Comments for Rev’d Dr. Leander Harding http://www.leanderharding.com/blog Sat, 17 May 2008 03:42:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 Comment on Dog Packs, Kitchen Nightmares and Deep Survival by Bob http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/04/20/dog-packs-kitchen-nightmares-and-deep-survival/#comment-1752 Bob Mon, 12 May 2008 00:54:46 +0000 http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/04/20/dog-packs-kitchen-nightmares-and-deep-survival/#comment-1752 I found "Deep Survival" a very powerful book. I recommend it to anyone having any crisis in their life, whether legal, medical or spiritual. I found “Deep Survival” a very powerful book. I recommend it to anyone having any crisis in their life, whether legal, medical or spiritual.

]]> Comment on My Remarks at The Tutu Center Conference on The Anglican Covenant by IB Bill http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/04/10/my-remarks-at-the-tutu-center-conference-on-the-anglican-covenant/#comment-1229 IB Bill Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:40:47 +0000 http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/04/10/my-remarks-at-the-tutu-center-conference-on-the-anglican-covenant/#comment-1229 Hooray! I've been waiting for someone to articulate this so clearly for a long time. Many years ago, I went to AA and got sober. Afterward, an active alcoholic kept trying to use scientific evidence against AA to argue with me. I tried to explain that the question is not scientific in nature. Getting sober is more akin to walking across a mountain pass. I went the way they told me, and I came through, and I came back. Now I can guide you through the pass. And he said the equivalent of, "Well, 75% of people who take that first fork don't make it. That's what science shows." And I said, "I can show you the way through." Anyway, he didn't get sober for another four years, finally going the path me and several others recommended to him. By then, he'd unfortunately suffered a lot more pain. I try to tell folks that faith and belief lead to understanding -- and others tell me, well, its all about your intentions. And I say, no, there's a point where God's grace comes to you, at a time of His choosing, and it's different from a pleasant sunset or a quiet night home after a good workout and a hard day's work. BTW, a good friend of mine, who has since passed, loved Polanyi's writing and spoke often of Personal Knowledge. I'm grateful you were able to articulate so well the flawed worldview so prevalent today, as well as explain the spiritual alternative. Pax Christi. Hooray! I’ve been waiting for someone to articulate this so clearly for a long time.

Many years ago, I went to AA and got sober. Afterward, an active alcoholic kept trying to use scientific evidence against AA to argue with me. I tried to explain that the question is not scientific in nature. Getting sober is more akin to walking across a mountain pass. I went the way they told me, and I came through, and I came back. Now I can guide you through the pass. And he said the equivalent of, “Well, 75% of people who take that first fork don’t make it. That’s what science shows.” And I said, “I can show you the way through.”

Anyway, he didn’t get sober for another four years, finally going the path me and several others recommended to him. By then, he’d unfortunately suffered a lot more pain.

I try to tell folks that faith and belief lead to understanding — and others tell me, well, its all about your intentions. And I say, no, there’s a point where God’s grace comes to you, at a time of His choosing, and it’s different from a pleasant sunset or a quiet night home after a good workout and a hard day’s work.

BTW, a good friend of mine, who has since passed, loved Polanyi’s writing and spoke often of Personal Knowledge. I’m grateful you were able to articulate so well the flawed worldview so prevalent today, as well as explain the spiritual alternative.

Pax Christi.

]]> Comment on Opening Remarks by Craig Higgins http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/03/29/opening-remarks/#comment-1070 Craig Higgins Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:18:29 +0000 http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/03/29/opening-remarks/#comment-1070 Beautiful statement, Leander! I confess my conflicting feelings: You would be a wonderful bishop, and you are a gift of grace to TESM. Beautiful statement, Leander! I confess my conflicting feelings: You would be a wonderful bishop, and you are a gift of grace to TESM.

