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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: Living for God
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 7
TODAY IS… a wonderful day to enjoy some fresh bread. “I am the bread of life.” John 6:48 NIV Everlasting life. That is what Jesus offered the world. There was no hinting around about it; the Lord came right out … Continue reading
April 1
TODAY IS… a good day to not be fooled. “For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” … Continue reading
July 18
Today is… the ideal day to seek significance in our lives. “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Proverb 19:21 NIV God created each one of us for a reason. Since … Continue reading
March 2
TODAY IS… the ideal day to think about the power of one. “For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.” Romans 5:19 … Continue reading
February 21
TODAY IS… the ideal day to be ready for what God has prepared for us. “So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect Him.” Matthew 24:44 NIV … Continue reading
December 21
TODAY IS… a good day to acknowledge that all you need is God. “David said to the Philistine, ‘You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, … Continue reading
November 15
TODAY IS… a wonderful day to implement a “Neighborhood Watch” Program. “But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on … Continue reading
October 23
TODAY IS… an excellent day to keep the fire burning. “The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out. Leviticus 6:13 KJV We should always be looking for ways to help us keep our relationships … Continue reading
