Children help men to become manly.

Children help men to become manly. This is my column in this past Sunday’s Greenville News.   http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130616/OPINION/306160014/Ed-Leap-Children-help-men-manly?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|s I was talking with my wife Jan a few days ago about growing up.  More specifically, when does a man become…a man?  … Continue reading

The cords of love will hold…graduation 2013

Congratulations Samuel Leap, and the entire class of 2013!  We love you son!  You’re the best. http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130526/OPINION/305260006/Ed-Leap-Cords-love-will-hold I am writing this from the beach.  Many of the best times Jan and I have had with the children have been in … Continue reading

The heart of a lion

This is a column of mine, published at Girls Just Wanna Have Guns. Here’s the link:  http://girlsjustwannahaveguns.com/2013/04/heart-of-a-lion/     I was getting ready for work one morning, around 6 am, when I heard soft footsteps on the stairs. My youngest … Continue reading

Hateful words do damage; my column in today’s Greenville News

This is my column in today’s Greenville News. Hateful words do damage. http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130421/OPINION/304210012/Ed-Leap-Hateful-words-do-damage?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|p Recently, two deaths shed remarkable insight into the human capacity for cruelty and hatred.  Early this month Matthew Warren, the 27-year-old son of noted American pastor and … Continue reading

This morning brings unbelievably good news! Happy Easter!

This morning brings unbelievably good news! My column in today’s Greenville News. http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130331/OPINION/303310014/Ed-Leap-morning-brings-unbelievably-good-news?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|p Easter Sunday is the day we too easily make Jesus the God of good people, the God of nice boys and girls and proper men and women, … Continue reading

Reading to your children will change their lives

This is my column in today’s Greenville News.  Read to your kids! http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130303/OPINION/303030006/Reading-your-children-will-change-their-lives?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|s I love bedtime.  As a husband and father, it’s just a time of absolute wonder.  Life winds down in the evenings.  The sun sets, the children slow … Continue reading