]]> Comment on Ordination Sermon on The Good Shepherd by REV RAYMOND E. MBIDU http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/01/14/ordination-sermon-on-the-good-shepherd/#comment-1067 REV RAYMOND E. MBIDU Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:04:20 +0000 http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/01/14/ordination-sermon-on-the-good-shepherd/#comment-1067 I am so interested with your ministries,and I have been so touched so much with your dedication to the Lord to do His work I pray that may the most high living God may He continue to use you this year 2008 in reaching many soul for Christ. I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to come to Tanzania to hold crusades and seminars,we also a church that is dedicated to reach unreached through seminars and crusade we will be very happy if we would get your favor to our request and be willing to come in holding seminars and crusades. And also we would like to partner with you so that we can work together in fostering the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ Amen. We would like to say thank you in advance for considering our request. And if you do have any query please hesitate not to ask me I will be willing to answer any thing that you would want to know. We do also having a nursery school helping the children whose the parents have pass way because of HIV and those whose the parents do not have ability to educate them, we will be so happy if you would help us in any way in helping these children. With thanks yours, Because of love of Calvary Rev. Raymond E.Mbidu Hoping to hearing from you very soon- God bless you so much. I am so interested with your ministries,and I have been so touched so much with your dedication to the Lord to do His work I pray that may the most high living God may He continue to use you this year 2008 in reaching many soul for Christ.
I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to come to Tanzania to hold crusades and seminars,we also a church that is dedicated to reach unreached through seminars and crusade we will be very happy if we would get your favor to our request and be willing to come in holding seminars and crusades. And also we would like to partner with you so that we can work together in fostering the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ Amen. We would like to say thank you in advance for considering our request.
And if you do have any query please hesitate not to ask me I will be willing to answer any thing that you would want to know.

We do also having a nursery school helping the children whose the parents have pass way because of HIV and those whose the parents do not have ability to educate them, we will be so happy if you would help us in any way in helping these children.

With thanks yours,
Because of love of Calvary
Rev. Raymond E.Mbidu
Hoping to hearing from you very soon- God bless you so much.

]]> Comment on Godly Bishops by Wisdom vs. the Dull Axe « Surrounded http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/03/13/godly-bishops/#comment-965 Wisdom vs. the Dull Axe « Surrounded Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:59:40 +0000 http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/03/13/godly-bishops/#comment-965 [...] a comment following his weblog post “Godly Bishops.” Posted in posted by Fr. Rob Eaton [...] […] a comment following his weblog post “Godly Bishops.” Posted in posted by Fr. Rob Eaton […]

]]> Comment on Godly Bishops by Craig Higgins http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/03/13/godly-bishops/#comment-963 Craig Higgins Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:10:33 +0000 http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/03/13/godly-bishops/#comment-963 Congratulations, Leander, on the nomination. You are already in my regular prayers, but I will pray about this with some specificity now! And may the House of Bishops become ever more Benedictine in its approach to these difficult times. Congratulations, Leander, on the nomination. You are already in my regular prayers, but I will pray about this with some specificity now! And may the House of Bishops become ever more Benedictine in its approach to these difficult times.

]]> Comment on Godly Bishops by leander http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/03/13/godly-bishops/#comment-962 leander Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:59:31 +0000 http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/03/13/godly-bishops/#comment-962 That would be fine. That would be fine.

]]> Comment on Godly Bishops by Rob Eaton+ http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/03/13/godly-bishops/#comment-961 Rob Eaton+ Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:27:18 +0000 http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/03/13/godly-bishops/#comment-961 Dr. H, I'd like to quote a part of your first comment to me on Surrounded if that is OK with you. (sorry to leave this here - you could remove the comment) Dr. H,
I’d like to quote a part of your first comment to me on Surrounded if that is OK with you.
(sorry to leave this here - you could remove the comment)

]]> Comment on Godly Bishops by leander http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/03/13/godly-bishops/#comment-935 leander Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:26:58 +0000 http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/03/13/godly-bishops/#comment-935 Rob, your question about Wisdom is one to ponder. Wisdom involves at least a sober appraisal of one's own limits and a conviction that real insight may come from unexpected places. In any event I have come to be very curious about hearing from each and all. There are still times when the leader has to make tough calls. But it works better when the head is in touch with the body instead of out of touch. Rob, your question about Wisdom is one to ponder. Wisdom involves at least a sober appraisal of one’s own limits and a conviction that real insight may come from unexpected places. In any event I have come to be very curious about hearing from each and all. There are still times when the leader has to make tough calls. But it works better when the head is in touch with the body instead of out of touch.

]]> Comment on Godly Bishops by Rob Eaton+ http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/03/13/godly-bishops/#comment-932 Rob Eaton+ Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:26:49 +0000 http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2008/03/13/godly-bishops/#comment-932 I learned about that communal process when I spent 6 months at the SSJE House in Bracebridge, Ontario (77-78). It was my understanding then, and augmented since, that the reason for all in the community to speak is because Benedict himself (the rumor has it as a tongue-speaker himself, as sign of his heightened awareness of the charismata) did not want the gifts of the Spirit to be missed simply because only "the elders" had anything worth saying. I learned about that communal process when I spent 6 months at the SSJE House in Bracebridge, Ontario (77-78). It was my understanding then, and augmented since, that the reason for all in the community to speak is because Benedict himself (the rumor has it as a tongue-speaker himself, as sign of his heightened awareness of the charismata) did not want the gifts of the Spirit to be missed simply because only “the elders” had anything worth saying.

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