Cedarville Magazine, Summer 2023

VIBRANT, JOYFUL COMMUNITYBY THOMAS WHITE At Cedarville University, we have three areas of focus. First, we focus on biblical faithfulness. That’s most important. Without biblical faithfulness, we are just another school. Second, we focus on academic excellence. Some people would have you think that you can’t do both. We believe that is a false dichotomy. A university is at its best when it has a unified worldview focused on pursuing truth, and since ultimate truth is found in Jesus — the Way, the Truth, and the Life — these two in balance provide a complete education for the mind and the soul. The purpose of this article, and to some degree this entire magazine, is our third area of emphasis — fun. We articulate fun as vibrant, joyful, Christian community. Why do we place this level of emphasis on vibrant, joyful community? Because it honors Christ and demonstrates consistently living out our Christian faith. You don’t have to look very far in modern society to find 2 | Cedarville Magazine

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