Compass Check Fall 2015

Compass Check: Fall 2015

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We hope you’ll enjoy this second issue of Compass Check. Copies of the first issue of Compass Check were distributed at the five UYC summer camps in June and July, but beginning with this issue, all United teens, ages 12-19, should receive their personal copies in the mail.

Table of Contents

Hello

1 minute
We hope you’ll enjoy this second issue of Compass Check.

To the World Beyond Today: A Poem

1 minute
We’re given awesome glimpses of a promised world beyond today, The recreated paradise—which we’re invited to reclaim!
4 Things to Love About Winter Camp

4 Things to Love About Winter Camp

3 minutes
Wondering what to do with yourself over two full weeks of winter break? Is Winter Family Weekend not long enough for your tastes in fellowship and fun...

Do You Want To Live Forever?

6 minutes
Every year the youth of the Church who attend summer camp are immediately immersed in the Zone. The Zone is a safe place to learn and practice God’s...
“How do I receive the Holy Spirit at baptism?”

Question: “How do I receive the Holy Spirit at baptism?”

4 minutes
The apostle Peter summed it up in Acts 2:38: “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and...
What to Do When You Have 
Overprotective Parents

What to Do When You Have 
Overprotective Parents

4 minutes
When I was really young, in the early 1990s, a young rapper named Will Smith had a hit song on the radio called “Parents Just Don’t Understand.”...
Hypocrisy in the Church?

Hypocrisy in the Church?

5 minutes
My friend was angry again. Her minister had slipped up, saying some hurtful things. She didn’t appreciate it, feeling frustrated that he would say...
Three Ways Hollywood gets the Bible Wrong

Three Ways Hollywood gets the Bible Wrong: Can you trust Hollywood to get the story straight?

6 minutes
How much does Hollywood influence your view of the Bible? As you know, movies are a powerful visual way of telling stories, but what happens when...
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Graduating From High School

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Graduating From High School

6 minutes
I think it’s safe to say that we all find it difficult knowing what to do after high school. We are raised in a society revolving around a 12-year...