If you’re even vaguely aware of the firestorm that’s erupted in the wake of Tim Challies’ review (with excerpt) of Mark Driscoll’s new book, Confessions of a Reformisson Rev., there are three posts you must read:

• Throwing Mark Driscoll Under the Bus (JollyBlogger)
• Driscoll-gate – Scandal or Witch Hunt? (Adrian Warnock)
• Bruised Reeds, Smoldering Wicks (Dan Edelen)

All three are thoughtful, grace-filled approaches to the issue.

Personally, I don’t really go for the cussing, but I think there’s far more serious issues being glossed over in the Church, and I really don’t see anything wrong with Driscoll’s (quoted) advice. I think that was probably far more helpful to the guy than any soft-spoken (read: girly) response could have been. I mean, there’s gentleness… and then there’s being a pansy. I think we need to treat men like men, and sometimes that means sounding “harsh.”