1998-1999 Cedarville College Annual Report

Heart for God S ince, as Dr. Paul Dixon maintains, chapel is the "heartbeat" of the Christian college, then Cedarville College certainly has a healthy, strong pulse. Chapel, de-emphasized by many other Christian schools, remains alive and thriving at Cedarville. This daily hour of fellowship and Bible teaching allows students and faculty to maintain their focus and unity while pursuing a heart for God. Each year, the administration prayerfully selects a chapel theme for the coming academic year. In keeping with last year's theme of "Practicing the Power of Prayer," chapel speakers such as John MacArthur, David Jeremiah, Kay Coles James, and the College's own Paul Dixon challenged listeners to a victorious prayer life. "No one can deny that chapel is the life force of Cedarville College. I personally love Bible conferences [with] speakers like foe Stowell and Alistair Begg." Scott Lehr Senior preseminary Bible major from flint, Mich. Student Body Chaplain for 1999-2000 "The theme 'Practicing the Power of Prayer' served as a constant reminder to me to be observant and attentive to God's Word and His instruction about prayer. ... I learned to look to God and to plead with Him on the basis of His mercy and grace rather than on the basis of my so-called 'righteousness' (Daniel 9:18)." Wes Tillett Senior comprehensive Bible major from Rensselaer, Ind Advisory 1 member T he daily integration of biblical principles into the classroom is another factor that sets Cedarville apart and illustrates the College's heart for God. "At Cedarville, we are committed to discovering God's truth wherever He has chosen to reveal it. We search for His truth in the Scriptures, but we also seek aspects of the truth that He has revealed elsewhere-in the laboratory, in the library, in literature, and many other contexts as well. Then we endeavor to connect those pieces of God's truth together so that we can see better the picture that God alone can see perfectly. Integration, then, is part of the way in which we love God with our minds. It is, in reality, an essential part of our worship." Daniel fstes, Ph.D. Assistant Academic Wee President and Professor ofBible