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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: Christ
“5 Minutes and 16 Seconds”
If you are a Christian, the video below contains the most difficult 5 minutes and 16 seconds of film you will ever watch. The accompanying song, “Carry My Cross” is performed by Third Day and somehow helps to transform the … Continue reading
April 12
TODAY IS… a great day to realize that grace is amazing! “The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God.’” Luke 1:30 NASB Grace is God bestowing favor upon a sinful humanity. … Continue reading
“5 Minutes & 16 Seconds”
If you are a Christian, the video below contains the most difficult 5 minutes and 16 seconds of film you will ever watch. The accompanying song, “Carry My Cross” is performed by Third Day and somehow helps to transform the … Continue reading
February 29
TODAY IS… a good day to drink from your own cup of suffering. “But Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given Me?’” John … Continue reading
January 29
January 29 TODAY IS… the day to think about the glory of God that was revealed in Jesus Christ. “Now Peter and his companions had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and … Continue reading
“It’s Been a Long Road to Damascus”
“For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it..” Galatians 1:13 ESV The name of the movie I was watching the … Continue reading
Move Over! There’s a NEW ‘N’ Word In Town!
Yes, folks,there’s a new ’N’ word in town, and I have to admit I love it. In fact, I love the new ’N’ word even more than I hate the old one. The first word – the one that so … Continue reading
“Finally Stepping Up To Speak The ‘Unspoken’ Words”
“One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and told him, ‘Don’t be afraid! Speak out! Don’t be silent!’” – Acts 18:1 NLT “Each of us bears his own hell.” – Virgil In April of 2013, an article … Continue reading
“Earth Has No Sorrow That Heaven Can’t Heal”
Six years ago today, I stood in the bathroom of a sleazy motel in south Florida staring with hatred at the face of the man looking back at me. On the morning of August 18, 2009, the FBI had come … Continue reading
