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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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Category Archives: “TODAY IS….A Gift From God”
April 1
TODAY IS… a good day to not be fooled. “For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” … Continue reading
March 31
TODAY IS… the day to believe what you are hearing. “Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.” Jeremiah 32:8c NASB Trust does not come easily for many of us. Given our suspicious human nature, how can … Continue reading
March 30
TODAY IS… a fine day to look at the world around you. “For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and the sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see His invisible qualities – His … Continue reading
March 29
TODAY IS… the right day for a little anger management. “My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry…” James 1:19 NIV The instructions given by James in … Continue reading
March 28
TODAY IS… the day to refuse to be discouraged. “Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.” James 1:2 NLT Great joy? How can we ever be expected to find joy in … Continue reading
March 27
TODAY IS… a wonderful day to love the Lord. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” Deuteronomy 6:5 NASB “But I love Him every day!” And … Continue reading
March 26
TODAY IS… a superb day to clean out your closets. “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.” Romans 3:23 NLT No matter what skeletons we may have in our closets, we are not alone. It … Continue reading
March 25
TODAY IS… an outstanding day to remember. “This is a day to remember.” Exodus 12:14a NLT Each new day that God presents to us as His gift should be met with the desire to make it a day to remember. … Continue reading
March 24
TODAY IS… a good day to swallow your pride. “Pride only breeds quarrels…” Proverbs 13:10a NIV We have all been there. We have all faced the brick wall of stubbornness – ours, or that of a loved one, friend, or … Continue reading
March 23
TODAY IS… the ideal day to start a fire. “I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.” Psalm 16:7 NIV Here is a little prayer that might help to put us all in … Continue reading
