Testimony Tuesday: Trusting God as her shepherd
by Bella Agnello
Rachel Kimble is an adjunct professor at Cedarville University and teaches a women’s ministry class, but most students know her as Dr. Kimble’s wife. Growing up, she aspired to be a missionary overseas, but God slowly drew her heart back to the United States, where she engages in ministry alongside her husband and lives out her dream job as a mom.
Mrs. Kimble grew up the second youngest of four kids, with parents who were passionate about loving God and serving him. ...
GO Conference: A call to pursue the Great Commission wherever God leads
By Linnea Doughman
Cedarville’s annual GO Conference launched the start of a new semester. A total of seven sessions covered the underlying theme of Christ’s Great Commission. Missions organizations came to Cedarville to engage with students throughout the conference time, sharing opportunities to serve God around the globe. Speakers addressed topics concerning church revitalization, domestic church planting, abiding in Christ, God meeting his people.
Throughout the conference, ...
Cedarville faculty hobbies outside of the classroom
By Balen Allain, Megan Deets, and Sierra Perkinson
Stacey Stratton: Stage combat
Pictured is Stacey Stratton, Associate Professor of Theatre and Theatre Program Director. Outside of being a professor, Stratton is passionate about stage combat.
By Balen Allain
Stacey Stratton teaches theatre classes and directs mainstage shows at Cedarville. She also has certification in all forms of stage combat.
Stage combat involves combat like sword fights but also the most physical intera...
The first Christian university to launch ChatGPT Edu campus-wide
By Bella Agnello
On Friday, August 8, Dr. White announced Cedarville University to be the first evangelical Christian university to launch an OpenAI initiative campus-wide.
The decision came as a response to the rapid adaptation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workforce as a time-saving tool. When Dr. White, president of Cedarville, met with the Cabinet on their retreat, they did not immediately set out to make the university the first Christian college to adopt ChatGPT Edu. ...
Bringing light to Germany: Elliot Bostel’s summer mission
By Renée Rucci
This summer, senior Physics major Elliot Bostel traveled with Global Outreach to Berlin, Germany. Together with a team of Cedarville students, he helped support two local churches by running an English camp and a student retreat.
This past spring, Bostel met with a missionary, Steve Dye, who has served in Germany for the past 23 years.
“I got really excited because that's a place that is close to my heart, and I'm considering going long term,” Bostel ...
Deck the Halls draws Cedarville students together through laughter, competition and festive cheer
By Rachel Schuck
Dashing to and fro, students leapt over sidewalks and crossed icy roads. Clambering to reach the front of the line, they pushed through the crowd to make it on time. Jackets in tow, they rushed to the door. As it swung open wide, they hurried inside.
Despite freezing hands and chattering teeth, students waited for their turn to arrive. While some huddled in clumps or jumped up and down in line, some laughed with their friends and threw snowballs. They stood in anticipa...
The Denomination Report: Anglicans
By Marian Pope
One of the largest Christian denominations in the world, yet one of the smallest denominations at Cedarville University, Anglicans make up approximately 1.6% of the student body, according to a self-reported survey from last semester.
Because Anglican students compose a small percentage of the student population, not many know exactly what Anglicans believe. Justice Wolf, a third year Biblical Studies major, explained an easier way to break down Anglican beliefs.
“Y...
Testimony Tuesday: Holding fast to God’s comfort during suffering and grief
By Rachel Schuck
“I am held by the God who keeps perfect covenant and that is true no matter how I feel or the hardships that I go through.”
Alyson Punzi holds a unique position: she gets to share the light of Christ with others through her story of suffering and grief.
Punzi, who works as an executive assistant in Cedarville’s Advancement Department, dwells on God’s steadfast comfort during her moments of grief, as well as his reminder that he holds her fast.
Growing up in ...
Cedarville University’s harpists
By Bella Agnello
The Friday before finals week, students typically spend the afternoon getting ready to perform their skits during Deck the Halls. But if they were to stop by the Stevens Student Center for an early dinner, they might be able to spot three hooded creatures wheeling large, covered objects from the Dixon Ministry Center to the SSC. And if they stay for a while, they might be pleased to hear the sounds of celestial Christmas cheer.
These creatures are actually the harpists ...
How do Cedarville’s faculty and staff celebrate Thanksgiving?
by Sierra Perkinson
As the fall semester creeps to an end, both faculty and staff looked forward to the welcome rest of Thanksgiving just as much as their students did.
Associate Professor of History Dr. Robert Clark often enjoys reflecting on Thanksgiving’s origins and being reminded of the uniqueness of the often overlooked holiday.
“Thanksgiving is a unique holiday…in the national sense of holidays,” Clark said. “Even different than Christmas, which is recognized in ...
