Sharing the "good" message!
- Mon, Oct 25, 2010
As a child, I was forced to learn Chinese characters. My parents told me that it would be "good for me." Little did I know what they really meant! Knowing some of the basic Chinese characters was beneficial not only for understanding the language, but it helped me understand the Chinese (and by extension the Korean) culture.
You may have already known this, but some Chinese characters were developed in a pictographic form - the characters looked like the object they represented. For example, the character for 'fire', 火, is a pictographic representation of two flames above a pair of logs ...
Do you feel unloved?
- Mon, Sep 20, 2010
Have you ever felt unwanted, even unloved? I have. It's a painful and powerful emotion that is difficult to overcome.
Growing up, some cruel children said that I was adopted. Although the accusers had no factual knowledge and were merely 'teasing me', I found myself very hurt by their words. I wanted so badly to belong. The very idea that no one wanted me wounded my heart.
Perhaps this is why I love that God calls me His child. We all are children of God. None of us, therefore, are unwanted or unloved. God knows each of us by ...
Facing Life Head On
- Thu, Aug 12, 2010
Unlike the Christian radio industry, good TV programming is hard to come by. Rarely are shows thought provoking and engaging at the same time. It's been my experience that most TV shows use sex, drugs, violence or special effects as their main story line.
Brad Mattes, host of both "Life Issues®" and "Facing Life Head On", however, knows how to do both radio and TV well. As the executive director of the Life Issues® Institute Brad interviews individuals and families on topics like abortion, adoption, disabilities, medical technologies, stem cell treatments and end-of-life care, Brad fuses education with entertainment ...