Testimony Tuesday: A heart for missions
by Bella Agnello
Ben Spacek was born into a family with a legacy of faith, dating back generations. Growing up in Reading, PA, he was surrounded by a wealth of Christian influence, knowledge of missions and love for the Gospel. Now a senior Accounting major at Cedarville University, he reflects on the path God took him towards missions.
God called Spacek to himself one Sunday afternoon, after hearing the gospel in Sunday school. Though little at the time, Spacek understood enough of ...
The arts and the good life: The first Lyceum Lecture of the year
by Chelsea McKanna
A little before 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, room 115 in the Center for Biblical and Theological Studies opened its doors to Cedarville University students for the first Lyceum Lecture of the year. A line formed outside the room, leading almost to the building’s front door. As the seats filled, students began to sit against the back wall, in between seats and along the aisles.
Students attended for many reasons, whether Lyceum Lecture students, those there ...
Testimony Tuesday: Loving the heart of the good Father
By Bella Agnello
Aspen Bevan grew up in a Christian household, but home posed as a juxtaposition for her as she related to Christianity. Now a fifth year Professional Writing and Information Design student, Bevan reflects on her journey to trusting God as her good Father.
Bevan’s father claimed to be the strongest Christian role model in her life. At the same time, he was her biggest abuser. Though she grew up knowing Jesus, she had difficulty reconciling the Jesus presented to her and ...
What Would be your Dream Student Org?
By Madison Dyer
Integrated Spiritual Growth
Matthew Wood
Matthew Wood, a freshman Civil Engineering student, has noticed that most student orgs are restricted to either men or, more often, women. He feels as though this creates just another point where unity among believers is fractured, encouraging unnecessary competition and making people feel as though the separation is necessary for function.
“I feel like there could be better cohesion between men and women [on this ...
Professor’s Library: Books written by Cedarville faculty members
By Chelsea McKanna
Hope for American Evangelicals
Dr. Bennett
“Hope for American Evangelicals” is a book published by B&H Publishing and written by Dr. Matthew Bennett in 2023. Perhaps most important to Bennett was the timeliness of the book’s publication. His goal was to encourage American believers to view the church rightly amidst a time when it is becoming increasingly easier to “throw the baby out with the bathwater” and label the church as corrupt as a whole....
Testimony Tuesday: Dr. Smallwood
By Bella Agnello
“To get me to look more like Jesus, it’s probably going to be a painful process.”
Dr. Will Smallwood was only two and a half years into his new position as vice president of Advancement at Cedarville University when God would begin to radically deepen his faith. During Homecoming of 2023, Smallwood experienced a debilitating pain in his spine. Because his team is heavily involved in engaging with alumni during Homecoming, he prayed for God to get him through the ...
Cedarville Student shares Christ with women in a battle between hope and fear
By Sam Sofio
For the past three years, Delaney Schmutte has counseled scared, desperate and hopeless pregnant women who consider abortion as their only escape in their battle between hopeand fear.
Schmutte, a senior Biblical Studies major with an emphasis in Biblical Counseling, serves at the Pregnancy Resource Clinic of Clark County, where God uses her as a vessel to pour out the hope and love of Christ into fearful hearts – the same hope and love that she received when she was ...
Prayer room in the Dixon Ministry Center serves as an important reminder to the student body
By Sam Sofio
When Cedarville students walk into the prayer room, they immediately encounter a room filled with a golden glowing light, a large map of the nations and three wooden frames on the back wall entitled “Prayer Requests,” “Prayer for the Nations” and “Prayed For.”
Next to the wooden frames, students write their prayer requests and place their requests in either the “Prayer Requests” slots or the “Prayer for the Nations” slots.
Constructed in ...
Testimony Tuesday: The power of prayer
By Bella Agnello
For the past 14 years, Deidre Sizer served as the assistant director and tutoring coordinator for The Cove, Cedarville University’s tutoring center. Stepping into retirement, she knows that God will continue to lead her faithfully in the grand adventure he has planned for her.
Sizer did not always see God this way. Until college, she did not know how personal God was, or what living by faith looked like.
That is how Sizer learned the power of prayer firsthand. Her ...
A look at the Imprints Exhibition
By Marian Pope
As the clock neared the 6 p.m. mark on Wednesday, April 2, a small crowd of students gathered outside the entrance to The 220 Gallery inside the Stevens Student Center. Then the doors opened and students entered into the gallery to admire the latest juried art exhibition: Imprints.
Many art and design students submitted their works for a chance to be showcased: From walnut chairs to trading cards, from magazines to cardboard. The exhibition showcased the works of the ...
