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October-December 2003

The Greates Humanitarian Cause

Serving in Thailand

Serving in Thailand
Teaching in exotic Thailand for a year brought unexpected challenges and personal changes. The experience gave us broader perspectives and deep insights into other cultures, ourselves and God's way.

2013: What Will It Be Like?

2013: What Will It Be Like?
Have you ever thought about what the next few years might bring? Will you marry, have children, live in a nice home and have a stimulating job? What expectations do you have for your life in the next 10 years?

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A New Magazine Is Born
Thinking vertically is the challenge God offers all of us. VT exists to help you think about these things from above. The things that are really most important in life.

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Darwinism in the Classroom
If you believe the Bible's explanation that God made human beings in His image, what should you do? What strategies can you follow for dealing with teachers who require students to learn Darwinism?

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Why I Serve at United Youth Camps
Each year around 400 staff positions at United Youth Camps are filled by volunteers, including many young adults. United Youth Camps own them a debt of gratitude for their willing to serve.

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You're Never Too Young to Serve!
Have you ever felt like you were too young to serve? Do you ever feel that you have no important part in the Church?

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In the News...
News of interest to teens and young adults from a biblical perspective.

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Q&A
The following questions and answers represent issues of interest to young people who want sound biblical advice. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Giving an Answer
Imagine what it's like to spend the first year of college at a religious school where Old Testament Religion is a required course of study...

Is It OK to Have Secrets?
Everybody has secrets, and the Bible tells us that this is okay, especially when it comes to private matters and confidences that others share with us...

What Are You Waiting For?
I wasn't sure if he was waiting for me, or just waiting for anyone. He sat on an antique wooden bench and I almost walked by him without a second thought...

An Incredible Universe
I was overwhelmed with the sheer grandeur of this universe that I inhabit, a universe of which I know almost nothing about, and yet the little that I do know...

Basketball Is Her Second Goal...
Her Religion Is Number One

Always in the back of her mind was the cloud of conflict that games would inevitably be scheduled on the Sabbath...

God's Way—An Adventure Abroad
Ever think God’s way of life was cramping your style? Keeping you from doing all those fun things in life? Or maybe limiting your success? Think again...

Who Will Go to Hell?
The hell that is described in the pages of the Bible is a very real place. You may be surprised to learn who goes to that location... -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Vertical Thought is not a magazine about mountain climbing or even neurons firing in your brain. It purpose is far above all that, yet it is practical and down-to-earth at the same time.

It's all about the direction you are headed, and Vertical Thought is designed to point young adults and teens upward, to God and His way of life. It's a way of life that works in the real world of friends, family and preparing for your future.

Let us know what you think, and how we can help uplift you in your climb.



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