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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: doing the right thing
July 1
Today is… a perfect day to do the right thing for the right reasons. “I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not benefit you.” Isaiah 57:12 NIV It is important to remember that salvation is the … Continue reading
June 15
Today is… a wonderful day to give back the donkey. “If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to take it back to him.” Exodus 23:4 NIV Doing something nice for someone who doesn’t like … Continue reading
March 22
ODAY IS… a great day to be good for goodness’ sake. “They celebrate Your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of Your righteousness.” Psalm 145:7 NIV Consequences. We’ve all experienced some of them at one point in our lives or another. … Continue reading
November 12
TODAY IS… the day to grasp every opportunity. “Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.” Ephesians 5:16 NLT It is an indisputable – and unfortunate – fact of life that opportunities abound on a daily basis to … Continue reading
June 15
Today is… a wonderful day to give back the donkey. “If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to take it back to him.” Exodus 23:4 NIV Doing something nice for someone who doesn’t like … Continue reading
September 13
TODAY IS… a fine day to be strong and courageous. “Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the Lord.” Psalm 31:24 NASB Many of us are familiar with the famous movie lion who sought … Continue reading
July 1
Today is… a perfect day to do the right thing for the right reasons. “I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not benefit you.” Isaiah 57:12 NIV It is important to remember that salvation is the … Continue reading
March 22
TODAY IS… a great day to be good for goodness’ sake. “They celebrate Your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of Your righteousness.” Psalm 145:7 NIV Consequences. We’ve all experienced some of them at one point in our lives or another. … Continue reading
September 13
TODAY IS… a fine day to be strong and courageous. “Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the Lord.” Psalm 31:24 NASB Many of us are familiar with the famous movie lion who sought … Continue reading
