John Wilson

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 »

It was almost as if the McHenry books existed in a parallel time stream and had somehow leaked into our own. Continue Reading »

Going through stacks of old magazines, newspaper articles, publishers’ catalogues, and more filled me with a sense of the mystery of time. Continue Reading »

Planning ahead with an eye toward potential catastrophe is a much-needed antidote to both despair and the presentism bedeviling much of our public discourse. Continue Reading »