by Nick Lear | Dec 18, 2019 | Opinion
The 2019 general election in the United Kingdom did not yield the result I was hoping and praying for. So, what do we do when elections don’t go our way? We can stomp around in an angry huff, complaining about fairness and how the election campaign was fought. That...
by Nick Lear | Sep 23, 2019 | Opinion
I’ve been wondering recently whether Jesus forgot to say a few things. Did he stop too soon when he was saying the amazing things he was saying? I am only asking because, from what I can observe, it looks like we have worked out what he forgot to say. For example, I...
by Nick Lear | Jul 22, 2019 | Opinion
Is it just me or are some politicians getting more extreme in order to gain popular support? In the United Kingdom and United States, there are politicians who are seeking (or hold) the highest office in the land, and they are making statements designed to attract...
by Nick Lear | Jul 11, 2019 | Opinion
The Book of Esther is peculiar because God is not mentioned by name. Yet, like a toddler who has gotten hold of a tub of chocolate spread, God’s fingerprints are everywhere. And the book is controversial because it is a narrative about slavery, racism and power in...
by Nick Lear | Jun 17, 2019 | Opinion
In order to make a recent online order up to the amount that qualified for free delivery, I bought a Rubik’s cube. When they first came out, I was a teenager and I got hold of one. I learned how to solve it and spent a lot of free time trying to solve it as quickly as...