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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 →
“Pavlov’s Prisoners and the Prison Program Paradox”
“Pavlov’s Prisoners and the Prison Program Paradox” “Pavlov’s Dog” illustration (Pavlov 1928 & Goodwin 1991, p. 138). On Tuesday, February 10, I attended a ‘criminal justice reform’ conference at the Washington Post in Washington, DC called “Out of Prison, Into … Continue reading →
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Tag Archives: God’s mercy
May 17
TODAY IS… the day God gives us the freedom to forget. “And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.” Hebrews 10:17 KJV How many of us have felt as if we are being restrained from moving forward? Like … Continue reading
September 17
TODAY IS… an excellent day to make your guilt disappear. “Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!” Psalm 32:2 NLT It is impossible to read the Bible … Continue reading
September 17
TODAY IS… an excellent day to make your guilt disappear. “Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!” Psalm 32:2 NLT It is impossible to read the Bible … Continue reading
August 26
TODAY IS… a terrific day to remind ourselves that God loves even the worst of us. “Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?” Matthew 20:15 … Continue reading
May 17
TODAY IS… the day God gives us the freedom to forget. “And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.” Hebrews 10:17 KJV How many of us have felt as if we are being restrained from moving forward? Like … Continue reading
September 17
TODAY IS… an excellent day to make your guilt disappear. “Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!” Psalm 32:2 NLT It is impossible to read the Bible … Continue reading
April 12
TODAY IS… a great day to realize that grace is amazing! “The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God.’” Luke 1:30 NASB Grace is God bestowing favor upon a sinful humanity. … Continue reading
January 14
TODAY IS… the day to thank God for His gift of grace. “God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.” Ephesians 2:8 NLT We cannot earn … Continue reading
October 31
TODAY IS… a wonderful day to remember that grace trumps sin. “God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.” Romans 5:20 … Continue reading
May 17
TODAY IS… the day God gives us the freedom to forget. “And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.” Hebrews 10:17 KJV How many of us have felt as if we are being restrained from moving forward? Like … Continue reading
