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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: giving thanks
January 13
TODAY IS… the perfect day to give. “Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have.” 2 Corinthians 8:12 NLT When we awake each morning, do we … Continue reading
November 19
TODAY IS… a perfect day for giving thanks. “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy, and I will give thanks to Him in song.” Psalm … Continue reading
July 3
In spite of the thorn in my side….. “Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.” 2 Corinthians 12:7b NIV “Three times I pleaded … Continue reading
January 13
TODAY IS… the perfect day to give. “Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have.” 2 Corinthians 8:12 NLT When we awake each morning, do we … Continue reading
December 27
TODAY IS…. a wonderful day to look at things differently. “How can I repay the Lord for all His goodness to me?” Psalm 116:12 NIV As the New Year approaches, many of us look forward to the end of the … Continue reading
November 19
TODAY IS… a perfect day for giving thanks. “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy, and I will give thanks to Him in song.” Psalm … Continue reading
September 30
TODAY IS… the ideal day to give God your very best. “Now if his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings, if he is going to offer out of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without … Continue reading
June 29
Today is… a wonderful day to appreciate all of God’s gifts. “…for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.” Romans 11:29 NASB The gifts that God has given to each and every one of us takes a book … Continue reading
April 15
TODAY IS… a good day to ask yourself, “When did I last spend some quiet time with God?” “Be still and know that I am God…” Psalm 46:10a NIV Finding quiet time to spend with God can be a challenge … Continue reading
January 31
TODAY IS… the perfect day to remember to be thankful in any circumstance. “…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV Our initial response to Paul’s teaching may be … Continue reading
