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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: Jesus Christ
July 8
Today is… the perfect day to reflect on the burdens of Jesus Christ. “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 … 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
February 20
TODAY IS… a good day to practice humility. “For the Lord takes delight in His people; He crowns the humble with victory.” Psalm 149:4 NIV When God decided it was time to fulfill His promise to offer salvation to the … Continue reading
October 12
TODAY IS… a good day to say, “It will not be me, Lord!” “Greatly distressed, each one asked in turn, “Am I the one, Lord?” Matthew 26:22 NLT Throughout history there have always been those who have been sentenced to … 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
“And on the third day…..”
”….He Rose From The Dead” “But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at … Continue reading
“The day in-between”
“Sitting In Stunned Silence” Try to imagine what was taking place in the lives of those who loved Jesus and had witnessed his brutal execution one day earlier. Much has been written about that day as well as the third … 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
