Torch, Summer 2003

Editor Dr. Martin Clark Managing Editor Roger Overturf Associate Editor Kara DeMusz Proofreaders Martha Baldwin Monica Bowen Senior Designer Michael Bieniek Photo Editor Scott Huck Cedarville Torch Vol. 25, No. 2, Summer 2003 Published by Cedarville University Dr. Bill Brown, President NO PAID SUBSCRIPTIONS Cedarville Torch is published for alumni and friends of Cedarville University. Direct comments and requests for extra copies to: Managing Editor Cedarville Torch 251 N. Main St. Cedarville, OH 45314 937-766-7808 pr@cedarville.edu www.cedarville.edu ISSN 1093-4618 Follow the Romans Road to Salvation! Romans 3:10-11 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.” Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 10:9-13 That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in Him will never be put to shame.” For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on Him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” hange … even the word seems like something like we would rather avoid than face. Why allow change to interfere with what seems good? Why permit something unknown to supplant that which is known? The simplest answer to those questions is that change is not something we allow to happen. Changes don’t ask our permission before they occur. Change happens and our only decision is either to deal with it or ignore it. People change; communities change because the people in them and the circumstances surrounding them change. Even institutions like Cedarville University change because the constituencies we serve, the people serving here, and the circumstances surrounding us change. Although the picture on this page and the name on the president’s door have changed, this does not mean Cedarville University is no longer the institution you love and support. Cedarville University’s mission — to provide an education consistent with biblical truth — has not changed. It will not as long as I am president. However, the institution has undergone constant change for more than 50 years. Our campus has changed. Our curriculum has changed. Our structure has changed. And we are a better place because of those, and many other, changes. I am excited to be a part of God’s “next big thing” at Cedarville University. I hope and pray that you are, too. Bill Brown, President C Change The Spectre pec of 2 TORCH / Summer 2003