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Just Sayin': Question Everything
BY Becca Powlus
01
May
`13Becca Powlus From a young age, I’ve been blessed with the curse of insatiable curiosity. I want to know the answer to everything. Why is the sky blue? How does Rita’s make Swedish Fish-flavored Italian ice? Does the lost city of Atlantis really exist? Though this curiosity has gotten me into trouble on numerous occasions (What is this “No Trespassing” sign here for?), ... (Click here to read more.)
A Thank You from Cedars' Managing Editor
BY Holly McClellan
01
May
`13Holly McClellan Well, it’s that time of the year again. The tulips are blooming, the sun is passive-aggressively shining and bridge-crossers are whining about impromptu showers from the Cedar Lake fountains. It’s been a tough year, friends. We’ve seen some stuff. The good, the bad and the meh. The terrible and the tweetable. The awesome days in Christ and the days where the... (Click here to read more.)
Our Social Posts: Will Our Children Care?
BY Nathan Pilling
01
May
`13Nathan Pilling I often wonder about what the generations that follow ours will think of everything that we’ve done online. To be sure, all the tweets, posts, likes, bookmarks, emails, favorites, pictures, upvotes and shares will be there for them to view. Ours is the first generation that is remarkably preserving at least in some way a portion of each day. Where past generations might ... (Click here to read more.)
Just Sayin'
BY Becca Powlus
05
Apr
`13Becca Powlus When you sit down and think about it, there’s a lot we can complain about - whether it’s a snow storm in spring, an overbearing load of homework, the unknowns of the future, a bad hair day or discovering all the chocolate milk is gone in Chuck’s. It’s easy to lose joy in the midst of mundane and frustrating circumstances. That’s why joy is something ... (Click here to read more.)
In Troubling Times, We're on Your Side
BY Holly McClellan
23
Feb
`13Holly McClellan | Photo From: File Photo Journalists were the rock stars of my early adolescence. To me, Superman was just as super when he was Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter – though he probably got very little journalism done with all that spandex-clad crime fighting. So on coming to Cedarville, I was thrilled to start writing for Cedars. Finally an opportunity to learn the skil... (Click here to read more.)
A Cultural Battle: Undoing the Hate of Westboro Baptist Church
BY Jesse Silk
28
Jan
`13A long history of hateful actions from the group who call themselves “Westboro Baptist Church” has influenced tens of thousands of American citizens to petition the White House to take action against the Kansas-based organization. A petition to legally recognize Westboro Baptist Church as a hate group began just over a month ago on Dec. 14 and has accumulated around 325,000 signatures.... (Click here to read more.)
Just Sayin'
BY Becca Powlus
26
Jan
`13For a number of different reasons, we are in the midst of a very difficult time here at Cedarville. With freshman student Joshua General in a rehabilitation center and senior student Peter Voland recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, many within the Cedarville family are anxious and concerned about the outcomes as they faithfully pray for the recovery of these two students. Furthermor... (Click here to read more.)
Battle for CHRISTmas is Misled
BY Zack Anderson
11
Dec
`12zack anderson I don’t like the caps lock key. As a writer, there is hardly any time when you need to write in all capital letters. For when you do, the shift key should suffice. But when the annual holiday season comes, Christians like to use capital letters excessively in one specific way – to keep Christ in CHRISTmas. Despite the fact that writing Christmas this way makes the... (Click here to read more.)
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: U.S. Should Tighten Sanctions Against Iran, Remain Loyal to Israel
BY Staff
29
Nov
`12To the editor, We may be less than a year away from an attack on the United States by Iran. Iran’s president is not only committed to a holy war, or jihad, to annihilate the United States and Israel but also to the completion of a nuclear bomb. “To those who doubt, to those who ask is it possible or those who do not believe,” Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in 2005, ... (Click here to read more.)
Just Sayin'
BY Becca Powlus
15
Nov
`12Becca Powlus We’ve all heard the countless stories about hypocritical Christians, those who claim to love Christ but continue in their sin of adultery, lying, divorce, gossip, greed, pride or what have you. We hear these stories and are grieved and often angered by the mockery these individuals make of our faith. We begin to question whether they were ever followers of Christ to begin w... (Click here to read more.)
Just Sayin'
BY Becca Powlus
17
Oct
`12Becca powlus Hope is a beautiful word and beautiful thing, and it is something we as children of God have been given in a way the outside world doesn’t understand. Webster defines hope as “desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment.” As believers, our hope is found in Jesus Christ. Our desires are accompanied by the expectation and belief that Christ is th... (Click here to read more.)
