Welcome
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A Message from President Benton
It is my great privilege and pleasure to welcome you to the Pepperdine University Bible Lectures for 2009. Our hope is that this will be a week of many blessings.
My wish for you in these days in early May is that you enjoy a season of refreshment and fulfillment. Whatever your reasons for coming, my wish is for your complete spiritual fulfillment in these blessed days, because God is near—and we dare not miss Him.
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A Message from the Lectures Team
The theme that draws us together in Malibu in May 2009 is a truly exhilarating one. The letter to the Colossians may seem brief, but it is packed with eternity and purpose, penetrated by the second person of the Godhead—Jesus Christ our Savior and Master. The letter was written by Paul from prison, and perhaps his lonely hours in chains prompted the apostle to search throughout the universe, throughout all existence, for the ultimate meaning of Christ.
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Our Statement of Faith
Please click here to view Pepperdine University's Statement of Faith.
Bible Lectures History
The Pepperdine University Bible Lectures began in January 1943 and were modeled after similar programs at Abilene Christian, David Lipscomb, and Harding universities.
Throughout the years of the 1940s, this significant annual forum grew in popularity, but the early 1950s saw a decline in attendance, and no program was scheduled in 1957.
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Past Lectures
Click here for a complete listing of previous years' Bible Lectures, complete with themes, directors, and keynote lecturers.
Pepperdine View 2009
A Program Just
for Teens
DAILY
Meet at the HAWC
Wed • Thurs • Fri
2:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Hosts
Brice Smith
Antioch, California
Leslie Spainhower
Abilene, Texas
The annual meetings for prospective students of Pepperdine University and their parents are scheduled for Wednesday night in the HAWC at 9:00 and 10:15 p.m.
Bible Lectures
Art Exhibit
May 5 - May 8, 2009
Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Artists' Reception: Friday, May 8, 8:30-10:00 p.m.
Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art
Portfolio of Creative Work II
This exhibit features drawings, paintings, and photography from members of Pepperdine's Public Affairs team. You have seen some of the award-winning design work they create for the University. This is your opportunity to see work from their personal portfolios.