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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: Bible study
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 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
February 26
TODAY IS… a good day to ask, “Am I being spiritually sincere?” “Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for the past 70 years, was it … Continue reading
March 11
TODAY 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
January 25
TODAY IS… a good day to pursue godliness. “But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.” 1 Timothy 6:11 NASB Paul’s instruction to Timothy to “pursue… godliness” was no casual … Continue reading
October 17
TODAY IS… a great day for watching the clouds. “Whenever the cloud lifted from above the tent, the Israelites set out; wherever the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped.” Numbers 9:17 NIV Much of our daily life is controlled by signs … Continue reading
June 12
Today is… an excellent day to check our progress. “So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord – who is the Spirit – makes us more … Continue reading
