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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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Author Archives: Tony Casson
March 20
TODAY IS… a great day to practice artful avoidance. “Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.” 2 Timothy 2:23 NIV As Christians, we have a responsibility to others to help them … Continue reading
March 19
TODAY IS… a fine day to do something wonderful for yourself. “When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.” 2 Corinthians 1:4b NLT Offering comfort to someone who is in … Continue reading
March 18
TODAY IS… the perfect day to drop everything and go fishing. “And He said to them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.’” Matthew 4:19 NASB No need for fishing poles, hooks, line or sinkers. All we … Continue reading
March 17
TODAY IS… an excellent day to stand on the side of good. “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:21 NASB Let’s face it, there are many of us who have come to Christ after … Continue reading
March 16
TODAY IS… the ideal day to thank God for His gift of resilience. “Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy times seven!’” Matthew 18:22 NIV That answer was given by Jesus to Peter when he asked Jesus … Continue reading
March 15
TODAY IS… a good day to bear in mind that not everything is good for you. “You say, ‘I am allowed to do anything’ – but not everything is good for you. You say ‘I am allowed to do anything’ … Continue reading
March 11
ODAY IS… a wonderful day to see what is written on your heart. “I take joy in doing Your will, my God, for Your instructions are written on my heart.” Psalm 40:8 NLT Jesus made it abundantly clear on many … Continue reading
