Bible Lectures -- First Christian Church

First Christian Church ** 1st Annual Bible Lectures

Dr. David Matson on the Writings of John

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Lompoc has invited Dr. David Matson, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Hope International University, to give its inaugural Bible and Theology Lectures on January 5 and 6. The lectureship is entitled: “They Went Out from Us: How a Church that Prayed to be One Ended Up Two.” It will focus on the Gospel and letters of John. The Lectures begin Saturday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. and resume the next morning at 9:00 A.M. Dr. Matson will bring the sermon during the 10:30 A.M. worship service.

First Christian Church is located at 1517 W. College Ave. (W. College and V) in Lompoc. For more information call 736-9355 or check the church web site at http://www.lompocdisciples.org/.

Whether you’re an avid biblical scholar or simply curious about the Bible, you will find that Dr. Matson is an accomplished and gifted teacher and preacher. He has a Ph.D. in New Testament from Baylor University along with degrees from Pepperdine University and Pacific Christian College. Before becoming a professor at Hope International University, he was pastor of Westwood Hills Christian Church in Los Angeles (1999-2003) and Assistant Professor of Bible at Milligan College in Johnson City, Tennessee (1995-1999). He has a deep and abiding passion for teaching the scriptures and for injecting biblical scholarship into the life and ministry of the church.

The author of numerous articles and book reviews, his Household Conversion Narratives in Acts: Pattern and Interpretation was published by Sheffield Academic Press in 1996 as part of its prestigious Journal for the Study of the New Testament dissertation series. In addition to his duties at Hope, Dr. Matson teaches regularly at Fuller Theological Seminary as an adjunct professor of New Testament.

Dr. Matson and his wife Mary are the proud parents of three children: Bryce, Brandon, and Brooke. Together, they enjoy attending their children’s sporting events as well as being involved in their local church. Dr. Matson’s classroom style can be aptly summarized by a placard he often brings to the first day of class: “I am subject to bursts of enthusiasm!”

Interfaith Thanksgiving Service

Lompoc
Interfaith
Service of Thanksgiving

Featuring the Lompoc Master Chorale together with readings and prayers
from the World’s Religious Traditions

Come, Ye Thankful People Come!
Join together in Giving Thanks

7:00 P.M.

Tuesday, November 20th

at

First United Methodist Church
925 N. F St.
(Corner of North and North F Street)
736-1271

An offering of canned foods and money will be taken to
benefit the hungry in the Lompoc Valley

Restorative Justice Event in Lompoc

Juvenile justice advocate to speak

Allan MacRae from New Zealand is the featured speaker at a Santa Maria event sponsored by the Restorative Justice Task Force, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff Department and the Fund for Santa Barbara.

The meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 22 from 8:30 to 11:30 at the Minami Community Center, 600 West Enos Street.

Mr. MacRae will tell about his experience that, through family group conferencing, youth crime recidivism rates and the costs of youth justice have dropped.

Please RSVP to RJTK.sb@cox.net or phone 349-8943 EXT. 3

Brent Vernon Concert

Brent Vernon in Concert at First Christian Church

Christian singer/ventriloquist Brent Vernon makes a return visit to Lompoc’s First Christian Church Tuesday evening, October 2nd at 7 p.m. Brent’s appearance in 2006 was extremely well received, and his performance is designed to appeal to people of all ages, from the youngest to the oldest. His music is graceful and melodic, while his ventriloquist performances with his friend “Sam” are especially appropriate for children --- although adults enjoy it as well. The young singer’s message is that true peace is found in surrendering one’s life totally to God.
Brent has been touring the country since 1995, appearing in churches, schools, and coffeehouses. He has been to forty-eight states, Canada, and Australia, and his latest CD, entitled “A Thousand Pictures,” has received great reviews and wide play on Christian radio stations across the nation. More information on his ministry can be found at his web site, brentvernon.com.
The concert is free, but an offering will be taken to support Brent’s ministry. First Christian Church is located at 1517 College (College and V). For more information call 736-9355 or check the church web site, lompocdisciples.org.

Lompoc Town Hall on Gangs

Town Hall Meeting

On

Gangs in Lompoc

Tuesday, June 26th6:30-9 pm

Lompoc High School Cafeteria

515 West College Ave

Community Solutions

Together we can make a difference

SPONSORED BY:

The Lompoc Record

The Fund for Santa Barbara

Lompoc Unified School District Adult Education

On site child care provided

Spanish translation provided /information - call 717-2012

Lompoc Town Hall Meeting on Gangs

The Public is invited

3rd Town Hall Meeting

On

Gangs in Lompoc

May 16

7-9 pm

Lompoc High School Library

515 West College Ave

Performance By

The Drama Kings

What can the community do next?????

