Compass Check: Winter 2016

Welcome to our winter issue of Compass Check, written directly with you as a teen in mind. This is our seventh issue. In this issue we introduce our new editors. This Compass Check issue is focused on relationships with God, friends, and family. Also, read about how to have discipline within your life, both physical and spiritual.

Compass Corner

1 minute

To give credit where it is due, “Compass Checkers” is the creation of our new managing editor for Compass Check, Kourtney Kovanis.

Dear Readers

2 minutes

Five years ago I spent over two months in India for an internship through my university. I spent most of my time working for a non-profit organization...

Riding the Line?

5 minutes

“I’ll do anything except sex.” That was a phrase I heard growing up among some of my church peers. We all knew that the Bible strongly condemned...

Relationships: No small matter

3 minutes

As humans, most of us crave friendship. Regardless of if we make it obvious or not, we need that companionship. It’s core to how we function on a...

Engage: How to Prove for Yourself God’s Way Works

6 minutes

It was a Sabbath morning, and Melissa felt tired. School, homework, and a million other time-fillers had eaten away the six preceding days. She had...

Finding God Through Obedience

4 minutes

The teenage years—and the transition from child to adult—are a time of decision-making and taking responsibility. I remember asking myself, “What do I...