Life Issues^® Institute

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 ...

Life is precious.

Life is worth fighting for.

Life is from God.

Do you see these truths shared in the media today? Rarely, if at all.  Popular culture transmits values and worldviews faster than a viral infection.  The once popularized concept of a trickle down effect seems to have exploded and transformed into a fire hydrant. Information overload. Tolerance and Pluralism reign.  The mantra they scream is . . .

Life is not precious.

Life is not worth fighting for.

Life is not from God.

And that's the message that Brad Mattes of Life Issues^® Institute shares daily . . . that life is in ...

It's said that pictures are worth a thousand words.

The picture on the right is worth far more.

In addition to representing a commitment to the value of all life, Brad and Ellen Mattes and David Ruleman, WAVA (Washington DC) are parents of service men representing a "life issue" as important as any in which any of us will ever engage.

The "Life Issues^®" Hospitality Suite time at NRB 2010 was a time to give thanks to the nearly 400 stations which join the ministry in underscoring the need to protect life.  It was also a time to remember ...

There really isn't any issue Brad Mattes can't relate to life-from Superbowl commercials to Haiti!

"From coast to coast and everywhere in between . . . more and more people are coming face-to-face with the reality of abortion and saying yes to life," Brad, "This is shaping up to be an exciting and victorious year for the babies . . . we must continue to give everything we've got because the majority is speaking out for life."

Specific life issues Brad has been sharing about lately . . .

• There's a new and impressive study showing abstinence-only sex education works--the results have been published ...