From Walks to Wisdom: Hembo’s Journey From Cedarville to ESPN In the world of sports, stats tell stories — and for Paul “Hembo” Hembekides, they’ve written a full chapter of his life. Hembo graduated from Cedarville University in 2012 after four seasons of college baseball, where he started 170 games... View Article
Bench Press and Biblical Truth: The Strength of Dr. Trent Rogers Dr. Trent Rogers doesn’t fit the stereotype of a Bible professor and college dean. Sure, he’s got the credentials — a doctorate in New Testament, years of pastoral experience, and a deep love for Scripture. But he also once... View Article
A Game Plan for Sports Health Sports have always played an important role in Hayden Lee’s life. Now a Doctor of Pharmacy/MBA student at Cedarville University, Hayden’s journey from high school athlete to aspiring sports pharmacist shows how passion and purpose can collide in powerful ways. Growing up, Hayden was... View Article
Press Box Perspectives: Jeff Gilbert Sports are Jeff Gilbert’s passion. What started as a hobby of cutting out sports stories from newspapers and magazines and crafting his own narrative for each story has blossomed into a thrilling career as the beat reporter for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team and... View Article
Hope in Hard Places: Greg and Erica Smith Erica Smith woke up in a hospital bed, confused and restrained, believing she’d been abandoned and tortured. She had just survived a weeklong medically induced coma caused by a sudden, life-threatening allergic reaction — one that nearly stole her life. At the... View Article
Coach Rob Jones: Leading Cedarville Hoops With Purpose and Passion Basketball season is back in full swing at Cedarville, and the Yellow Jackets are charging into year two under Head Coach Rob Jones. With a season of experience already under his belt, Coach Jones is building more than just a... View Article
Aaron Welty: The Heroics of Weakness Aaron Welty grew up with his eyes on the stars — not just the ones overhead, but the ones in stories. Galaxies far, far away, rings of power, and caped crusaders filled his imagination. But while most kids left those adventures behind when the... View Article
From a Curious Teen to a Confident Voice in Creation Science Born a Buckeye near Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Georgia Purdom grew up in public school where she got a solid education — but something was missing. The classroom instruction didn’t point to the Bible, and the lessons never once started... View Article
Beyond the Stars: Lauryn Leslie’s Journey From Cedarville to NASA For Lauryn Leslie, the stars were never just distant lights in the sky — they were a destination. As a child, she’d look up and wonder what it might be like to explore the universe God had spoken into being.... View Article
Saying Yes to Water and the Gospel: Dr. Pete Savard’s Journey Dr. Pete Savard, a 1990 graduate of Cedarville University, never imagined his life would be defined by clean water and the Gospel. A nurse educator and medical innovator, Pete once designed mobile hospitals for the U.S. government. But when... View Article
