Relationships, Sex and Porn

Hey Vertical Parents,
I want to inform you on my upcoming Wednesday night message series.  It will be on Relationships, Sex and Porn.  This series will start next week, July 16, break for one week on July 30 then continue through the month of August.  So, what would you do if your young adult was in some guy-girl relationship that you believed to [...]

Walking with God

I have found myself at times doing things I don’t want to do.  I can see what the Apostle Paul meant when he said the same thing in Romans 7.  I thank God for his patience, mercy, and grace.  Our flesh and spirit are at war.  God is at work transforming us into his likeness, [...]

Reality Check

What comes to mind when you here people refer to Christians as hypocrites, judgemental, sheltered, don’t care, boring, or confusing?  I’ve been reading a book titled unChristian by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons and it’s a real eye opener to how young people ages 16-29 view Christianity.  I believe we have to get back to [...]

Random

This month we want to get to know you better. Post your favorite memories, vacations, stories, things to do etc… We want to learn more about you and your family. This may seem random, but we promise not to use them against you .
One of my favorite memories is of [...]

Spiritual Battles

Depression, lust, eating disorders, peer pressure, rebellion, cutting, immorality, drug abuse, homosexuality, and suicide. These are some of the things our teens deal with today. We must equip today’s teens for war. The Bible clearly tells us we engage in spiritual warfare throughout lives. It manifest in different ways. Some [...]