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Monthly Archive for April, 2010

Ye Shall Find Rest

Ye Shall Find Rest
Dear friends,
“Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few ….” Matthew 9:37.
“Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. [...]

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Acting President, Jean de Galzain, sent the following announcement to the Board of Trustees: 
Dear Members of the Board of Trustees
Fellow Officers of the Board,
Please follow these links to find our first attempt at streaming small segments
of video on our YouTube Channel to spread the Teachings.
This is only a first attempt so your indulgence is appreciated.  [...]

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Resist Not

Dear friends,
“Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? And he answered him to never a word; Matthew 27:13-14.
“Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but [...]

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The name Gethsemane is derived from Greek and Assyrian roots and means “oil press.”  Matthew (26:36) and Mark (14:32) call it a place or estate.  The Gospel of John says Jesus entered a garden with his disciples.
While the exact spot remains unknown, tradition locates it on the lower slopes of the Mount of Olives.  It [...]

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“An Immense Wave of Sound”

A Visitor’s Guide to the St. Matthew Passion from NPR – National Public Radio
by Tom Huizenga
[CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO LINK TO THE VISITOR'S GUIDE TO BACH'S ST. MATTHEW PASSION]

 
 
 
 
 
Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, once described as a “majestic cathedral of music,” was first heard on Good Friday, 1727, in Leipzig’s St. Thomas Church.
March 18, 2008 [...]

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