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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: Listening for God’s Voice
May 27
TODAY IS… a great day to stop, look, and listen. “When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course, the servants knew), he called the bridegroom over.” … Continue reading →
April 5
TODAY IS… an outstanding day to open up. “He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.” Psalm 25:9 NIV God wants to use us to teach others how beautiful life can be when we are … Continue reading →
March 23
TODAY IS… the ideal day to start a fire. “I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.” Psalm 16:7 NIV Here is a little prayer that might help to put us all in … Continue reading →
February 18
TODAY IS… the perfect day to make time for a one-on-one with God. “But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private.” Matthew 6:6a NLT It is important that … Continue reading →
May 27
TODAY IS… a great day to stop, look, and listen. “When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course, the servants knew), he called the bridegroom over.” … Continue reading →
March 31
TODAY IS… the day to believe what you are hearing. “Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.” Jeremiah 32:8c NASB Trust does not come easily for many of us. Given our suspicious human nature, how can … Continue reading →
March 23
TODAY IS… the ideal day to start a fire. “I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.” Psalm 16:7 NIV Here is a little prayer that might help to put us all in … Continue reading →
February 18
TODAY IS… the perfect day to make time for a one-on-one with God. “But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private.” Matthew 6:6a NLT It is important that … Continue reading →
May 27
TODAY IS… a great day to stop, look, and listen. “When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course, the servants knew), he called the bridegroom over.” … Continue reading →
March 31
TODAY IS… the day to believe what you are hearing. “Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.” Jeremiah 32:8c NASB Trust does not come easily for many of us. Given our suspicious human nature, how can … Continue reading →
