Mail carrier a good man
I wanted to tell you about Timothy Hall.
He is a local mail carrier. He was covering a mail route last Thursday that was not his regular route. As he came to our house to deliver our mail, he smelled smoke and saw that our house was on fire. We were both at work.
He ran to a neighbor’s house and asked her to call 911. Then he ran back to our house and, with a fire extinguisher in hand, he tried to keep the fire from spreading while he waited 20 minutes for the fire department to arrive.
Because of him, our home was not completely destroyed. Because of his heroic efforts, we will be able to recover some baby pictures, family mementos and sentimental items.
We don’t know him – we heard about this story after my sister-in-law posted on Murphy Online Yard Sale on Facebook. That’s where she learned what his name is.
We want him to know how grateful we are to him. We are overwhelmed by a stranger’s kindness and selflessness.
Derrick and Christine Callihan, Murphy
Genocide is always evil
Proverbs 24:11-12 speaks of genocide: “Rescue those who are being taken away to death, And those who are staggering to the slaughter, Oh hold them back! If you say, ‘See, we did not know this,’ does He who weighs the hearts not consider it? And does He who watches over your soul not know it? And will He not repay a person according to his work?’ ”
According to international law, Israel can’t claim self defense when they are the occupiers. The Israelis have slaughtered 31,500 Palestinians, and Zionist Christians are cheering them on. Unconscionable evil.
As I studied the genocide of Adolph Hitler and the Nazis, I wondered how was it possible that the German people knew that 26 million Russians, 6 million Jews and 6 million Poles were being murdered and allowed it to happen. Was it mass psychosis?
No, I believe many people were deceived by Hitler’s propaganda and brainwashed. They believed Hitler’s lie, that Germans were a superior race, just as many Zionists believe they’re a superior race.
The church has been propagandized to believe this lie. Therefore, it’s permissible to steal a nation’s land and slaughter its people.
Zionist Christians wholeheartedly believe this absurdity, and are supporting and funding Israel’s genocide. History is repeating itself. Nazism’s genocide was once sanctioned, and today Zionism’s genocide is sanctioned.
Zionist Christians better wake up, because God will surely judge the Zionist churches for supporting the evils of genocide, ethnic cleansing and numerous crimes against humanity.
Mary Mason, Murphy
Never give up – and act fast
When someone is struggling with addiction, they only care about one thing – getting their next fix. They lose sight
of who they are, what their purpose is in life and even lose touch with their family. One thing many mothers never do is give up.
Being a mother is followed by endless love, devotion to keeping their child safe, and wanting to make sure they have the best opportunities. When they are faced with their addiction, things change.
There is endless worry and many nights of lost sleep; constantly worrying whether their loved one will get sober and survive – or whether they will receive the worst call a parent can get.
Mothers know that to overcome addiction, an addict must be willing. It’s a constant battle that seems never ending. But they never give up.
When your loved one becomes willing to go into treatment, it is important to act fast. Get them into treatment immediately. Because the willingness may fade, and getting an addict into treatment really is a life-and-death situation.
Sadly, many mothers have lost their child to addiction and while they had always hoped they would get clean. The opioid epidemic has only proven to continue to worsen, with fentanyl taking the lives of many.
Finding out your child or loved one is using drugs can be scary and overwhelming.
If you or a loved one are struggling with addiction, reach out for help before it’s too late. We help people all over the United States find treatment and finally end the web that traps someone in addiction.
To read more on the subject, visit narcononnewliferetreat.org/blog/my-mother-never-gave-up.html.
Alina Snowden, Denham Springs, La.
The writer is with the nonprofit Narconon NewLife Retreat drug and alcohol rehabilitation and education center; visit narcononnewliferetreat.org.