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Father’s Day 2019
AUTHOR’S NOTE: What follows are 2 posts-from-the-past, The first, was written by my Son, Anthony, just a couple of months after I entered prison in 2010. The second was written by me, 3 years later. Anthony spent a couple of … Continue reading →
Recycling An Opportunity
AUTHOR’s NOTE: This post originally appeared here in “The Oakdale Chronicles” on January 21, 2013. I was about midway through my incarceration at the Federal Correctional Institution at Oakdale, LA, and had joined a public speaking group many of you … Continue reading →
Don’t Touch the Stove (The ‘lost’ post)
By Tony Casson (AUTHOR’S NOTE: I found a draft of this post originally begun in November of 2012 by my beloved son, Anthony, from the chicken scratching I sent him. For some reason probably related to the fact he was … Continue reading →
Evil Is Seductive
(Author’s Note: What follows was originally posted in 5 parts here in The Oakdale Chronicles very early on during my incarceration. It is the story of my attempted suicide and the week that followed while I was kept in a … Continue reading →
Do you really want to reform our prisons?
The following is something I posted on Medium.com recently: No dialogue on prison reform is complete without a serious look at the profit incentives found in the privatization of many of this nation’s prisons, both federal and state. I will … Continue reading →
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Monthly Archives: August 2016
August 31
TODAY IS… an excellent day to make sure the inside of the cup is clean. “You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.” Matthew … Continue reading
August 30
TODAY IS… a superb day to put first things first. “Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.” Exodus 20:13 KJV “That’s an easy commandment to obey,” you insist. “I would never worship anyone or anything but God.” Surprisingly even … Continue reading
August 28
TODAY IS… a wonderful day to be used. “Now He uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume.” 2 Corinthians 2:14b NLT Much is written about allowing God to use us for His purposes. The … Continue reading
August 27
TODAY IS… not a good day to play with fire! “Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?” Proverbs 6:28 KJV “Thou shalt not kill.” (Exodus 20:13 KJV). This is one of God’s commandments that the … Continue reading
August 26
TODAY IS… a terrific day to remind ourselves that God loves even the worst of us. “Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?” Matthew 20:15 … Continue reading
August 24
TODAY IS… to accept the possibility of success. “I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.” Psalm 34:4 KJV What great thing are we not attempting to do because there is a possibility … Continue reading
August 22
TODAY IS… a superb day to aspire to be a good leader. “In everything set them an example by doing what is good.” Titus 2:7a NIV Some of us may say. “But I don’t want to be a leader. I’m … Continue reading
