Reflections of An Uncommon Common Man

  John Lewis and Jim Zwerg after being attacked by the Klan in Montgomery Andy Gno after being attacked by Antifa in Portland I have always hated injustice regardless of who it is directed at. As a child growing up in Nashville I saw a lot of injustice. Because of my young age and the color of my skin I was aware of some of it. Some of it I was blind to. For example when my mother took me Christmas shopping in downtown Nashville my focus was on avoiding having my picture taken with the Harvey's Santa because I was terrified of him. I loved the idea of Santa and I believed that he was delivering my Christmas presents every year but the thought of sitting in his lap terrified me. I can remember having some pretty intense crying fits when picture time rolled around. Downtown Nashville was the happening place at Christmastime though. The streets were jammed with shoppers amidst the beautiful Christmas lights and decorations. The sounds and smells of Christmas were everywhere . In the m...

Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:13-14    One thing that the Holy Spirit taught me from an young age as a parent is not to hinder a child when it comes to their faith. My son Jon came to us one day when he was maybe five years old and said with the pure innocence of a child "I want to be babitized" I didn't mispell the word. That is how he said it, babitized. We told the preacher and he was baptized very soon after that. There has always been a difference of opinion among Christians on the question of when is a child old enough to accept spiritual salvation? Some will say that a child must be older than my son to make that decision but I believe that is one of Satan's lies. The Bible says otherwise. Verses such as 2 Timothy 3:14-15 But as...

 For those of you that know me, you know that I am not afraid to speak my mind. My older cars, that I mainly drive, are usually plastered with bumper stickers. I find many of them funny but they are a way of expressing my beliefs and showing support for my favorite political candidates. Over the years I have worn provocative hats and shirts. People will tell me Greg, your going to get yourself killed one of these days. Actually, for the most part I have had tremendous support for my clothing and bumper stickers. I have had people in every part of the country come up to me, or pass by me saying I love your shirt, or hat. This past summer in Keystone South Dakota I received an extra portion of food because the server loved my shirt that said " I Identity As Non Bidenary". People will run up to me at convenience stores saying I love your bumper stickers or pass me on the road giving me a thumbs up and pointing to my bumper stickers. I have had several people cut me off and blow ...

George Soros  "Very surprising that there would be a mass shooting at a Christian school, given that lack of prayer is often blamed for these horrible events. Is it possible they weren't praying enough, or correctly, despite being a Christian school? "  David Pakman David Pakman  This tweet by David Pakman was the most hideous thing that I have. seen regarding the Nashville school shooting. He never made an apology but did remove the tweet. This is what he said after he took it down. "Alright, too many antisemitic attacks and threats to my family. I've delete the tweet."  This guy is a coward. If I hadn't heard someone say he was a Jew I wouldn't even know he was Jewish and I doubt that most people know that he was unless they read his retraction. The nerve of this guy who created a very anti Christian tweet but now he wants to hide behind antisemitism. I don't believe him when he says that he was attacked for being Jewish. Or that he received de...