Steve Legg: Killing himself laughing - Dying Well
Steve Legg left school in the late 80s and started a career at Barclays Bank from which he quickly resigned to spend the next 35 years visiting 21 countries communicating the Christian message through trickery, comedy & mystery.
His kit-bag has included a straightjacket, chains, handcuffs, jokes, conjuring tricks and a passion to share the gospel.
In 2007 Steve launched “Sorted”, voted the UK’s most wholesome men’s magazine with a distribution to 80,000 readers in 26 countries.
Steve’s first marriage failed making him a single dad for 5 years to three daughters until Jun 2007 when he met Bekah along with her two daughters.
Last April (2023) he was given 5 months to live and he continues to be determined to die living rather than live dying.
The book to which we refer regularly is The Last Laugh: Reflections of a funnyman with terminal cancer which you can find on Amazon (as well as all book suppliers).
Here's a link to the Youtube video of Derek Redmond's run at the 1992 Olympic Games.
Three things God has been saying to Steve through this experience:
His kit-bag has included a straightjacket, chains, handcuffs, jokes, conjuring tricks and a passion to share the gospel.
In 2007 Steve launched “Sorted”, voted the UK’s most wholesome men’s magazine with a distribution to 80,000 readers in 26 countries.
Steve’s first marriage failed making him a single dad for 5 years to three daughters until Jun 2007 when he met Bekah along with her two daughters.
Last April (2023) he was given 5 months to live and he continues to be determined to die living rather than live dying.
The book to which we refer regularly is The Last Laugh: Reflections of a funnyman with terminal cancer which you can find on Amazon (as well as all book suppliers).
Here's a link to the Youtube video of Derek Redmond's run at the 1992 Olympic Games.
Three things God has been saying to Steve through this experience:
- I love you.
- I’m with you.
- Try not to be scared.
If you want more Steve Legg, there's also a fantastic interview with him and Carl Beech who we know well from Christian Vision for Men (CVM).
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