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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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Tag Archives: belief
July 24
Today is… a superb day to get help for our belief. “Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, ‘I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!’” Mark 9:24 NIV When Christ first began His mission on earth, He certainly had His work … 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 5
TODAY IS… the day to see what we believe. “I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” Psalm 27:13 NIV When Jesus returns to earth, everyone will be able … Continue reading
November 10
TODAY IS… a splendid day to understand that the truth cannot be locked away. “So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.” Matthew 27:66 NIV The Pharisees and leading … Continue reading
October 21
TODAY IS… a fine day to believe the unbelievable. “And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.” Luke 1:45 NASB Unfortunately for mankind, belief does not … Continue reading
October 16
TODAY IS… the day to step into the fire. “Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the furnace of blazing fire; he responded and said, ‘Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, come out, you servants of the Most High God, and … Continue reading
October 12
TODAY IS… a good day to say, “It will not be me, Lord!” “Greatly distressed, each one asked in turn, “Am I the one, Lord?” Matthew 26:22 NLT Throughout history there have always been those who have been sentenced to … Continue reading
October 11
TODAY IS… a great day to consider the dangers of being a Christian. “I have been on frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, dangers from my countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers … Continue reading
August 10
TODAY IS… a superb day to notice that we are noticed. “O Lord, what are human beings that You should notice them, mere mortals that You should think about them?” Psalm 144:3 NLT Who are we that God should care … Continue reading
July 24
Today is… a superb day to get help for our belief. “Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, ‘I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!’” Mark 9:24 NIV When Christ first began His mission on earth, He certainly had His work … Continue reading
