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
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 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 is my Easter column in the Greenville News. May you have a deeper understanding of the message of the resurrection of Jesus. http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130331/OPINION/303310014/Ed-Leap-morning-brings-unbelievably-good-news?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|s Easter Sunday is the day we too easily make Jesus the God of good people, the … 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
Dear friends, dear readers, You are very important to me! In modern writer terms, you are my ‘tribe.’ Given that fact, I’m working on a project and I need your input. Can you tell me the top five to ten … Continue reading
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
A snowstorm brings the gifts of solitude and silence This is my column in today’s Greenville News. Happy Winter! http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130217/OPINION/302170007/Ed-Leap-Snowstorm-brings-gift-solitude-silence When I was in medical school in West Virginia, I was also in the Air National Guard. One drill weekend, … Continue reading
Deciding who needs what can be risk business! http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130203/OPINION/302030022/Ed-Leap-Deciding-who-needs-what-can-risky-business What do you need? It’s an interesting question, much discussed in the wake of the current gun debate. I frequently hear this statement: ‘no one needs a rifle with a magazine … Continue reading
Here’s my column in today’s Greenville News. ‘Evil is restrained by the courage of armed citizens.’ http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130113/OPINION/301130016/Ed-Leap-Evil-restrained-by-courage-armed-citizens?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Making Despite the assertion that gun-owners like me are dangerous Neanderthals, we do have a few good points to make in the current debate. … Continue reading