{"id":2087,"date":"2025-05-14T00:01:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T04:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/cedarville-stories\/?p=2087"},"modified":"2025-05-12T14:34:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T18:34:33","slug":"s12-e20-twins-talent-and-testimony-enos-twins-and-eric-mishne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/cedarville-stories\/2025\/s12-e20-twins-talent-and-testimony-enos-twins-and-eric-mishne\/","title":{"rendered":"S:12 E:20 | Twins, Talent, and Testimony: Enos Twins and Eric Mishne"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twins, Talent, and Testimony: The Forensics Team\u2019s Journey at Cedarville<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you wander down the halls of Cedarville University\u2019s communication building, you might hear echoes of passionate conversations, bursts of laughter, or a well-timed, dramatic pause. It\u2019s not a theatre troupe or a sermon prep class \u2014 it\u2019s the beating heart of Cedarville\u2019s forensics team. No, not fingerprints and crime scenes. This kind of forensics is competitive speech and debate: a battlefield of ideas, storytelling, and the art of persuasion.<\/p>\n

At the helm is Eric Mishne \u2014 part coach, part professor, and all in when it comes to investing in students. With years of experience and a deep passion for communication, Mishne believes forensics is more than a competition. It\u2019s about great communicators telling truth \u2014 it\u2019s about critical thinkers, creative spirits, and storytellers who can weave narratives as enrapturing as a front-porch tale on a summer night.<\/p>\n

Follow the story of Cedarville\u2019s winning team on this week\u2019s episode of the Cedarville Stories podcast.<\/p>\n

This year, Cedarville\u2019s team didn\u2019t just show up \u2014 they soared, bringing home both state and national titles. Their victories weren\u2019t only measured in trophies but in something far deeper.<\/p>\n

Among the standouts were two freshman twins from Colorado Springs \u2014 Cara and Zane Enos. They’ve been sharpening their minds and practicing their skills together for nearly a decade. Yes, they\u2019ve had their sibling squabbles, but they\u2019ve also learned something essential: to love one another and to love God above all else. That, says Coach Mishne, is the real secret to their success.<\/p>\n

Cara and Zane were drawn to the University by the warmth of Cedarville\u2019s spiritual life and its daily chapel. They found a home where faith and intellect walk hand in hand and a family of believers who live out their calling on every stage, every tournament, and through every word spoken.<\/p>\n

The team brought more than eloquence to the platform. Their speeches, while sharp and smart, carried something unique \u2014 hope. They honored God, not glamor. They offered truth, not trends. And people noticed. One young man, intrigued by the grace in their words and the difference in their demeanor, found the greatest victory of all through the team\u2019s winsome witness: salvation.<\/p>\n

So yes, Cedarville’s forensics team tells stories \u2014 but this year, they became one. A story of excellence. Of unity. Of twin talents and team triumphs. And most of all, a story where every round pointed not to themselves, but to the Author of all things.<\/p>\n