2000-2001 Annual Report

“Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness” (Psalm 115:1). Paul Dixon President any are calling 2001 “the year when everything changed.” In many senses that is true. Never again will Americans feel invulnerable to the attacks of terror and evil. Those of us who can remember December 7, 1941 can recall the cataclysmic effects the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor had on our lives and on the relationships we crafted during the war years. Those among us too young for those recollections are experiencing a rebirth of a unified American spirit and, thankfully, a revival of interest in spiritual matters. One must hope and pray that the devastating attacks of September 11 will ultimately result in the same kind of triumph over evil that followed Pearl Harbor and gave rise to the triumph of democracy and freedom over despotism. We at Cedarville University can point to at least one thing that has not changed since September 11. We steadfastly maintain our focus on the One who is “the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). We praise the Lord Jesus Christ for His protection. We praise Him for forgiveness and redemption. We praise Him for His love and compassion. And, we praise Him for the good things He has brought our way. This report, full of accomplishments, success stories, and recognition, is dedicated not to our own praise and glory, but to the glory of His name. M "Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s." Psalm 103: 1-5 NIV 2 Dr. Paul Dixon has announced his plans to retire from the Cedarville University presidency effective May 2003.