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Continued stories of adoptee perspectives

by Maggie Walker **Below are the continued stories of adoptees from the article “Adoptees share perspectives onTransracial Adoption” Gaby Gaby Bush was adopted from Guatemala as a baby. When she was four years old, she went back to Guatemala with her mom to adopt her younger brother. She doesn’t remember a lot of the trip because she was too young, but she got another opportunity to go back on a Cedarville mission trip. During the mission trip, Bush found and met her biolog...

Cedarville University’s Diversity Book Clubs promote reflection and open conversation 

by Noah Tang In the picture from left to right: Marielle Payton, Annaliese Miller, Caleb Forehand, Meghan Wells, Jayla Martin, Ella Clay, Senait Scheie, Elizabeth Dunham, Jessie Thomas, Kailee Harris, Professor Carolyn Barnett, Noah Tang, Grace Gregory. As part of its commitment to the Word of God and the Testimony of Jesus Christ, Cedarville University strives to attain the correct understanding of Kingdom Diversity. To that end, the University has undertaken several initiatives to ...

‘The Son’ is a conversation starter about the nature of family and the crisis surrounding teenage mental health

by Kathryn McDonald  When I reviewed “The Father” in 2021, I had nothing but admiration for the screenwriters, directors, actors and the myriad of other professionals that put their heart into the art they created. Now, after watching its prequel, “The Son,” I must admit that I am once again blown away by the poignant storyline and presentation.  In this artistic film, audiences step back in the timeline to explore a new facet of the human experience: family. What is a ...

‘The Pale Blue Eye’ is a slow but meticulously crafted mystery

By Ben Konuch "At times I believe the dead haunt us because we love them too little. We forget them, you see. We don't intend to, but we do. I believe they feel most cruelly deserted, and so they clamor for us." “The Pale Blue Eye” is a dark, gothic murder mystery from Scott Cooper, the director behind “Antlers,” and stars Christian Bale as Augustus, a quiet and haunted detective who is called to investigate a grizzly crime at West Point in the 1800s. Through this dark and ...