{"id":1216,"date":"2023-03-22T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T04:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/cedarville-stories\/?p=1216"},"modified":"2023-03-21T16:30:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T20:30:10","slug":"s8e12-shawn-hess-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/cedarville-stories\/2023\/s8e12-shawn-hess-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"S8:E12 | Shawn Hess Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>From Mascot to Manning Up<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>When Shawn Hess reflects on his time as a student at Cedarville, he\u2019s met with two very distinct sets of memories: his early years of defiance and his later years of dedication to the Lord.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Back in the late \u201880s, there wasn\u2019t much to do on campus but go to basketball games, which Shawn did frequently \u2014 but he wasn\u2019t always dressed like everyone else.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>As a senior, Shawn took on the secretive role of embodying the Yellow Jacket mascot \u2014 and somehow none of his friends discovered his new identity! He embraced the role whole-heartedly, dancing on the court, shooting lay-ups, and having a good time in the process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>But his time at Cedarville wasn\u2019t always marked with joy and excitement. Shawn was a reluctant Yellow Jacket his freshman and sophomore years. Chapel was a drag, church was a box to be checked, and he was overall disinterested in walking with the Lord.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>After a close friend\u2019s death in a car accident, the Lord took hold of Shawn\u2019s heart, and his life radically changed. This lukewarm student became a young man passionate for ministry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Shawn graduated from Cedarville with a business degree in 1990 and then from seminary in 1997. 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