John Wilson

I don’t walk as much (or as quickly) as I have for most of my life. Still, Wendy and I take a walk every day, weather and other circumstances permitting. I treasure these times. But I also like to read about walking. Continue Reading »

Even the “mundane” happenings of a single day exceed our grasp, let alone the span of a lifetime. Continue Reading »

 I hope that, in addition to letting you know about at least a book or two that might be your cup of tea, I’ve managed to suggest the riches available to us. Continue Reading »

I am struck by the everyday misery and uncertainty and sheer muddle that George Orwell endured, along with his quotidian joys and satisfactions; particularly when juxtaposed with today's handwringing.  Continue Reading »

I have never been approached by one of those pollsters with a list of questions intended to suggest how crazy “we” are (evangelicals, that is). But if I were, here’s what I would say.  Continue Reading »

It is not unusual to come across writers trading on received notions of “evangelicals,” the like of which they would never countenance in their own house.  Continue Reading »

Can anything we ever learn about history, about the universe, about ourselves compare with that reality in its sheer strangeness and wonderful improbability? He is risen; he is risen indeed.  Continue Reading »

Reading this book gave me a sense of visiting another world, roughly a century ago, in some respects similar to ours but in other ways radically different: time-travel on the cheap. Continue Reading »

There are many great books soon to be released on this side of the Atlantic. Here's a simple preview to get you ready.  Continue Reading »

I am grateful for moments that in one respect “break in” or “break through” routine but that also, like routine, come with no big fuss, no planning, no “ceremony.” Continue Reading »