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Wholly Healthy: Pumping Iron for Healthy Living

In medicine, we often use the term “deconditioned” to describe those whose bodies are entirely out of shape for normal, healthy function and productive living. There are times when this can’t be avoided — for instance, when it occurs... Continue Reading »

Wholly Healthy: Antibiotics — What’s the Big Deal?

Spring, summer, fall or winter, we all get assorted infections. Among the most frustrating are head colds that leave us with aches, runny noses, sore throats, fevers and general misery. When that happens, many folks go to their doctors... Continue Reading »

Wholly Healthy: Bites and Stings

Now that warm weather is here, doctors will start to see lots of insect bites and stings. Unfortunately, some people have dangerous allergies. So if you or your loved ones experience a sting or bite from a wasp, bee,... Continue Reading »

Cross and Caduceus: Sins and Tumors

One of the terrible things about being a physician is the remarkable capacity to turn even the smallest thing into an enormous worry. It goes like this: I see a mole on my wife’s back. It’s a little dark,... Continue Reading »

Cross and Caduceus: Emergency Room Nativity

I have this image in my mind of the manger scene, set in an emergency room. As I think about it, and think back over my patients, it makes perfectly good sense to me.... Continue Reading »

Cross and Caduceus: Lost

I am troubled when I lose things. I remember searching a shopping mall in Indiana once, because my little girl lost a tiny toy doll and was upset. My wife and I looked about to no avail, and went... Continue Reading »

Cross and Caduceus: Spiritual Nutrition

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 »

Cross and Caduceus

Do you want a mission field, ripe for the harvest? Look no further than your local emergency room. Of course, it lacks the flair of an overseas trip. But trust me when I say that many of the people... Continue Reading »

Cross and Caduceus

Over time, many of the cells in our bodies are replaced with new ones. Especially in youth, but throughout our lives, we are an ongoing restoration project, a copy of the original image of ourselves at the cellular level.... Continue Reading »

Cross and Caduceus

My wife used to be an administrator at a small Catholic college in the Midwest. She found it a very nourishing, very pleasant environment. The priests and nuns were tender to her, and mentored her in her job. She... Continue Reading »

Cross and Caduceus

Every year I face the same dilemma. I struggle to grasp the meaning of Christmas. Maybe I’m not being clear. I think I understand the essential meaning of Christmas. It’s about God-become-man, in order that man could come to... Continue Reading »

The Cure of Grace

Over and over again, I have asked suicidal or depressed patients what is pushing them to the brink. Their answer is so consistent that it must have a deeper meaning than we realize. “I’m no good,” they tell me.... Continue Reading »