Inspire, Fall 2004

6 Fall 2004 Pure Freedom TM One of Many Summer Events In another busy summer at the ’Ville, Cedarville University was excited to welcome Bob ’88 and Dannah Barker Gresh ’89 back to campus for the Greshes’ Pure Freedom Metro Worship Event. Bob and Dannah founded Pure Freedom TM to help middle and high school students learn about God’s plan for purity and holiness in a unique way. However, as the Greshes explained, Pure Freedom TM exists “to equip men and women of all ages to live a vibrant life of purity, to experience healing from past impurity if it exists in their lives, and to experience a vibrant, passionate marriage which portrays the love Christ has for his Bride the church.” They also noted, “Our events … are about sexual purity and yet they are much more about the totality of a life submitted to the will of God in a quest to enjoy the blessings of His plan.” Approximately 190 students and church staff members attended the Pure Freedom TM event at Cedarville. Because the Greshes believe that the temptation to fail sexually comes in different forms for girls and for guys (girls are more emotionally-driven, while guys are more visual), they addressed the students separately and emphasized different areas of temptation. The girls experienced a slumber party-style pampering event. Using a boxed gift kit of soaps, candles, and tea cups, the girls explored the subjects of self-esteem, modesty, emotional healing, refusal skills, and envisioning a godly husband. The guys experienced a radical, high-contact event which included sports-themed teaching and object lessons of a different type, such as maul ball. They explored subjects such as masturbation, pornography, mental virginity, the power of accountability, responsibility to protect a girl’s emotions, and envisioning a godly wife. Both groups looked deeply into God’s Word to consider His plan for passionate purity and enjoyed outstanding worship with the Pure Freedom Band. Pure Freedom TM was just one of many summer events hosted by Cedarville University. Summer Previews introduced high schoolers to the campus, while the Midwest Chinese Christian Association held their annual retreat at the ’Ville. Two youth ministries — LIFT and EQUIP — brought their summer camps to Cedarville, involving hundreds of middle and high schoolers in leadership training, service, and spiritual growth. Hundreds of young people were involved in Yellow Jackets sports camps as well. Senior Featured in USA TODAY When Ronald Reagan’s casket lay in state in Washington, D.C., Cedarville senior Ian Ellis spent hours waiting in line to pay his respects. “I should be able to do that for a man who changed the world,” he told Reporter Dennis Cauchon. The reporter featured Ian in the June 11, 2004, USA TODAY article “Young Republican Discovers His Idol in ‘Man Who Changed the World.’” The article revealed how the Martinsburg, West Virginia native has been greatly influenced by President Reagan, even though Ian wasn’t yet born when President Reagan was first elected. A political science major, Ian is a member of the Cedarville University College Republicans and chair of the Ohio College Republican Federation. He plans to attend law school after graduation. To read the USA TODAY article, visit http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-06-10-ellis-vignette_x.htm. Professor’s Composition Released on CD A musical composition by Dr. Steven Winteregg, professor of music and chair of the department of music and art at Cedarville University, has been released on Albany Records’ CD A Celebration of Flight . A Celebration of Flight commemorates the 100th anniversary of Wilbur and Orville Wright’s historic aviation experiment. Four commissioned works are included: William Bolcom’s “Inventing Flight,” Michael Schelle’s “Wright Flight,” Robert Xavier Rodriguez’s “Flight: The Story of Wilbur and Orville Wright,” and Dr. Winteregg’s four-movement piece “To Fly Unbounded.” “I composed ‘To Fly Unbounded’ in an attempt to capture the various emotions of that first flight: the initial dream of flying, the determination in the face of hardships, and the thrill of actually breaking the bonds of gravity,” Dr. Winteregg said. “It was an honor to be a part of this centennial celebration CD and to be on the same recording with such outstanding composers.” A well-known composer himself, Dr. Winteregg has won first- prize awards in the New Louisville Brass Quintet Composition Competition, International Trumpet Guild Composition Competition, and the International Horn Society’s Composition Competition. His creations have also earned 17 ASCAP awards. Dr. Winteregg joined the Cedarville University faculty on July 1, 2004. He is currently on a one-year leave of absence from his role of principal tubist in the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dayton Opera Orchestra. Dr. Winteregg is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Wright State University, and The Ohio State University. For more information about A Celebration of Flight , visit www.albanyrecords.com .