Christian Radio Contradiction

I love Christian radio. Mainly I enjoy music - but somehow, likely God-ordained, the radio in my bathroom will not pick up the semi-local Christian music stations. It will however, pick up the Christian "teaching" stations - where all day long you can hear great men and women teaching God's word, while brushing your teeth,and "fluffing" (as my totally 80s friend Tina calls it) your hair. Yesterday on the Focus on the Family segment, they had a recorded broadcast of Frank Peretti! It was so awesome. He was a great speaker. Funny and real. If you can go to their website - don't miss it.
Yesterday my daughter Kaitlyn said how she thought it was curious that they were promoting the new Evan Almighty movie. While it is likely very funny - it seems a little wrong. I would like to see it - and can see the entertainment value in the "what if Noah lived today" scenario. But it does seem a little risky for them to promote this movie after Bruce Almighty.
Then this morning I heard a speaker - he was teaching about the woman at the well, and Jesus' offer to give her living water. He was explaining that every other well came up short - money, success, relationship, physical beauty - they would all be wells that ran dry. It was great - I was all pumped thinking - yeah! gimme some of that living water. Immediately following this segment came a commercial for a shop that does excellent body work on your vehicle. And this particular station is constantly full of diet and exercise programs, and home improvement shows. But - hey, you just told me that those things weren't important. And while I know they have to pay for their broadcasts somehow, it seems a frightening contradiction. My mind is renewed - and then slapped back down.
The worst worst worst one is a commercial about Christian publishing. It says something on these lines....."so you're a Christian author. once you finish that book you're working on, what are you going to do? PRAY it gets published." Ugh! I cringe everytime that one comes on. It is so unclear. I know that the mean don't JUST pray - and I understand that God doesn't want us to be passive - but it is so ugly the way they say it. Gross. Yuck.
Anyway - just my thoughts today. What do you think? Is Christian radio contradicting itself?

Contradiction in Terms

I.hate.teen.magazines.
My daughters love them. Well, not all of them. They like Teen Vogue in particular. I have found a lot of healthy and positive articles in its pages. Healthy eating. Healthy exercise. Make-up tips. Hairdo ideas. Neat stuff - and things that teen girls like. There are some ideas about dating that we don't ascribe to, but all in all it hasn't been so bad.
My younger daughter loves fashion, color, perfume, jewelry etc. and has been very excited to look through magazine pages for a new dress for the upcoming formal dance we will be attending in WV in late spring. Today we bought a "prom" magazine sponsored by another teen magazine which contained an prom planning insert. I was thumbing through it and it really
got
my
goat!
The whole thing is a total contradiction. On one page they tell these young women that true beauty comes from the inside, and then peddle makeup, jewelry, clothes on all the rest of the pages. The insert to help plan for the prom is packed full of pages with "prom exercises" and a "prom diet" - complete with pictures of carrot sticks and a cherry tomato or two.
These mixed messages are broadcast continuously to young women, breeding the next generation of good consumers who will buy their "stuff" and participate in the "diet" industry. What clever, wicked marketers.
I am re-evaluating whether or not we will buy any more of these magazines. I want my daughters to be more concerned with the beauty of their hearts. I am thankful that they got subscriptions from my brother and sister-in-law at Christmas for Brio and Brio & Beyond magazines - which have a far better agenda!