very lukewarm religious home as an orphan raised by her cousin. Beautiful, she allows men to tend to her needs and make her decisions. Her behavior is sinful and she spends around a year in the spa getting dolled up to lose her virginity with the pagan king like hundreds of other women. She performs so well that he chooses her as his favorite. Today, her story would be, a beautiful young woman living in a major city allows men to cater to her needs, undergoes lots of beauty treatment to look her best, and lands a really rich guy whom she meets on The Bachelor and wows with an amazing night in bed. She’s simply a person without any character until her own neck is on the line, and then we see her rise up to save the life of her people when she is converted to a real faith in God.

Does this sound like coming to the Scriptures through a Scriptural lens or a p*rn*graphic lens? Can you even begin to count the ways he is reading into the story of Esther because of his own obsession with s*x?

How about this snippet as well?

Perhaps the ancient story of Esther is more timely than ever. A single woman, who is barely spiritual sleeping with a bad guy due in part to the fact she has no family to lean on, meets God, is transformed, and is used by God to save others.

I have always loved the book of Esther. God working through an imperfect woman and a terrible situation to save His people. I NEVER thought of her as a slut.

Good grief. What is this world coming to?