This is my column in today’s Greenville News. Acts of Altruism and Goodness Transcend our Divisions. http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130505/OPINION/305050013/Ed-Leap-Acts-altruism-goodness-transcend-our-divisions?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|s We all love a good story because its lessons endure; it penetrates into our hearts and minds. For example, you can sit … Continue reading
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
I had my second cataract surgery today. I tolerated it for about two years, but it just became too difficult to see. I was, essentially, using my good eye for everything. I became pretty adept at mono-vision, thank you very … Continue reading
Almost every significant gift I purchased was accompanied by an offer for an ‘extended protection plan,’ intended to repair the item, or replace it, if damaged. My thought, after being offered this when purchasing a Big Wheel for a child, … Continue reading
This is my column in today’s Greenville News. Merry Christmas! http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20121223/OPINION/312230016/Ed-Leap-Sending-son-into-world-can-painful?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|p Today is the 18th birthday of our my first-born son, Samuel. It’s a shocking thing, to see the transformation. 18 years ago he was new to the world, tiny, … Continue reading
This is my Greenville News column for this week. Merry Christmas dear readers! http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20121216/OPINION/312160011/Ed-Leap-fire-transforms-started-Christmas?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|s We have these little stars that cover some of the bulbs on the Christmas tree. Shining in the dark they cover the tree in tiny representations … Continue reading
Merry Christmas! This is my December column in EM News. The Nativity in the Emergency Department. http://journals.lww.com/em-news/Fulltext/2012/12000/Second_Opinion__The_Nativity_in_the_Emergency.9.aspx I once wrote a story for Christmas in which the nativity happened in an old, beat-up hunting trailer behind a man’s store, somewhere … Continue reading
These days, the word sin is considered kind of ‘sinful.’ The secular world finds it entirely offensive, since they consider every human behavior to be natural and therefore appropriate. The religious world, ever more sensitive to offending anyone these days, often veers away from … Continue reading
http://www.baptistcourier.com/7709.article Hi, my name is Edwin Leap, and I love fast food! (This is where the readers collectively respond with “Hi, Ed,” and tell me their own stories in our group session.) The problem is that I work as a … Continue reading
It has been a long time since I posted a ‘Devotion for Doctors.’ I hope this is an encouragement to you. The ER is a hard place to be a Christian. One of the hardest, according to one of my … Continue reading