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Vertical Thought: July - September 2006

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In This Issue

Count the Cost

  • by Jeremy Lallier
Do you understand what it means to follow God? Do you understand the price you may have to pay?

What's in a Name?

  • by Jeremy Lallier
What if it happens to be one for God? Do you know that God has many names, each with different meaning?

Hard Decisions Made Easy

  • by Jeannette Freeman
Do you have some difficult choices to make? Everyone faces these kinds of decisions in his or her life. Here are a few keys to help you make better decisions.

Hope & Help for Children of Divorce

  • by Vertical Thought
Every year millions of children experience the trauma of their parents' divorce. Millions more have already gone through that pain and been affected in ways large and small. What can help children of divorce? One who has been there shares the keys that helped him through that experience.

From a Scientist Who Believes in God...

  • by Kristin Yarbrough
Vertical Thought discusses evolution and the problems with this theory with Dr. Steven Holladay, a professor of anatomy and toxicology at Virginia Tech's College of Veterinary Medicine.

God Works in Mysterious Ways

  • by Daniel Fitzpatrick
Who would have thought I would have to leave my country to find a church that existed in my own city? This experience took me to Africa and back. And I returned home with two sweet rewards.

A Statue Comes to Life!

  • by Ken Treybig
The setting: the United Nations gardens in New York City. The plot: a dream symbolized by a statue becomes reality. The cast of characters: being chosen now...

Life is Fragile

  • by Larry Greider
It was one of those moments when I felt overwhelmed by the vastness of the universe. Why are we here? What is the purpose of life?

In the News...Funnies Not So Funny Anymore?

  • by Amanda Stiver
Funnies Not So Funny Anymore? Geoff Brown, the editor of the Chicago Tribune comics pages, finds more and more questionable material in the cartoons he screens.

The Fish That Shoots Down Evolution

  • by Mario Seiglie
This unusual fish uses a specialized system to blast insects out of the air. How could this evolve slowly over time when there is no survival advantage without the whole system working perfectly?

Career Tips

  • by Brett Washington, Sharon Treybig Babcock
Knowing that many of our readers are trying to decide what careers to embark upon, Vertical Thought asked for suggestions from those who have recently found jobs about how they decided on a career or got the job. Here is some information that can be of help when you make these important decisions.

Unscrambling the Meaning of Life

  • by David Treybig
While much of the world’s attention is consumed by controversy surrounding a fictional book and movie, the meaning of life remains a mystery to all but a few.
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Duke: Lessons From a Cat's Life

  • by Amanda Stiver
"There is nothing in the animal world, to my mind, more delightful than grown cats at play. They are so swift and light and graceful, so subtle and designing, and yet so richly comic."— Monica Edwards, children's book author

The Festival Code: Unlocking the Future

  • by Mike Bennett
The following letters from and to Abdul are composites, but the events pictured by God's Holy Days are real! In fact, these little-known celebrations contain coded messages that reveal the future for everyone.