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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: focusing on God
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
July 11
Today is… a good day to put God first. “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 NIV Putting God first does not mean that we are … 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
July 11
Today is… a good day to put God first. “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 NIV Putting God first does not mean that we are … Continue reading
May 18
TODAY IS… the right day to ask, “How do I see things?” “To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are … Continue reading
November 30
TODAY IS… the perfect day to take off the blinders. “Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, ‘This is the finger of God.’ But Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, just as the Lord had said.” Exodus … Continue reading
May 2
TODAY IS… a good day to look closely at the face in the mirror. “You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.” James 1:24 NLT The Word of God contains powerful messages that we must learn in … Continue reading
