Life Issues^® Institute

Have you ever promised to pray for someone . . . without following through?  I'll be the first to admit that I have.  Sometimes I forget.  Other times, I am in the middle of my own mini-life crisis and have enough problems of my own to pray for.  Most of the time, however, I know that saying "I'll pray for you" is the easy (or fast) way out of a difficult (or long) conversation.  Our lives will go on and the problem will eventually work itself out.

Recently, however, I started to wonder why I make promises to pray for ...

Vending machines are convenient.  They provide you with the soda and chips you've been craving all day.  They now also dispense DVD's, fresh flower bouquets, and even a pre-heated kosher hot dog! It's incredible! They are open 24/7 and are there to help you in case you get hungry or bored (or both!) at three in the morning.

Unfortunately, I recently learned of some some vending machines that aren't as friendly.  Brad Mattes, host of the daily 1:00 Life Issues^®, shared that there are vending machines in Iowa that dispense the chemical abortion RU ...

Life Issues^® with Brad Mattes reminds me of the power behind numbers.  It's not just a digit ... it's a life. 

In college we used to say that we were just a "number."  Our school ID number was needed to check e-mail, register for classes, get into the café, and even access our rooms!

I'm sure you can relate.  We all have a phone number, bank account number, license plate number and social security number.  Thankfully, these numbers aren't designed to dehumanize us, but help things run smoothly in our daily life.

There are instances, however, when ...