Coffee and Consent panel tackles the hard questions of consent in and out of romantic relationships
By Chelsea McKanna
Shannon Berkheiser, Title IX Coordinator at Cedarville University, kicked off the Coffee and Consent event by explaining her biggest objective: for students to come away with a deeper understanding of how consent works in their daily lives, in or out of romantic relationships. But that was not her only focus.
“We always want to have this conversation in the context of the Bible,” Berkheiser said.
For her it was vital that the main goal for the audience was that ...
Testimony Tuesday: Resting in God’s forgiveness
By Bella Agnello
When you are forgiven much, you forgive much.
For someone in law enforcement, extending forgiveness to the person they are arresting seems contradictory. As a Christian, Bruce Upchurch, director of Campus Security at Cedarville University, learned the power of forgiveness early on in his life when he realized how much God forgave him.
Upchurch grew up in the Philippines as a missionary kid. When he was 13 years old, his family moved back to the U.S. In high school he ...
We should all be watching ‘House of David:’ a midseason review
By Ben Konuch
“As Saul’s arrogance grows, a rift between him and Samuel festers. With each new victory, the people of Israel trust more in a throne than their God.”
We’re probably familiar with this story. After 25 years of a good and righteous reign over Israel, God’s appointed king, Saul, grows prideful and arrogant. He rejects the promises and faith of the very God that ordained him as king, and God’s judgment declares that Saul’s legacy and house shall be removed from ...