SPONSORED BY:The Lompoc Record

The Fund for Santa Barbara

Lompoc Unified School District Adult Education

Spanish translation provided

For information - call 717-2012

Town Hall -- Gangs in Lompoc

The Public is invited

2nd Town Hall Meeting On

Gangs in Lompoc

April 25th

7-9 PM

Lompoc High School Little Theater

515 West College Ave

PANEL: Former gang members will talk about life in a gang,and how they got out

SPONSORED BY:THE FUND FOR SANTA BARBARA & THE LOMPOC RECORD

Spanish translation provided

For information - call 717-2012

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED

Words have consequences

Lompoc Interfaith member, Pastor Bob Cornwall, takes another look at the issue of hate speech in his Lompoc Record "Faith in the Public Square" column -- published this week on Friday, April 13, 2007

Earlier Lompoc Interfaith sent a letter to the editor raising questions about an earlier letter that had Anti-Jewish implications.

The Golden Rule

The Golden Rule

Hindu: Everything you should do you will findin this: Do nothing to others that would hurt you ifit were done to you. (Mahabharata 5:1517)

Buddhist: Do not offend others, as you wouldnot want to be offended. (Udanavarga 5:18)

Tao: The successes of your neighbor andtheir losses will be to you as if they were your own.(T'ai-Shand Kan-Ying Pien)

Confucian: Is there any rule that one shouldfollow all of one's life? Yes! The rule of the gentlegoodness: That which we do not wish to be done tous, we do not do to others. (Analectas 15:23)

Jewish: That which you do not wish foryourself you shall not wish for your neighbor. Thisis the whole law: the rest is only commentary.(Talmud Shabbat 31)

Christian: In everything, do to others whatyou would have them do to you. For this sums upthe law and the prophets. (Matthew 7:12)

Islam: None of you shall be true believersunless you wish for your brother the same that youwish for yourself. (Sunnatt)

Baha'i: Ascribe not to any soul that which thouwouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not thatwhich thou doest not. (Baha'u'llah, Hidden Words)


Consider these words carefully!
Posted by Kate Black, Bahai

Faith in the Public Square Forum

"Faith in the Public Square" Forum -- March 28th

Dr. Bob Cornwall

This second forum will be held Wednesday evening, March 28th, at 7:00 P.M. at First Christian Church of Lompoc. Led by Lompoc Record columnist and pastor of First Christian Church, Dr. Bob Cornwall, this forum is an opportunity for the community to talk about matters of religion and public life with civility.

First Christian Church

is located at 1517 W. College Avenue (College and V) in Lompoc.

For more information you may e-mail the church at lompocdisciples@impulse.net or call 805-736-9355.

Lompoc Interfaith Meeting -- March 13

The meeting date for Lompoc Interfaith has been moved from the 4th Tuesday to the 2nd Tuesday of the Month. The next meeting is Tuesday March 13th at noon. We'll again meet at First Christian Church of Lompoc -- 1517 W. College Ave, Lompoc, CA. It is a brown bag event, so bring your lunch. For information send an e-mail to lompocdisciples@impulse.net.

We are working on a guest speaker for this meeting. Join us for conversation.

An Unsettling, Hateful Speech

Lompoc Interfaith offered a response to a earlier letter to the editor in the Lompoc Record from Adonis Tate attacking Israel in a way that exhibited demeaning and hateful speech seemingly directed at Jews.


An unsettling, hateful speech

A letter to the editor, dated Jan. 18, by Adonis Tate, speaks of the nation of Israel in terms that can only be taken as anti-Jewish in tone. Phrases such as “bloody parasite,” charges of ethnic cleansing three millenniums old that are linked to American involvement in Iraq, and the suggestion that Israel and its Jewish supporters might be the devil raise unsettling questions about hate speech.

We live in a land that guarantees free speech, but speech that stereotypes nations and peoples, and that is hateful, is simply not acceptable and requires a response from people of good will. Such speech not only doesn't advance the author's arguments, but it reflects poorly on the community of Lompoc at a time of rising anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim rhetoric.

This letter was discussed at a meeting of Lompoc Interfaith, a relatively new interfaith consortium in Lompoc that seeks to build bridges across religious lines. The group decided that a written response was in order. Although we may differ on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the Iraq war, each of us is of one mind concerning the inappropriateness of hate speech. We hope that this letter will lead to further conversation of what makes for hate speech - which is speech that is demeaning, untrue, stereotypical, and intended to incite - and why it is inappropriate.

Mr. Tate speaks of taking a stand for America, but his rhetoric only serves to dishonor America.
We, the undersigned, stand together at this moment in time with the Jewish community of Lompoc, and with every community, religious or not, that is a victim of such hateful and demeaning speech.

Rev. Bob Cornwall
First Christian Church

Bishop Doug Pike
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Rev. Dave Horning
First United Methodist Church

Rev. Bert Langdon
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Dr. Lawrence Riemer
Lompoc Jewish Community

Rev. Julia Leeth
First Presbyterian Church

Rev. Bill Denton
First Christian Church

Joyce Howerton
Lompoc community

Rev. Don French
Valley of the Flowers United Church of Christ

Feb. 9, 2007



Find this article at: http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2007/02/09/opinion/letters/letter05.txt