Cedarville Magazine Winter 2016

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campaign was penetrating and relevant. No fan of Donald Trump’s,
Dr. Krauthammer described the billionaire as a demagogue not
worthy of the presidency. He lamented the Iran Nuclear Deal. In
short, we spent an hour peering into his mind, and whether we
agreed or disagreed with him, we learned and we were better for it.
As I got ready to dismiss the audience, I looked over my notes
and remembered I had one last announcement to make. Dr. Ben
Carson, Republican presidential candidate, was coming to campus
for a campaign rally the following week. The crowd hooted in
anticipation.
I drove home and reflected on the day. Perhaps God will use
Cedarville University to shed His grace on the political world,
which is in desperate need of it. Perhaps our students, trained in a
biblical worldview and ready to be salt and light, will preserve and
illuminate our culture. But however God chooses to use our labors,
we will still labor in His vineyard, because that is our calling.
Mark Caleb Smith is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director
of the Cedarville University Center for Political Studies. He received a Ph.D.
in political science from the University of Georgia.
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