Easter morning brings unbelievably good news!

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! 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

Sending a son out into the world…

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

The fire that transforms started at Christmas

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

The Nativity in the Emergency Department; my December EM News column

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

Staying on the ground is a blessing (My Greenville News column for today)

  Here’s my column in today’s Greenville News, on the blessings of not flying this Thanksgiving. http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20121124/OPINION/311240004/Staying-ground-blessing?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|p As I contemplate the Thanksgiving just past, I am thankful that friends and family traveled to my home. In part because I’m blessed … Continue reading

Get rid of useless stuff this Thanksgiving…my Greenville News column for this week

This is my column in today’s Greenville news, on the topic of time wasted and time well used. http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20121118/OPINION/311180007/Get-rid-useless-stuff-Thanksgiving?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|p I sometimes sit and think about the things that have wasted my time.  It’s a long list, and  probably would exceed … Continue reading

We honor the fallen by not forsaking their values

We honor the fallen by not forsaking their values (This is my column in today’s Greenville News) http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20120527/OPINION/305270004/Honor-our-fallen-by-not-forsaking-their-values?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|s&nclick_check=1 Ask any emergency room physician like myself what he or she thinks of Memorial Day, and you’ll probably see them roll their … Continue reading