A Christian's Case Not to Vote
BY Jesse Silk
15
Oct
`12Jesse Silk During this time of year, the unceasing media coverage of the upcoming presidential election and the always-present pressure to vote inevitably implant thoughts of politics in our minds. And as Christians, we know our mission is to impact the world around us, so voting could seem like one way to make a difference. But before we punch a hole in that ballot card, we should not only ... (Click here to read more.)
Why I am Not Voting for Romney
BY Shawn Graves & David Mills
13
Oct
`12Shawn Graves David Mills There are 20.5 million Americans living in extreme poverty, surviving on less than $9,000 for a family of three. There are 6.3 million people depending solely on food stamps for income. While 79 percent of single mothers who head households have jobs, a person working full time at minimum wage still falls 22 percent below the poverty line for a one-parent, ... (Click here to read more.)
Why I am Voting for Romney
BY Marc Clauson
13
Oct
`12Marc Clauson Mitt Romney is not a perfect candidate. I certainly don’t agree with all his ideas, nor was he my choice in the primaries. Given the choice of two imperfect men, Romney clearly is a better representative of my beliefs and, I believe, the core beliefs of most Americans. One of the biggest issues of concern to the Christian community is religious freedom. Although a “l... (Click here to read more.)
Responding to Mental Illness in the 21st Century Means Love and Understanding
BY Jesse Silk
26
Apr
`12Our chapel theme at Cedarville this year is “Sharpening the Christ-Centered Mind.” How we use that mind is only limited by how diligently we pursue God’s truth. But have we ever stopped to think what our lives would look like if something was wrong with that God-given mind? What would become of our education and career, our interactions with family and friends, and — most ... (Click here to read more.)
Just Sayin’ ...
BY Bekah Cvetich
26
Apr
`12It’s crazy to think that this is the last Just Sayin’ I will ever write. I could go all sappy about it, but I’d rather leave Cedarville with a few lessons of “What Not to Do” that I have learned from my time here. Don’t draw pictures of your professors in your notes. When I took Politics & American Culture with Dr. Rich, I almost died of boredom because I l... (Click here to read more.)
Just a Video? Just a Video.
BY Zack Anderson
02
Apr
`12It brought us a man climbing into Antoine Dodson’s window and snatching his people up. It reminded us that, “It’s Friday, Friday.” It told us Joe Paterno had actually not died yet, and when Facebook switched profile formats, it provided us with something to complain about (wait ... how many times has that happened?). And n... (Click here to read more.)
Anti-Israel Week Stirs Up Misconceptions
BY Meredith Moline
02
Apr
`12Many Cedarville students are completely unaware of a movement that has spread to nearly 100 college campuses worldwide. “Israel Apartheid Week” is a series of anti-Israel university rallies, films and lectures that began in 2005 and calls for a boycott of Israel. This dangerous assault on Israel’s policies and legitimacy not only stirs up hatred but also is a falsification of th... (Click here to read more.)
Just Sayin'... Falling down, doughnuts and Paul Revere
BY Bekah Cvetich
02
Apr
`12Christians are always saying, “God is humbling me right now.” That usually means that God is revealing one of their struggles to them or showing them how small they are in comparison to His greatness. But when God is humbling me, it’s usually because I think I’m cool or good at something, and He lets me look like an idiot to remind me that nothing I am or do comes from me.... (Click here to read more.)
Serving God in a Concrete Cage
BY Courtney Raymond
18
Mar
`12The team after it returned from chicago. Navigating a Cedarville minivan through the chaotic interstates circumventing downtown Chicago during mid-afternoon rush hour is best described as an almost-near-death experience. We had long since lost the other half of our spring break team amidst the traffic, but there was little time to care about where the 15-passenger van had disappeared to; Chic... (Click here to read more.)
Safe Christianity
BY Bekah Cvetich
17
Mar
`12We live in an era of safe Christianity. It’s a sanitary, hands-off, from-a-distance kind of lifestyle onto which we’ve pasted the name of Christ. We won’t consider dangerous or self-sacrificial situations for the cause of Christ. Any person who might be dirty or have a bad past is not worthy of our time — we only peer at them through our holier-than-thou fence and possibly ... (Click here to read more.)
