Follow the money today
What one believes does make a difference. However, professing themselves to be wise, they became fools in God’s eyes. When they crucified Jesus and changed the truth of God into a lie, and worship and served the creature more than the creator, they were not ignorant of God, but of God’s design to bring them to repentance. The Bible never justified anyone sin; its purpose is to reveal sin. Sin brings hideous results, affecting not only our relationship with God, but also our relationship with others.
Anybody who thinks they can be happy and prosperous by letting the church and state take care of them better take a closer look at themselves, for the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God. And if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God. The purpose of human government is to uphold the good and punish the evil, because it is important for Christians to be actively involved in government so that the government values are consistent with the word of God.
Over the years, services were expected from government, but they were costly and offered excessive opportunity for corruption. Even worse, the Democratic Party, traitorous Rinos, big tech, big business and the many so-called independent agencies created by Congress make rules, judge offenders and execute their own laws. However, they do not care about the cost of gas, food, government unions, taxes, power bills, criminals, jobs, welfare, illegal drugs, health care, the unborn, Covid-19 and drugs. They are getting wealthy off the taxpayers.
Anybody who voted for this sickness or benefits from it has put their interest above the welfare and interest of the word of God and their neighbor, and does not admit the truth.
Cotton Allen, Brasstown
Children are not forgotten
I am writing to thank Cherokee County residents for spreading joy to children around the world this Christmas.
Through the generosity of the Cherokee County community, 3,975 shoeboxes were collected, enabling the Western North Carolina Area Team to exceed our goal by collecting over 18,500 shoebox gifts for Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind.
Across the United States, the project collected more than 9.1 million such gifts in 2021. Combined with those collected from partnering countries in 2021, the ministry is now sending more than 10.5 million shoebox gifts to children worldwide.
Through shoeboxes – packed with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items – Cherokee County volunteers brought joy to children in need around the world. Each gift-filled shoebox is a tangible expression of God’s love, and it is often the first gift these children have ever received.
Through the continued generosity of donors since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 198 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 170 countries and territories worldwide.
Although local drop-off locations for gifts are closed until Nov. 14-21, 2022, anyone can still be a part of this life-changing project by conveniently packing a shoebox gift online in just a few simple clicks at samaritanspurse.org/buildonline. These simple gifts, packed with love, send a message to children worldwide that
they are loved and are not forgotten.
Brenda Hackett, Franklin
The writer is media support with Operation Christmas Child of Western North Carolina.