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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 love
September 4
TODAY IS… a fine day to get rid of the old you. “…throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.” Ephesians 4:22 NLT Harsh words, indeed, and there will … Continue reading
April 24
TODAY IS… the perfect day to conquer fear with love. “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.” 1 John 4:18 NASB … Continue reading
March 7
TODAY IS… the day God wants you to take all He wants to give. “’Test Me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing … Continue reading
February 25
TODAY IS… the perfect day to keep it simple. “And a voice from heaven said, ‘You are My dearly loved Son, and You bring Me great joy.’” Mark 1:11 NLT Many of us have been blessed by God with the … Continue reading
October 15
TODAY IS… a splendid day to remember that God doesn’t forget. “Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has He in anger withheld His compassion?” Psalm 77:9 NIV God simply does not forget. He cannot forget. It is true that, at … Continue reading
September 11
TODAY IS… an awesome day to thank Jesus for His prayers. “I pray that they will be one, just as You and I are One – as You are in Me, Father, and I am in You. And may they … Continue reading
September 4
TODAY IS… a fine day to get rid of the old you. “…throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.” Ephesians 4:22 NLT Harsh words, indeed, and there will … Continue reading
August 10
TODAY IS… a superb day to notice that we are noticed. “O Lord, what are human beings that You should notice them, mere mortals that You should think about them?” Psalm 144:3 NLT Who are we that God should care … Continue reading
April 24
TODAY IS… the perfect day to conquer fear with love. “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.” 1 John 4:18 NASB … Continue reading
March 30
TODAY IS… a fine day to look at the world around you. “For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and the sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see His invisible qualities – His … Continue reading
