Compass Check - Summer 2016

Compass Check: Summer 2016

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Welcome to our summer issue of Compass Check, written directly with you as a teen in mind. This is our fifth issue which means we are now in the second year of publishing this special quarterly magazine. Summer time is camp time! Many of you will be attending one of the summer camps around the U.S. Please enjoy the Zone while seeing your friends and making new ones. Camp is one of the blessings of serving God, and we’re delighted so many of you can attend. Challenge yourself to read all the articles in this issue. The articles will help you learn more about God’s plan for you and get to know your Bible even better.

Table of Contents

Compass Corner

1 minute
Welcome to our summer issue of Compass Check, written directly with you as a teen in mind.
Foul Language is Foul

Foul Language is Foul

2 minutes
Foul language has been a major problem since the beginning of time. If we don’t watch our use of language, it can become a major bad habit!
Understanding Baptism

Understanding Baptism

4 minutes
What is baptism? Great question! Simply put, baptism is an agreement that you enter into with God when you decide to live His way of life.
A Scientist’s Journey to God

A Scientist’s Journey to God

7 minutes
I am about a year away from earning my Ph.D. in neuroscience, which is the study of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system. As I went...
Up in Smoke: What Does God Think About Marijuana Use?

Up in Smoke: What Does God Think About Marijuana Use?

7 minutes
his afternoon after work, I could walk into a store, put my money on the counter and walk out with an ounce of marijuana. Because I’m older than 21...
An Equation for Understanding: Knowledge + Experience = Understanding

An Equation for Understanding: Knowledge + Experience = Understanding

6 minutes
Okay, don’t get freaked out. This isn’t an article on math. But math and other subjects in our lives can be guided by this formula. Thomas Edison used...
Why Talk to God?

Why Talk to God?

6 minutes
In our day-to-day lives, we are constantly facing challenges: at home, at school, at work, even walking down the street. Some challenges are simple...
Finding Myself

Finding Myself

6 minutes
My sister and I are identical twins, and it usually takes others some time to tell us apart. In school I remember classmates calling us just “the...