Blogs by Derek Thomas

William Grimshaw of Haworth in Yorkshire, born 14 September 1708, was regarded by J C Ryle as one of the three greatest men of the eighteenth century Evangelical Revival; the other two being John Wesley and George Whitefield. Evangelical Press... continue

This month's BBC Music Magazine (Dec 08) contains a fascinating piece on the "50 Greatest Carols." Over fifty choir directors from some of the prestigious cathedrals and music schools in Britain were asked to choose their top five. There are... continue

Phil Ryken was interviewed by our friends over at Christ the Center.  You can listen here.... continue

It's official: T4G has gone deep and not a peep has been heard from them in months.  Rumors are they have fallen out and are not speaking. It's all revealed here.... continue

Ligon Duncan was the guest on Al Mohler's radio show this week. You can listen to it here.... continue

Like Steve, I too have recently acquired T. F. Torrance's The Incarnation: The Person and Life of Christ (IVP, 2008), but the work on Springsteen (why would I want to read something written by a unitarian?). It's far too early for... continue

This past week, I received a copy of the 50th anniversary edition of John Stott's widely acclaimed best-seller, Basic Christianity. I first read this book in December 1971 as a thoroughly agnostic non-church-going freshman at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.... continue

Further to my entry below, Steve Nichols appears on www.harvest-tv.com talking about his new book on blues music. He appears for about ten minutes or so about 20 minutes into the show. If you want see as well as hear him, this... continue

The guys over at Christ the Center have been interviewing Steve Nichols concerning his new book Getting the Blues. You may want to stick with the interview until 37.06 when Steve and the gang bring my expertise into the... continue

  When government officials e-mailed for a translation of the words "No entry for heavy goods vehicles. Residential traffic only" what came back was the Welsh equivalent of "I am not in the office at the minute. Please send any... continue