Derek Thomas

I have just learned of the death of John Stott. He was ninety years old. I will reflect on this tomorrow, but the fact that I have been walking with…

It’s summer madness.  No, Not the umpteen requests to join Google+ (please, what is this?). It’s a record burning bits of the Bible. I blame it on the heat, except…

I guess it was always coming: a Bible with Carl Trueman’s name on it. After all, what else would you expect from someone who has systematically trashed all claims to…

Just as my ego is in the ascendancy, I come across John Calvin’s comment on Psalm 84:10, “I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than…

Trotter, sleuth of News International, is under investigation for hacking into my Twitter account only to discover my non-celebrity status at an all time low. What? I have no followers,…

Clearly, Levy is a man of poor discernment (see the video tour of his library below).  But now that I am on the topic of libraries, my recent move has…

Having been silent for a while (a move to South Carolina, “God’s Country” as it is known in these parts, rendered me comatose for a season) I have been reflecting…

I’ve been undercover for too long — life having taken a sudden detour a couple of months ago when I decidedly recall saying “no” only to find that what I…

   Michael Haykin’s latest book (just out, Crossway), Rediscovering the Church Fathers, is very welcome indeed. Some will recall Ligon Duncan’s masterful address at the last T4G Conference (and the…

I have just finished reading Chris Braun’s book, When the Word Leads Your Pastoral Search (Moody). I thoroughly recommend it. Even if you are not involved in a search, or…