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Recent Posts From ‘The Oakdale Chronicles’: : "TOC"
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 →
“Pavlov’s Prisoners and the Prison Program Paradox”
“Pavlov’s Prisoners and the Prison Program Paradox” “Pavlov’s Dog” illustration (Pavlov 1928 & Goodwin 1991, p. 138). On Tuesday, February 10, I attended a ‘criminal justice reform’ conference at the Washington Post in Washington, DC called “Out of Prison, Into … Continue reading →
“Stories of a Prisoner’s Wife”
(Editor’s Note: Diane’s last post was back in August. Diane has had a rough time, as you will read, but her testimony is powerful, compelling, and is something we can all learn from.) Entry 25 by Diane S. Eight and … Continue reading →
MLK and the Academy Awards
In January of 2013, while still incarcerated at Oakdale, I gave a speech in a Toastmaster’s contest in the prison chapel to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (I got second place, by the way). I am re-posting the speech, … Continue reading →
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- gdhayesblog
- Faith Runner
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- iwanttobelieveingod
- Dots&Thots
- denisebalog...Grace filled devotionals.
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- The Life Project
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- insideagirlheart
- Truth. Love. Service
- thekindmindproject
- Lifestyle With Terry
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- Emily-Rose Lewis Ministries
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- THE RIVER WALK
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Category Archives: The Hunt For Harmony
“There Is Empathy In Harmony, And Harmony In Love”
Why is living in harmony important to us, why shouldn’t it be difficult, and how does it fit in with the overall theme of “Finding The Path To Freedom”? Living in harmony is important to us because God says we are … Continue reading
“The Hope That Lies In Harmony”
”So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel—because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them … Continue reading
Posted in The Hunt For Harmony
Tagged followers of Christ, God, harmony, hope, Jesus, Jesus Christ, the Gospel, the path to Freedom
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“But I LIKE Cream And Splenda In My McDonald’s Coffee!”
I like McDonald’s coffee. When I do buy coffee at McDonald’s, I always order a large and then I ask for 5 creamers and 2 packets of Splenda. There you have it. I confess. I am not ashamed, or afraid … Continue reading
Posted in The Hunt For Harmony
Tagged Central Union Mission, Differences, fighting Satan, God, God's gifts, Racism
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