Blogs by Derek Thomas

Is there anyone in Grand Rapids this weekend who can give us an update on the PCRT Conference? Hello? Anybody there?... continue

Have you purchased Scott Oliphint's new book, Reasons for Faith: Philosophy in the Service of Theology yet? Had one of those déjà vu moments yesterday. I was sitting in Starbucks at 6.30 am reading the first chapter on "Wittgensteinian fideism,"... continue

Spring Harvest, the largest evangelical conference in the UK, has severed its longstanding relationship with UCCF (which owns the British side of InterVarsity Press). The issue appears to be that of penal substitution and the position of Steve Chalke (who infamously referred... continue

Not wanting to spoil Trotter's fun, but I have now changed the Blog Theme. (BTW: An on-going discussion on the wider theme of pictures/images of Jesus has been taking place in recent issues of New Horizon's, the denominational magazine of... continue

Readers may wish to follow this link to read a tribute to Meredith Kline written by Lee Irons. [Linked by permission]... continue

Yet another fine book from Joel Beeke, published by Bryntirion Press this month. Oh, yes, it has another blurb from that Thomas guy!... continue

Phil Ryken's Good Friday message is now available to read, here.... continue

I am also wildly enthusiastic about this volume, hot off the press (Evangelical Press). As the picture says, its a volume by Joel Beeke on John's epistles. Some dude called Derek Thomas blurbs on the front cover (too small to... continue

I may have mentioned this book before in these columns but there's no harm in repeating my enthusiasm for this volume by Thabiti Anyabwile called The Faithful Preacher: Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African-American Pastors (Crossway).  It is a... continue

"There are two kinds of sinners. The first are the evildoers, who do not believe, and the arrogant saints. The second are those who believe in forgiveness through Christ. We are indeed sinners but under the shadow of Christ's merit... continue