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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: God’s guidance
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
August 19
ODAY IS… an excellent day to follow good God advice. “O Israel, stay away from idols! I Am the One who answers your prayers and cares for you. I Am like a tree that is always green; all your fruit … Continue reading
August 3
TODAY IS… the perfect day to realize that our guilt can make a bad situation worse. “When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, ‘We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you, and four … 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
June 25
Today is… a good day to let your conscience be your guide. “With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it.” Romans 9:1 NLT Our conscience is a wonderful gift from … Continue reading
April 28
TODAY IS… a great day to think about where you are. “So I say, live by the spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.” Galatians 5:16 NIV Whatever the condition or circumstances of our lives, … Continue reading
August 19
TODAY IS… an excellent day to follow God advice. “O Israel, stay away from idols! I Am the One who answers your prayers and cares for you. I Am like a tree that is always green; all your fruit comes … 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
June 25
Today is… a good day to let your conscience be your guide. “With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it.” Romans 9:1 NLT Our conscience is a wonderful gift from … Continue reading
April 28
TODAY IS… a great day to think about where you are. “So I say, live by the spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.” Galatians 5:16 NIV Whatever the condition or circumstances of our lives, … Continue reading
