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View PDF (3MB) --------------------------- Weekly Commentary Our Dark Side Spirit of Sacrifice Right or Wrong—Who Decides? Coming: A World Safe for Children Lessons From Ukraine The Flags Are Alive! Advertising—What's Best for You? Summer—Time for Choices A Smile from God Gossip, Bullies and Technology --------------------------- Extra Online Articles Vertical News: August 2008 Vertical News: July 2008 --------------------------- Commentary Archives --------------------------- RSS FEED More RSS Information Subscribe to get the latest updates from verticalthought.org!		July - September 2008 Editorial: Untangling the Web The Internet is a highly public forum. What we post has the potential to be viewed by anyone with Internet access. Facebook & MySpace A Young Christian's Guide to Using Social Network Sites. The Good and Bad of Gaming Computer games are a waste of time! They are violent and ruin relationships. No, computer games are good! They help develop hand-eye coordination and online games help build relationships with others. Who's right? -- Family-Friendly Games Make a Comeback Trumpets, Trumpets Everywhere The reverberating echo of a distant trumpet stirs deep emotions and moves us to conviction and action. What does the Bible say about this instrument? Samson: Accomplishing God's Purpose—the Hard Way Some find it perplexing that this man with all his faults is among the faithful of Hebrews 11 who are awaiting God's Kingdom. What did he do to deserve this distinction? What can we learn from his life? -- Who Were the Philistines? Who Is a Christian? God's Word is quite clear that one cannot just decide to be a Christian, one has to be invited! Being Christian in Nigeria In Nigeria it is extremely difficult for young people to become independent and able to live on their own. Situation Ethics = Pig + Lipstick Would you ever kiss a pig? What if the pig were wearing lipstick? From a distance it might look a little better. But when you got closer, you'd find the same dirty, smelly pig. Situation ethics is just another way of rejecting God's law. By dressing it up with concepts like love and consideration, some try to make it look better—like putting lipstick on a pig -- The Founder of the Situation Ethics Movement Answers from Genesis - Part 1 Understanding how God made things in the beginning can help us understand things now. A Moving Experience How can we minimize the stress and maximize our friendships when we move? In the News... News of interest to teens and young adults from a biblical perspective.

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