A number of interesting questions came from teens to Vertical Thought. A 15-year-old asked how to overcome an eating addiction, describing a frustrating and discouraging history of being unable to conquer it on his/her own. Another 15-year-old wrote that he's concerned about people who are truly scared about the world coming to an end; he asked what he might say to ease their fear. A 17-year-old mother wrote that she is pregnant with another child; she has begun to think about the spiritual training of her children, and she asked how to find the true Church. She'd also heard various predictions about end-time disasters and wanted to know if they are accurate. A 17-year-old wrote that he wants to keep the Sabbath but is troubled by the possibility of missing contact with friends whom he would see only if he attended sports events on the Sabbath (presumably, they are from other schools); he asked for advice on what he should do. An 18-year-old asked if people who pay a tithe would receive a curse should they stop doing so. A 15-year-old wrote that he recently visited a friend's church in which the people spoke in tongues; our young reader wanted to know what the Bible says about the practice. And a 16-year-old wrote of his disillusionment with all organized religion. He wondered why they can't see that they all have the same "Holy Land" and that they shouldn't fight each other. He asked whether he could simply bypass organized religion and just "follow Jesus' teachings." Also answered by the Vertical Thought team was a question from a 22-year-old woman who asked if it's possible today to have a boyfriend without entering into a sexual relationship. In other mail, we answered an interesting request from an Ethiopian subscriber who wanted counsel on how to observe God's Holy Days, as well as how he might meet with a congregation of the UCG. An inmate wrote asking for contact with a minister, saying that he is part of a group of 50 inmates in his facility that observe the Sabbath; we don't know yet if they all consider themselves affiliated with the UCG. A minister of a Protestant congregation asked how his entire congregation could become part of the UCG; he didn't explain any further details. Several wrote of difficult circumstances, asking for prayer or simply sharing what is happening in their lives. A subscriber has a child in a mental institution and an unbelieving spouse. A person asked what hope the mentally ill have for the Kingdom of God; another asked if God would restore the mental faculties of a person who lost them due to a stroke. A man asked why God didn't relieve the suffering of this person's cancer-ridden mother, after her lifetime of helping others. And a person in a family of nonbelievers wrote of the heavy challenges of being the primary caregiver to a terminally ill parent. An online reader cut right to the point by asking, "Are you the true Church or are you merely looking for money?"