Just Sayin’ ...My Internship Disaster
BY Bekah Cvetich
25
Feb
`12The first day of an internship is like a glimpse into what you want to do for the rest of your life. It’s empowering, exciting and it makes you feel like a professional out in the real career world. I’ve heard that, but of course the first day of my internship at the Springfield News-Sun was quite different. It started out exciting. My coworker and the photographer invited me ... (Click here to read more.)
Americans Need to be Aware of Persecution in Middle East
BY Meredith Moline
25
Feb
`12It’s time for United States citizens to confront the prospect of Christianity’s destruction in the region of its birth. Fueled by the desire to be politically correct, one of the secular media’s best-kept secrets today is the persecution of Christians in the Middle East. If the media exposes the persecution occurring, a crucial difference could be made to restrain the violence. ... (Click here to read more.)
Chapel Messages Aren’t All About Delivery
BY Zack Anderson
25
Feb
`12Zack anderson “Let’s give our speaker a big Cedarville welcome,” Dr. Brown says as he introduces the chapel speaker for the day. The student body claps respectfully, and some may even give a few shout-outs, depending on the speaker. If the speaker has good stage presence, this warm welcome will continue through his message, as students applaud, laugh and shout “Am... (Click here to read more.)
'The Crucible's' Message for the Church
BY Bekah Cvetich
05
Feb
`12I wore an infuriated expression during the entire play, "The Crucible." And, by the looks of everyone around me, every other person who attended Cedarville's winter play did too. It made me so angry; I hated the injustice and the hypocrisy of the Christians portrayed in the play. I think it’s mostly because it gave me déjà vu, because I’d seen scenarios like this before &... (Click here to read more.)
Recovering "Glee" Addict
BY Bekah Cvetich
31
Jan
`12I’ll admit it — I used to be a “Gleek.” For those who don’t know the lingo, that means I was a huge fan of Fox’s popular show, “Glee.” I never missed an episode; I bought the songs off iTunes, watched the actor biography videos on Hulu, and ran into my friends’ rooms after watching each episode to gab about the latest Glee drama. But that all c... (Click here to read more.)
Is College Really Worth It?
BY Bekah Cvetich
28
Jan
`12Bekah Cvetich Cedarville students are no strangers to pricey tuition or an economy that is less-than-friendly to college grads. So many wonder if the cost of a college degree is really worth it, especially if they major in fields that probably won’t easily earn them steady jobs or substantial paychecks.I recently read an article in Popular Mechanics called “The College Bubble&rdqu... (Click here to read more.)
Should Christians Keep Santa in Christmas?
BY Rachel A. Stephens
09
Dec
`11Ilove Christmas. So much so that I have a tendency to annoy the grinches people around me. I listen to Christmas music when I feel like it (September) and merrily ignore the naysayers. On top of that, I still have an unashamed love for all things Disney, and color pictures of princesses to de-stress. It is no surprise, therefore, that I am a fan of Santa Claus. Not that I really believe in him. G... (Click here to read more.)
Do American Christians Worship Nationalism?
BY Jesse Silk
09
Dec
`11Those of us who have grown up in the United States have probably been immersed in patriotism since our youth. We recited the pledge of allegiance in school, stood respectfully during the playing of the national anthem and observed all the holidays that commemorate the American cause. It probably never occurred to us that our love for the good ol’ U.S.A. could be an ideological downfall; if a... (Click here to read more.)
Just Sayin’ ... Certified Creeper
BY Bekah Cvetich
09
Dec
`11Christmas is coming up so I feel the need to point out something about the holiday that must be stated: Santa is a total creeper. He sees you when you’re sleeping … he knows when you’re awake … and he sneaks down your chimney in the middle of the night. Why do people like this guy? I’d be calling the cops and getting my baseball bat ready for Santa to come, not leav... (Click here to read more.)
What’s a Relationship Worth to You?
BY Bekah Cvetich
03
Nov
`11bekah cvetich Value can be lost so easily in today’s culture. If something breaks, it loses its value. If your microwave stops working, you don’t go get it fixed, you throw it away and buy a new one. Value also disappears if people get bored with something. When a guy buys a new videogame, he’s excited about it and plays it incessantly and sees it as extremely valuable. The... (Click here to read more.)
Women's Books Are Too Focused on Romance and Neglect Other Important Topics
BY Emily Severance
03
Nov
`11When I was in junior high, I wandered into my Christian school’s library looking for a book to read. The librarian found me aimlessly perusing the titles and promptly referred me to the Christian fiction section. What I found there was disheartening — series after series of loosely historical, pseudo-Christian watered down romance novels (most of which had something to do with scand... (Click here to read more.)
