There rare several books I’ve read several times. each time I re-read a book, I see something I missed the first time.
Which book have you read more than any other?
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The Mason Moment, July 13, 2026
My Novel, “Soldier Of The Cross.”
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Are you a lifelong learner?
Yes, I am. I always have a book with me, I’m a big note taker, and I’m open to more learning.
What’s a chapter of your life you’d title “The Hard Years” — and what got you through it?
I had a LOT of “hard years-” my childhood and adolescence, my holdover period in the Army, and my 11-month unemployment before working for the City. What got me through? The idea, “something better is on the way for me.”
The John Mason Talk-Walk, July 10, 2026
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1937652/episodes/19475766
I speak about the Graham Platner episode, and about red cards for immigrants’ rights.
My Novel, “Soldier Of The Cross.”
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The John Mason Talk-Walk, July 3, 2026
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1937652/episodes/19442131
I speak about Independence Day, and the ongoing fight for freedom in this country.
My Novel, “Soldier Of The Cross.”
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What’s the best way to deal with negative thoughts?
Sit still, breathe deep, and they’ll go away by themselves.
The Mason Moment, June 29, 2026
I speak on social and political issues, calling them as I see them. I speak about the recent DOJ memo, promoted by Stephen Miller, that would strip disabled people of their rights.
My Novel, “Soldier Of The Cross.”
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Turn WHOSE Other Cheek?
Throughout ALL the bullying and harassment I endured in my schooldays, I was just expected to put up with it, not fight back, “turn the other cheek.”
It was said to come from Jesus of Nazereth, in the Gospel of Matthew, 5:39: “But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. IF anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to them the other cheek.” (https://biblehub.com/matthew/5-39.htm)
I always pondered, what does this mean? Allow someone to beat you up and disrespect you, kick you around? From what the “adult authority figures” lied to me about, it would be bad of me to fight back, that I would “sink down to their level,” and I must just ignore it.
I can’t except that. What they tried to lie to me about was nothing but, as the Nation of Islam put it, “slave religion,” telling me I must put up with that abuse because it was somehow virtuous. HOGWASH TIMES TEN. If someone assaults you, by word or deed, that means they think you’re nothing, you don’t matter.
Yes, you DO so matter, and you have every mother-fucking right to protect yourself. and don’t let ANY body tell you different.
The John Mason Talk-Walk, June 26, 2026
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1937652/episodes/19407837
My Novel, “Soldier Of The Cross.”
Hemperiffic LLC
hemperifficllc.com
thegtsf.org