John Wilson

John Wilson recaps his year in reading, chronicling the books that stand out the most. Continue Reading »

If among those on your Christmas gift list there are some who love reading “mysteries,” consider When Christmas Comes. Continue Reading »

A series appeals to us in part because it combines, in an artful and concentrated way, the combination of the predictable and the unpredictable at the very heart of our lives. Continue Reading »

In a very real sense, we are all double or triple agents—such are the consequences of the Fall—and it is this condition that gives the best “spy fiction” such resonance. Continue Reading »

The small mysteries of time and memory point beyond themselves, suggesting that more lies ahead of us in a reality that exceeds our grasp but which we will someday know firsthand. Continue Reading »

A series of musings and reflections from John Wilson. Continue Reading »

We don’t really know where we are in the unfolding of God’s great design. But like our medieval brothers and sisters, we do know where to place our ultimate hope and our trust. Continue Reading »

The foolishness of God is stronger than human wisdom. Continue Reading »

What I offer below is an entirely unsystematic list of three essays and one long book touching on “plot” in ways that have been energizing to me. Continue Reading »

Rereading books can shed a new light on old thoughts, remind us of signature lines. Continue Reading »