Everyone's a Little Bit Sexist
BY Holly McClellan
03
Nov
`11Some habits die hard — especially those we don’t even know are there. Case in point: As an illustration for a recent chapel message, Dr. Brown showed a series of ads circa the 1950s and 60s to illustrate how popular opinion has changed. And boy, can women be glad it’s 2011. Apparently, a lot of what passed for good marketing in those days is, by today’s standards, rathe... (Click here to read more.)
What's With the UDI?
BY Meredith Moline
29
Oct
`11Palestinian Authority not have basis for pursuing statehood based on current status. Rather than negotiate with Israel, Palestinian leaders declared their intention to pursue statehood through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) at a meeting of the United Nations. Such an attempt, the third of its kind, the first being in 1948 and the second being in 1988, hinders peace, violates numer... (Click here to read more.)
Just Sayin': JS Memories: Turf Burn and Formal Dresses
BY Bekah Cvetich
01
May
`11When I get married and have kids, I will take them to a Cincinnati Bengals game, point at the 50-yard line and tell them that I tackled a guy right there ... while wearing a dress. At the beginning of my junior year, I didn't think that would be my Junior-Senior (JS) Banquet story. I expected the typical story of a proper classy evening, but I've found that my life rarely fits the mold of normal. ... (Click here to read more.)
Awareness Overload and the Great Compassion Crisis of 2011
BY Kate Cella
01
May
`11This year’s starting lineup of news stories was rough on human nature — to name a few, the string of chaotic revolutions in North Africa that created thousands of refugees, devastating natural disasters in Japan with a gut-wrenching death toll, and tumultuous floods that wreaked havoc on Queensland, Australia. A recent article in the New York Times used the term “compassion fati... (Click here to read more.)
Ever feel like everyone except you has it all together?
BY Rachel A. Stephens
25
Feb
`11Last year, I spent hours looking at other girls’ wedding albums on Facebook. I loved getting ideas from their flower choices or inspiration from their locations. I found it even more interesting once these new brides started posting about the bliss they called newlywed life. Their adorable apartments, immaculately cleaned, and the gourmet meals cooked every evening sent me off into hour... (Click here to read more.)
Like a Little? Not even a teensy, tiny bit.
BY Kate Cella
30
Jan
`11Maybe it was the basket of fruit aliases on Like a Little’s message board that I initially found so perturbing. As an aside, I have to admit to an inordinate amount of time spent wondering if people would have still read “Tom Sawyer” if Samuel Clemens had chosen “Boysenberry” or “Ugli Juice” as his own alias (which I thought would be an excellent handle... (Click here to read more.)
Fitting in as a charismatic not an impossible task
BY Jonathan Bundy
05
Nov
`10I was worried my application to Cedarville wouldn’t be accepted. It wasn’t for the normal reasons: it wasn’t my ACT score or my high school GPA (although I was worried about those too). It was my church background. Unlike most Cedarville students, I was raised in a nondenominational charismatic church. I’m not going to talk about the theological differences between Cedarv... (Click here to read more.)
What You Don’t Know, You Can Feel Somehow: U2 before chapel is cool, but misguided
BY Andrew Smith
12
Oct
`10I don’t listen to many bands, Christian or not. You know that annoying kid in high school who wishes your youth group sang more old hymns? That was me. I once wrote on one of those icebreaker get-to-know-you sheets that my favorite Christian artist was Bach. I avoided CCM out of principle. My opinions slowly changed, and at various times in my life I’ve wanted to listen to something ... (Click here to read more.)
Grave Clothes to Black Leather: The Evolution of the Vampire
BY Jonathan Bundy
10
Sep
`10In recent years, the vampire as a concept has climbed out of its musty coffin and grabbed pop culture by the throat. “Twilight,” “True Blood,” and “Underworld” are only a few examples of popular vampire stories. Vampires have changed drastically since their dark origins—especially their appearance, sexuality, and spirituality. The vampires of folklore we... (Click here to read more.)
Twilight Sends Wrong Message
BY Emily Severance
10
Sep
`10What’s up with vampires these days? The typical coffin-dwelling, bloodsucking demons of the underworld seem to have disappeared, and the creatures that have replaced them are something quite strange. Vampires have become heartthrobs. If you’re at all tuned in to pop culture, you’ve heard of Twilight, a series of teen romance novels written by Stephanie Meyer about a girl named B... (Click here to read more.)
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