by Nick Lear | Feb 18, 2016 | Opinion
A meeting of United Kingdom magicians offered important lessons about Christian discipleship. At a recent meeting of the Mid Essex Magical Society, of which I am a member, we heard a lecture from Michael Vincent. It was a fascinating, inspiring and extremely enjoyable...
by Nick Lear | Nov 30, 2015 | Opinion
The young adults I worked with during my time as a youth minister all had the same question on their minds. As part of the program that we ran, we would talk with young people about relationships and sex. Every youth wanted to ask the question, but few had the courage...
by Nick Lear | Nov 18, 2015 | Opinion
Many changed their Facebook profile picture so that it temporarily shows a French Tricolour across their image to show solidarity with the French people following the horrendous attacks in Paris. I felt moved to do the same. I wanted to express my horror at what had...
by Nick Lear | Sep 14, 2015 | Opinion
A few years ago I had a series of Botox injections in my forehead. It was not for cosmetic purposes, but rather to try to alleviate the pain I was experiencing from a chronic migraine headache. Sadly, it did not work. It did make a significant difference to the lines...
by Nick Lear | Apr 6, 2015 | Opinion
After giving a shameless plug for a magic show I will be performing, another term came to mind that set me thinking and reflecting: “blameless shrug.” One of Bart Simpson’s catchphrases is “I didn’t do it!” It’s sometimes...
