2002 Miracle Yearbook

Getting Started Week again hosted the 2001 Fall Bible Conference.Students raised their voices to "Lion ofJudah" as the bass drum thundered along with their vocals,and the upperclassmen once again learned thatsome things just don'tchange. The Chapel in Akron lent Reverend Knute Larson to be the keynote speaker at Dr.Dixon's invitation. His messages camefrom different angles butfocused on the Attack on America,when planes hijacked by terrorists had crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon the week before on September 11.The terrorist attacks hit home with the students and penetrated the messages deep into their hearts. The Prayer ofPaul from Colossians 1 served as the topic for the morning meetings.As the conference moved forward,the Youth Pastor of The Chapel, Jodie Bowers, captures the students' attention with his animated person- ality and dramatic life experiences. students responded well to Larson's daily challenges. However,the subjectsoon affected the conference outside ofits messages. Larson's hometown asked for his presence at several municipal meetings as a spiritualleader. The normality ofthe week and conference were thrown for a spin as Larson sentJodie Bowers, youth pastor at The Chapel,to finish the conference. The unusualchange didn't affect Bowers or the Cedarville student body. He moved on with Larson's theme and managed to keep the students in tune to God's Word. Students enjoyed both speakers,and the conference was again a success.Thissuccess wasone tradition that the University was pleased to see in the commotion of the first week ofschool. The Kingsmen Quartet entertain the University with their great vocal talent and variety of music. Reverend Knute Larson uses the present crisis of the nation to share with us from God's Word how to show Christ-like compassion . HO 21