Edwin Leap

There is a hierarchy in the church, though we do not usually mention it. It is not a hierarchy of money (though that sometimes surfaces). It is not of temporal power, though that rears its head as well, in... Continue Reading »

If you were watching me secretly, you would see that I sometimes do things that are decidedly non-adult. I can be seen dancing across the hardwood floor with my daughter, with no music audible (except inside her lovely head).... Continue Reading »

One of the things one learns as a physician is that disease, even when defeated, leaves damage. Surgeries to repair injuries result in scars, and sometimes permanent disabilities. Radiation leaves hoarseness, pain, and its own kind of scars both... Continue Reading »

Never in my life have I understood so personally what it means to pray and have others pray for my family. You see, my wife Jan was recently diagnosed with a cancer in her throat. What began as a... Continue Reading »

Most of us spend our time dealing with the consequences of life on this planet. I practice emergency medicine, so I?m busy treating chest pain, closing wounds, opening abscesses, dealing with car crashes, violence, overdoses and all the rest.... Continue Reading »

Well, the blackberries are tiny, hard balls on the bushes. The dogs never come out from under the porch, except at night. The pool is now the temperature of a very large hot tub and the wind has all... Continue Reading »

I?m not very good at the sort of play that grown-ups enjoy. I almost killed a goose once when I sliced a golf ball and very nearly combined bird hunting with a golf tournament. I can serve a tennis... Continue Reading »

Father's day is past, and even as we continue to celebrate the imagery and the memories, we need to remember that while there are many remarkable, amazing fathers in the world, our struggling culture and our lost children need... Continue Reading »

I had surgery in early March. I?ve always believed we could date our lives by our procedures. You have your tonsils out as a child, your fractures are reduced as a teen and there are C-sections for ladies in... Continue Reading »

I sure wish I could build things. I stand in awe of people who, given an afternoon, a few boards and some mysterious power tools, can construct a windmill or a yacht. They build garages and gazebos for fun,... Continue Reading »

I?ve spent a lot of time worrying about the 'spirit? of Christmas. Even after Christmas, I have wondered, year after year, if I worshipped well, donated well or reflected properly. Sadly, much of my behavior was devoted to the... Continue Reading »

One of the things that grabbed me, shook me and changed my life occurred many years ago when I was in medical school at West Virginia University. It happened when I was a first-year student.... Continue Reading »